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Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Acura TL MPG

Chart is based on 116 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and 338 fuel economy reports for the Acura TL.

Chrysler PT Cruiser MPG

Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2010 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2009 23.5 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2008 18.8 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2008 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2008 22.4 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2007 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2007 18.1 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2006 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 83 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2006 19.9 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2006 25.1 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2006 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2005 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2005 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2005 24.6 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 23.2 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 29.8 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 21.7 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2004 23.3 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003 23.9 MPG Highway Percentage 57 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003 25.0 MPG Highway Percentage 11 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003 20.6 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2002 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Chrysler PT Cruiser Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 21.3 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2010 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 10 40 20 30 55 27.0  
2009 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 9 4 8 80 64 23.5  
2008 4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med hvy 0 20 70 10 60 18.8  
2008 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 9 31 22 39 72 22.6  
2008 2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat v.lt light 6 10 18 66 68 22.4  
2007 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills med none 1 4 50 45 65 23.1  
2007 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 0 95 5 65 18.1  
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2006 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 1 11 5 83 70 26.4  
2006 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 3 35 23 39 64 19.9  
2006 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light hvy 0 20 75 5 60 25.1  
2006 2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 5 45 0 50 70 21.0  
2005 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 3 3 25 70 63 26.5  
2005 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 7 11 30 52 60 24.4  
2005 2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med light 1 6 26 68 64 24.6  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 5 5 30 60 120 27.0  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills light light 7 20 26 48 93 23.2  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel
5-speed manual FWD
flat light light 33 33 0 34 130 29.8  
2004 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 10 50 30 10 60 21.7  
2004 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 5 10 48 38 67 23.3  
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 21 18 57 79 23.9  
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light hvy 17 28 44 11 65 25.0  
2003 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills light none 3 10 15 73 105 20.6  
2003 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 5 11 33 50 61 23.1  
2002 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 9 10 14 68 70 22.6  
2001 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills light light 14 11 15 60 63 21.3  

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Acura TL MPG

Acura TL Acura TL 2013 26.0 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2013 26.7 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2012 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2012 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2010 26.0 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2010 18.6 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2010 22.3 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2009 21.6 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2009 24.2 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2008 24.6 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2008 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2008 22.9 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2007 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2007 24.5 MPG Highway Percentage 41 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2006 25.1 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2006 23.9 MPG Highway Percentage 49 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2005 25.8 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2005 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2004 24.8 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2004 23.4 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2003 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2003 21.2 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2002 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2002 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2001 25.0 MPG Highway Percentage 90 percent Acura TL Acura TL 2000 23.7 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2013 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual AWD
flat med light 0 3 12 85 80 26.0  
2013 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 0 0 50 50 75 26.7  
2012 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light light 13 17 3 67 67 24.4  
2012 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 4 11 24 61 63 26.3  
2010 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual AWD
flat med none 18 24 27 31 70 26.0  
2010 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med none 5 9 51 35 64 18.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 16 30 20 34 63 22.3  
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2009 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med light 9 10 26 55 96 21.6  
2009 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 14 26 16 43 74 24.2  
2008 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual FWD
flat med hvy 8 8 31 54 88 24.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 8 31 46 15 70 22.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med none 8 21 32 38 89 22.9  
2007 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med hvy 12 25 13 50 72 24.0  
2007 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 11 21 27 41 71 24.5  
2006 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 8 37 40 15 73 25.1  
2006 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 9 19 23 49 97 23.9  
2005 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual FWD
flat med none 6 22 17 55 79 25.8  
2005 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 9 19 33 39 73 23.0  
2004 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 11 37 47 77 24.8  
2004 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 7 22 29 43 68 23.4  
2003 4dr Sedan 260-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med none 9 23 16 53 66 24.9  
2003 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 13 55 8 25 89 21.2  
2002 4dr Sedan 260-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 5 20 37 38 77 22.6  
2002 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 5 14 26 55 66 26.5  
2001 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills v.lt none 0 0 10 90 65 25.0  
2000 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills light light 5 32 49 15 60 23.7  

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Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Acura TL MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chrysler PT Cruiser

Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
For a car that weights over 3100 lbs and has this much room inside, the 22-24 mpg is not bad. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Very good. My personal commuter. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Good compromize between performance and fuel economy, with most cars the gas milage is proportional to the right foot. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
the cruiser only sips never guzzles, i can go a week on a tank of gas. thankfully, prices are back to normal. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
For size of vehicle, fuel economy should be 40% better. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2008 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
For a 4 cyl engine it really show get a little better MPG. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2007 2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
It averages around 15 in town and no better than 20 highway. This is way behind the curve of other more modern small cars. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006 2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
One would expect to get much better mileage from a car this size, however 17 city/23 highway is what I actually get. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
This thing had a 4 cylinder but sucked fuel like a big V-6 or larger. Is this the result of cinder-block like aerodynamics? see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2005 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Manual transmission with standard 4 cylender engine averages 25 mpg. Power is just adequate. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Poorer than I expected, not much better than my Porsche! see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Poor highway fuel economy, compared to Vibe. Poor city fuel economy, compared to Vibe. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
I have a 91 8 cylinder truck that gets better gas mileage see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002 4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
19 MPG on average is just pathetic for a four-cylinder. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Acura TL

Acura TL Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Mileage has been pretty good to great. At 65 mph with cruise control on a smooth, level highway I've gotten 33 mpg. 80mph (legally in west Texas) on cruise control I've gotten 24 to 25 mpg depending on wind. Between those, 70 to 75 mph on a highway, I get about the EPA highway rating of 26 mpg. In mixed highway and traffic I routinely get 23 mpg (this is my usual commute). Straight stop-and-go errand-running I get 17 to 18 mpg, which is pretty close to the EPA city rating. I tend to be somewhat light on the throttle most of the time. see full Acura TL review
2010 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Definitely getting poor mpg - not sure if this is an issue with just my vehicle but I am not getting even close to the estimated fuel economy see full Acura TL review
2008 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual FWD
Gets great fuel economy, 29mpg at 80-85mph cruize. over 30mpg if I slow it down to low 70s see full Acura TL review
2008 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
I routinely do 29.5 mpg on the highway, 20-24.5 around town, depending on the route and the traffic. see full Acura TL review
2007 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual FWD
It can get in the high 20s and have extra power available if needed. see full Acura TL review
2007 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
On highway, with driving techniques I have been able to achieve 32-24 MPG average for 300 miles! Not bad for a 3.5l 6 cylinder! see full Acura TL review
2006 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual FWD
33 mpg highway, 27 mpg everyday driving in a car of this size and performance is excellent see full Acura TL review
2005 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
34mpg at 65mph avg. see full Acura TL review
2005 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
6-speed manual FWD
33 mpg at 70 mph on the hiway! see full Acura TL review
2005 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Highway mileage is quite good, up to 28-29mpg, for high speed interstate cruising. Very good for a responsive sporty car. see full Acura TL review
Acura TL Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Coming from a 3.2 engine that regularly got 22-23 mpg it it a bit disappointing that the 2010 TL with the 3.7 gets only 18-19 mpg. I would expect with the engine technologies improvement over the years that the bigger engine could get better fuel mileage. see full Acura TL review
2010 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Terrible fuel economy - this could be an issue with just my car. I'm getting about a 12-14 average. see full Acura TL review
2009 4dr Sedan 305-horsepower 3.7L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Could be better, the AWD system sucks up MPG. see full Acura TL review
2008 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
COuld be better for a car of that class see full Acura TL review
2008 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
At best it got in the low 20s. see full Acura TL review
2008 4dr Sedan 258-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Local driving get poor gas mileage. Highway is almost as stated, 25 MPG according to the computer. see full Acura TL review
2007 4dr Sedan 286-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Small tank and poor economy = frequent fill ups. see full Acura TL review
2004 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
MPG is not great. Wish Acura would invest in fuel economy (average 24 mpg). see full Acura TL review
2004 4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Not as good on the highway as I would have liked. see full Acura TL review
2002 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
V6 eats gas see full Acura TL review