Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Lexus ES MPG

Chart is based on 116 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and 67 fuel economy reports for the Lexus ES.

Chrysler PT Cruiser MPG

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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Lexus ES MPG

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
2015	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	v.lt	light	5	10	20	65	80	40.0
2013	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	none	5	16	59	20	70	38.9
2011	4dr Sedan 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	5	44	50	75	26.5
2010	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	21	25	25	30	65	29.0
2009	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	0	3	0	97	72	31.8
2008	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	21	47	29	63	24.0
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	15	21	55	70	26.9
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2005	4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	10	28	3	58	75	23.1
2004	4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	10	47	40	63	23.0
2003	4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	1	9	8	82	72	23.5
2002	4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	2	23	76	67	26.9
2000	4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	45	0	55	115	19.3

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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
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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 Lexus ES

Lexus ES Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Approximately 30 mpg highway and good mileage around town, too. Even with the premium fuel requirement the ES is still not very expensive to keep fueled. see full Lexus ES review
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	22 city/30+ highway see full Lexus ES review
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	easily avg 24mpg all around - and on highway - observed 31 mpg. Still has a lot of guts too see full Lexus ES review
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Easily 25MPG for all around driving. Recently had 31 mpg on a long trip with avg speen at 70 mph. Incredible fuel economy for a luxury car with a powerful engine. see full Lexus ES review
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	22 mpg in the city/30 on the highway see full Lexus ES review
2007	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For such a large & powerful car, fuel economy is quite good. Driving a ~100 mile/day round trip commute in bumper-to-bumper traffic, I get 24-28 mpg. see full Lexus ES review

Lexus ES Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Sedan 272-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	With the high price of gasoline, any six-cylinder vehicle can be considered more than necessary for a daily commute. Still, averages of 22.5 MPG are not too bad. see full Lexus ES review