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Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Saturn ION MPG

Chart is based on 116 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler PT Cruiser and 127 fuel economy reports for the Saturn ION.

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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Saturn ION MPG

Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 34.3 MPG Highway Percentage 89 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 28.3 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 31.9 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 30.3 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 21.6 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 42.0 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 34.8 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2007 32.9 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 28.3 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 36.6 MPG Highway Percentage 95 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 23.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 25.4 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2006 24.6 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2005 33.0 MPG Highway Percentage 64 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2005 28.8 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2005 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 8 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2005 29.8 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 31.1 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 86 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 49 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 28.2 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 31.9 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2004 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 27 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2003 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2003 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Saturn ION Saturn ION 2003 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 39 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
2007 4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 1 4 7 89 80 34.3  
2007 4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 12 26 32 30 62 28.3  
2007 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills med none 5 18 23 53 68 31.9  
2007 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 10 10 18 63 60 30.3  
2007 4dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 11 52 6 31 104 21.6  
2007 4dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 4 6 2 88 78 42.0  
2007 4dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills light none 2 8 24 67 72 34.8  
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2007 4dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light hvy 0 0 0 100 65 32.9  
2006 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 5 0 40 55 60 28.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 0 6 42 52 103 25.6  
2006 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 0 0 5 95 70 36.6  
2006 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 15 27 18 40 65 23.8  
2006 4dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 3 11 22 65 65 25.4  
2006 4dr Coupe 170-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 0 50 50 0 0 24.0  
2006 4dr Coupe 170-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 0 0 0 100 110 29.4  
2006 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 4 31 24 42 69 24.6  
2005 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 1 15 20 64 65 33.0  
2005 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 6 14 40 40 68 28.8  
2005 4dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 80 12 0 8 60 24.3  
2005 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 5 10 52 34 65 29.8  
2004 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 0 5 70 25 75 31.1  
2004 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 flat light hvy 0 5 10 86 65 31.0  
2004 4dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills med light 7 33 11 49 75 26.1  
2004 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
CVT FWD		 flat light hvy 2 18 46 34 65 28.2  
2004 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 6 15 21 59 66 31.9  
2004 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 hills light none 0 60 13 27 58 23.0  
2003 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 25 55 5 15 72 28.0  
2003 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 17 28 12 44 79 29.7  
2003 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 4 38 19 39 61 26.5  

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Chrysler PT Cruiser vs. Saturn ION 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 Saturn ION

Saturn ION Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 avg. 27 mpg see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 34 mpg overall see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Very good economy for a 4 door. see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 So far we have been pleased with the fuel economy. It is not as good as a Civic but far better than our previous Ford Taurus with the V6 Vulcan engine (this car has replaced the Taurus). see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Sedan 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 its the 2.2 how can you go wrong. see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 30+ mpg easily see full Saturn ION review
2006 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 High fuel economy for an american made car see full Saturn ION review
2006 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 30 MPG urban commuting see full Saturn ION review
2006 4dr Coupe 170-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Great economy for a car with its amount of power. see full Saturn ION review
2005 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Great fuel mileage while quite peppy for a 4 cyl. see full Saturn ION review
Saturn ION Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Coupe supercharged 205hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Under 20mpg city and under 30mpg highway real world statistics. see full Saturn ION review
2007 4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Could get better city gas mileage for a 4-cylinder engine. Only get 22 MPG. see full Saturn ION review
2005 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 The car is a bit thirsty for the size of the car. I feel it should get better mileage. see full Saturn ION review
2004 4dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 I hear the fuel economy has improved; however, the 2004 is poor. Roughly 21 city 26 hwy. I realize that is decent; however, compaired to other inline 4 small, sedans (that are plastic!) it ranks very low. see full Saturn ION review