Ford Freestyle vs. Pontiac Vibe MPG

Chart is based on 124 fuel economy reports for the Ford Freestyle and 454 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac Vibe.

Ford Freestyle 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
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	flat	light	light	5	12	19	64	76	23.5
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	none	6	36	17	42	63	22.2
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	flat	med	light	8	17	27	47	68	21.7
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	light	5	24	41	31	83	19.3
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	flat	med	light	11	29	16	44	67	21.9
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	med	light	8	23	27	42	69	20.3

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Pontiac Vibe 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 Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	2	72	9	17	65	26.6
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	3	15	51	31	73	26.8
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	4	7	57	29	62	25.0
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	lead	none	3	2	22	74	68	25.9
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	3	15	23	58	65	33.6
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	16	13	70	69	33.9
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	5	90	5	55	36.1
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2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	8	22	62	94	29.7
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	15	26	17	42	85	32.7
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	9	15	26	50	77	32.3
2006	4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	10	10	20	60	80	31.2
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	6	25	66	77	32.1
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	7	25	22	46	70	30.6
2005	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	8	18	26	48	50	30.3
2005	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	13	23	51	64	32.1
2005	4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	none	4	21	6	69	97	28.6
2004	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	9	13	13	66	60	29.2
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	8	20	24	49	95	31.8
2004	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	1	28	18	53	61	33.7
2004	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	light	0	13	8	80	60	23.7
2003	4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	2	27	35	36	76	26.8
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	2	8	47	44	64	33.6
2003	4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	10	33	23	35	69	28.9
2003	4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	25	25	50	70	25.0

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford Freestyle

Ford Freestyle Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	Very hard to beat in a 7-passenger vehicle of this size. With AWD, I average about 22mpg in mixed driving and have gotten 25mpg on an extended trip at hwy (70-75mph) speeds. see full Ford Freestyle review
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Adequate for its size see full Ford Freestyle review
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Exceptional fuel economy for a vehicle of this size. see full Ford Freestyle review
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Great mileage loaded and unloaded. Headwinds really cut the fuel economy. see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	Good for its size. Average about 11L/100km or 21 MPG. see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	better than an SUV comparable to a minivan see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Superior to anything in its class for freeway MPG. Only turns over 1900 RPM @ 70 mph, 27+ MPG depending on conditions. Mixed fuel economy is not bad either, my wife drives 50/50 city/highway and we average just over 21 mpg. Very satisfied with MPG. see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	I can drive my freestyle fully loaded from Florida to North Carolina and get 26 MPG. see full Ford Freestyle review
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	For a car its size, 24+ mpg is pretty amazing. This can be contributed to the CVT transmission. see full Ford Freestyle review
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Got best mileage of all vehicles in category when shopping. see full Ford Freestyle review

Ford Freestyle Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	Fuel economy in the city is far over what the epa estimated see full Ford Freestyle review
2007	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	Not as good as I thought it would be. Hoping that it improves with a longer break in. see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	fuel economy is low, ranges from 15 to 19 during my regular city driving see full Ford Freestyle review
2006	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	with a 3.0 V6, 2WD gas mileage could be much better than 19, to 23 MPG, it was in the 2000 Olds Sil, which was longer and had alarger motor in it. see full Ford Freestyle review
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	2-3MPG more would be nice across the board. see full Ford Freestyle review
2005	4dr Wagon 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	it sucked (17 mpg) see full Ford Freestyle review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Pontiac Vibe

Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I have gotten as low as 28 mpg and as high as 36 mpg. I like the fact that it is doing this well without being a hybrid. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	After driving larger cars & service trucks, I actually was looking forward to driving a smaller car again. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	For its size (2.4 l) the fuel economy is good see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Very good fuel economy Kept mileage since new - averaging 30mpg over 17,000 miles see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Excellent fuel economy see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009	4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	considering weight 3075lb-its quiet and rides nice my 26 overall with the performance engine is the perfect middle for me. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	I continually average 32-35mpg with the Vibe. I don't think I would get that with the Patriot. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	26 town 32 highway see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It is excellent on gas see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	am actually getting better mileage than the EPA estimates....highway driving at 72 mph = 36 mpg.....at 60 mph mileage increases to 42 mpg see full Pontiac Vibe review

Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Mediocre fuel economy. Average 8.5L/100KM (27MPG) with range over 5 years from 6.5L (36MPG) to 9.5L (24MPG). Not bad compared to SUV but not as good as hoped. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2006	4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	. see full Pontiac Vibe review