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Land Rover Freelander vs. Mazda Protege MPG

Chart is based on 12 fuel economy reports for the Land Rover Freelander and 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege.

Land Rover Freelander MPG

Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2011 25.8 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2008 26.2 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2007.5 30.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2004 16.5 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2003 16.6 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Land Rover Freelander Land Rover Freelander 2002 24.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 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
2011 4dr SUV turbocharged 150hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
mtns med hvy 1 10 29 60 108 25.8  
2008 4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat lead light 10 10 20 60 85 26.2  
2007.5 4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med light 5 20 25 50 70 30.0  
2004 4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
hills med hvy 50 20 0 30 130 16.5  
2003 2dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light light 33 33 34 0 0 16.6  
2002 4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light none 6 33 13 48 90 24.6  

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Mazda Protege MPG

Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 28.3 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 31.4 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 29.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 27.6 MPG Highway Percentage 21 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 28.6 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 25.0 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 27.7 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2001 28.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2001 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2000 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2000 31.5 MPG Highway Percentage 50 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
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 4 19 45 32 71 28.3  
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med none 8 28 38 28 93 24.0  
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light hvy 0 8 5 88 70 31.4  
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat lead light 31 8 15 46 71 29.9  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills med none 13 23 43 21 66 27.6  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 7 23 17 53 70 25.3  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 7 18 2 73 73 27.8  
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2002.5 4dr Wagon turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills med none 11 42 16 32 75 28.6  
2002.5 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 0 45 45 10 100 23.1  
2002.5 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 23 41 2 34 70 25.0  
2002 4dr Wagon 140-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 0 15 85 70 27.7  
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 39 20 37 88 27.0  
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 5 29 20 46 83 24.9  
2002 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 8 22 37 33 83 28.0  
2001 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light light 10 20 30 40 110 28.7  
2001 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills light none 1 1 88 10 65 27.0  
2000 4dr Sedan 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med hvy 1 65 0 34 58 24.9  
2000 4dr Sedan 105-horsepower 1.6L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 15 35 50 65 31.5  

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Land Rover Freelander vs. Mazda Protege MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Land Rover Freelander

Land Rover Freelander Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr SUV turbocharged 150hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Diesel economy is my only disappointment. Advertised 7L/100km, gets 8.2L/100km best ever, usually ~9.1L/100km. That's: 40mpg IMP or 33mpg US advertised, actual is 34mpgIMP/29mpgUS best, 31mpgIMP/26mpgUS worst see full Land Rover Freelander review
2008 4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel
6-speed manual AWD
I ran this car for 86,000 and it returned an average of 38.94 (imp) MPG whihc is about 10 MPG better than the Discovery Td5 that it replaced - one of my objectives given the fuel price rises in UK in 2008 see full Land Rover Freelander review
Land Rover Freelander Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Fuel thirsty which is understandable given its weight, the smallish underpowered engine (for this model) and the full time 4wd. see full Land Rover Freelander review
2002 4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
It is like drink water. Not good on highway, worse in the city. see full Land Rover Freelander review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda Protege

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Gets original rating of 25/30 MPG. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
On a recent trip from Charlottetown, PE, Canada to Halifax, NS my car averaged 35 miles per US gallon, or over 730km per tank of fuel. As a Merchandiser, my job requires a lot of city Driving and I average 600km per tank of gas see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
A turbo sedan that got me 35mpg all-highway, and gets 28+ in mixed driving. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Great fuel economy my first tank was 28mpg, my second one with my cold air intake installed got it over 30! see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
The car does get excellent fuel economy- IF you can keep your foot out of it. I rarely succeed in that endeavor- the car is just too much fun to drive, the embodiment of "driving a slow car, fast." see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Great fuel efficiency but still retains a lot of pep and zip. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Not too bad, the roof rack hurts it a bit. gets a solid 22-25 driving 70-75 on highway. Does get 30mpg at 60 mph, but that speed will get you killed on California interstates. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
ave 30 mpg+ see full Mazda Protege review
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
I average right around 30mpg with mixed driving, a little highway-biased. I've been satisfied with the overall gas mileage. see full Mazda Protege review
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
30+ mpg highway. 28 city. Not too shabby. see full Mazda Protege review
Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Suburban fuel economy is acceptable, at nearly 30 mpg. But on the highway, with the engine spinning well over 3,000 rpm, fuel economy also struggles to crack 30. Many much larger, much more powerful cars achieve better highway fuel economy. Some owners have fitted the fifth gear from the related transmission in the Mazda6 to get more of an overdrive. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
not good for a small 4 cyl. i have had better economy on the same roads with bigger and simmilar cars see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Gets below avaerage mileage for a car this size/ engine/ trans. see full Mazda Protege review
2001 4dr Sedan 103-horsepower 1.6L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
It was significantly lower than Toyota or Honda at the time. see full Mazda Protege review