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Mazda Protege vs. Pontiac G5 MPG

Chart is based on 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege and 89 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac G5.

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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Pontiac G5 MPG

Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2009 33.5 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2009 32.0 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 28.4 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 24.8 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 28.9 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2006 24.4 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
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 5 52 12 32 63 33.5  
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 30 0 70 60 32.0  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 2 54 7 37 96 25.9  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 7 18 0 75 75 27.1  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills med light 6 16 12 68 90 28.4  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 6 26 1 67 111 24.8  
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 4 20 23 53 75 29.7  
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2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med none 6 12 20 61 74 25.9  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 5 50 18 28 98 28.9  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 0 30 70 70 29.4  
2006 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 2 2 47 50 115 24.4  

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Mazda Protege vs. Pontiac G5 MPG

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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
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Pontiac G5

Pontiac G5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 best for non-hybrid gasoline see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 For a performance model very well average 22-23 mpg city see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 24/33 for the manual transmission are pretty good fuel economy numbers. I beat the highway numbers on a long trip by a few points if I keep it at 65 mph (a/c on). see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 once broken in and done properlly, and driven with the engine in its proper spot for efficiency in its powerband, its a great fuel efficient car that has tons of power to surprise! see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 The Ecotech engine is one of the most economical on the road today. see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 I drove fast, all the time, and still averaged 28mpg. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 my G5 is great on gas i put 93 in it and i get 28.6 mpg all city no highway. you cant ask for anything better. the power this car has and great gas miles its the best of both worlds. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Very good economy even when driving it hard. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 The G5 blends the mileage and power that I was looking for in a car that would do primary duty for commuting to work and back. Was looking to get 30-33 mpg. see full Pontiac G5 review