Mazda Protege vs. Saturn ASTRA MPG

Chart is based on 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege and 242 fuel economy reports for the Saturn ASTRA.

Mazda Protege 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
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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Saturn ASTRA 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
2009	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	4	11	14	71	110	32.7
2009	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	36	10	51	105	27.9
2009	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	2	20	32	47	117	18.9
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	5	21	20	54	69	30.8
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	18	16	58	67	28.8
2008	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	28	11	50	69	31.2
2008	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	4	33	58	69	27.0

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

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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 Saturn ASTRA

Saturn ASTRA Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Consistently above 30 mpg at highway speed+ in winter. see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	I have an Automatic, which comes in a four speed, and I get 28mpg! see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	33 MPG see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Wonderful!!! see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	It is about 45% greater than my current car and is higher than its direct competitors. see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	The car gets descent fuel economy. It is not as good as I would have expected a 1.8L to be, but is as good or better than other cars I was considering (VW Rabbit and Mazda3). see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	At interstate speeds I still got over 31 MPG. At 70 mph the engine pulls about 3400 RPM. see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Made it to 30mpg... Daily commute 35 miles each way see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	getting around 25 mpg in the city. Big upgrade from the 14 with previous vehicle see full Saturn ASTRA review
2008	2dr Hatch 138-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Gets over 30 MPG see full Saturn ASTRA review