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Mazda RX-8 Fuel Economy Data

4dr Coupe 238-hp 1.3L R2 6-sp manual RWD

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
flat lead light 8 22 20 50 74 18.400
flat med light 10 20 20 50 75 21.000
flat light none 0 0 0 100 75 20.800
flat med light 0 15 0 85 70 25.000
hills lead none 0 10 0 90 60 15.000
flat med light 0 0 100 0 N/A 17.000
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flat med light 0 0 0 100 75 24.000
flat light none 0 0 100 0 N/A 17.500
flat med light 0 5 5 90 65 20.200
flat lead none 0 0 20 80 80 18.000
flat med hvy 0 8 12 80 80 20.400
flat med light 0 15 0 85 70 20.300
flat light light 10 40 40 10 70 20.000
flat med hvy 15 50 15 20 75 20.100
flat med none 11 11 11 67 80 15.590
flat med none 11 11 11 67 80 16.720
flat med none 11 11 11 67 80 15.420
flat light hvy 30 30 0 40 70 17.730
flat med light 0 0 0 100 65 18.868
flat med hvy 20 10 10 60 62 18.100
flat lead none 5 35 10 50 80 15.100
flat lead light 0 5 0 95 75 21.000
flat lead light 5 5 30 60 65 19.000
flat light none 5 75 20 0 N/A 10.337

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2005 Mazda RX-8

2005 Mazda RX-8 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Lite bit to high consumption when I drive it in normal speed. On full woot its ok. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2005 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Worst fuel economy in its class. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Not that bad for what it is, but it seems to me that Mazda's Sky Active technology could help the city mileage. It just needs more R&D. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
At 16 m.p.g. on premium grade these days it could be cheaper to take a taxi. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
For a small engine displacement and a relatively light vehicle weight, the gas mileage is weak. I usualy get around 19mpg, and that does not realy matter if I am doing all city or all highway driving. I think the real problem is in the sixth gear it isnt much different than fifth gear so it does not provide good fuel economy. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
For a car with a 1.9 liter engine I would have expected better than 16-19 MPG. Get your foot into it and the numbers fall drastically. Otherwise I loved that car. It just got too small with a newborn and a big dog. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
I gets 20MPG no matter what I do. Running around 20. 1/2 highway 20. All the highway all day 25-26. I think that it could do better. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
16-18MPG city, 24MPG highway see full Mazda RX-8 review
 

2005 Mazda RX-8 Gas Mileage (MPG)

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