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Scion tC vs. Acura RSX MPG

Chart is based on 86 fuel economy reports for the Scion tC and 89 fuel economy reports for the Acura RSX.

Scion tC MPG

Scion tC Scion tC 2013 27.9 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2012 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2012 29.5 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2011 32.5 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2011 29.2 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2010 23.6 MPG Highway Percentage 29 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2008 27.3 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2008 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2007 28.9 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2007 27.5 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2006 27.7 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2006 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2005 27.6 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2005 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 61 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
2013 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 0 3 20 78 55 27.9  
2012 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 20 20 30 30 70 27.4  
2012 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 10 25 5 60 65 29.5  
2011 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med light 5 10 20 65 65 32.5  
2011 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 1 5 11 84 61 29.2  
2010 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 23 24 24 29 65 23.6  
2008 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 5 18 21 56 67 27.3  
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2008 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 30 30 10 30 70 21.9  
2007 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 9 15 11 66 72 28.9  
2007 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 7 15 23 56 63 27.5  
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 9 9 16 67 71 27.7  
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 10 16 26 48 67 27.1  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 12 11 14 63 73 27.6  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 14 14 11 61 68 26.6  

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Acura RSX MPG

Acura RSX Acura RSX 2006 23.2 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 29.8 MPG Highway Percentage 92 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 29.6 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 33.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 27.5 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 30.1 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 31.5 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 22.3 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 28.8 MPG Highway Percentage 59 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
2006 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 1 54 9 36 72 23.2  
2005 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 4 20 15 61 71 28.1  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med hvy 1 1 6 92 71 29.8  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 9 16 12 63 70 29.6  
2004 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 20 30 30 20 65 33.0  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills med light 5 18 18 60 68 27.5  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat v.lt light 30 10 40 20 100 29.4  
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2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 hills light light 2 39 4 55 80 30.1  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 4 8 26 63 63 31.5  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 3 18 23 56 67 32.7  
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 6 18 17 59 71 29.0  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 0 31 56 13 100 22.3  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills lead light 7 17 17 59 75 28.8  

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Scion tC vs. Acura RSX MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Scion tC

Scion tC Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Gas saving, takes awhile for the tank to be empty, and good for commuting see full Scion tC review
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Perfectly acceptable-to-good fuel economy for 2.4 liters 160 hp engine and 3000 pound car weight. see full Scion tC review
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 with 163hp, it got relatively decent fuel economy. see full Scion tC review
Scion tC Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Sometimes I feel like the car ought to have a sixth gear. see full Scion tC review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Acura RSX

Acura RSX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 Not amazing, but pretty good for the level of performance. see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Averaging 32 MPG in mixed driving (60% highway, 40% suburbs). see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 If I stay below 68mph I can get 350 miles from 10 gallons of gas. 400 from 12 gallons. City driving 26mpg and I drive very fast. see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 30+ mi/gal with the above performance. Unheard of. see full Acura RSX review
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 33 mpg in summer, 31 mpg in winter see full Acura RSX review
2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 With fuel prices rising I am very pleased with how efficient the car is with gas. If I decide to take it easy and not use my lead foot, I can get gas mileage that rivals any non-hybrid car of its size. see full Acura RSX review
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 34 on the highway. see full Acura RSX review
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 Average 30 to 33 miles per gallon since new see full Acura RSX review
Acura RSX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 Around town MPG is unimpressive (around 24) given the extreme lack of torque. The engine is especially gutless below 3000 rpm. I do get 30mpg+ on the highway, though. see full Acura RSX review