Subaru Legacy vs. Saab 9-5 Fuel Economy (g/100m)

Chart is based on 405 fuel economy reports for the Subaru Legacy and 78 fuel economy reports for the Saab 9-5.

Subaru Legacy g/100m

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	g/100m
2017	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	none	10	0	0	90	75	3.1
2016	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	hills	light	light	5	5	40	50	65	3.3
2015	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	light	0	23	0	77	66	3.3
2013	4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	hvy	0	25	28	47	64	4.2
2013	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	med	hvy	1	47	12	41	62	3.6
2012	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	hills	med	light	0	7	6	88	70	3.2
2012	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	15	50	35	63	4.0
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2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	light	5	13	40	43	95	14.7
2011	4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	10	75	15	70	4.8
2011	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	light	8	13	36	43	68	3.8
2011	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	hills	light	none	0	90	0	10	65	4.0
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 265hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	6	13	29	52	69	4.3
2010	4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	6	15	74	75	3.8
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	flat	light	light	7	16	10	67	67	3.6
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	5	60	20	15	100	25.9
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 148hp 2.0L H4 Diesel 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	5	10	85	120	14.1
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	none	8	15	33	45	70	4.0
2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	3	23	17	57	71	4.2
2009	4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	2	18	58	22	70	5.0
2009	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	2	32	19	46	61	4.0
2008.5	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	20	70	0	10	120	30.1
2008	4dr Wagon 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	0	50	20	30	100	27.1
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	13	18	60	65	3.7
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	2	18	44	36	104	20.7
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	5	7	31	57	72	4.6
2008	4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	light	4	7	8	81	61	3.7
2008	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	lead	none	5	15	15	65	75	3.6
2008	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	7	16	37	40	68	4.1
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	0	10	2	88	97	15.7
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	16	16	5	62	75	4.7
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	48	1	24	26	73	4.1
2007	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	20	20	20	40	65	3.8
2007	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	2	8	4	85	72	3.4
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	8	10	20	63	73	4.8
2006	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	3	7	10	80	103	19.7
2006	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	1	13	24	62	71	3.7
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	light	3	18	32	48	64	4.5
2006	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	light	light	3	3	3	90	87	8.2
2006	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	hvy	0	10	20	70	50	3.0
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	23	18	14	44	70	4.7
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	7	35	16	42	72	4.6
2005	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	v.lt	none	8	9	19	65	57	3.7
2005	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	5	38	0	58	88	10.7
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	17	25	15	43	79	8.7
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	7	9	21	63	75	4.5
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	v.lt	none	10	50	20	20	100	21.6
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	9	26	20	45	72	5.3
2004	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	0	15	30	55	60	3.4
2003	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	0	18	23	58	102	21.8
2003	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	0	30	63	7	60	13.9
2003	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	0	10	18	73	58	3.5
2003	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	25	8	63	65	4.9
2002	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	light	5	40	25	30	90	3.9
2002	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	none	10	50	20	20	55	5.9
2002	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	80	0	20	90	28.2
2001	4dr Sedan 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	60	40	70	2.1

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Saab 9-5 g/100m

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	g/100m
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	65	3.4
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 190hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	mtns	light	none	5	5	5	85	100	16.7
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	11	39	6	44	60	4.6
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	light	0	95	0	5	80	4.0
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	13	3	75	72	4.2
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	2	3	20	75	70	3.7
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	11	28	14	47	71	3.9
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2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	0	1	18	81	64	3.5
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	6	17	28	50	70	4.3
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	0	95	0	5	60	5.0
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	lead	none	0	10	50	40	80	4.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	30	0	70	0	N/A	4.4
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	24	29	29	19	110	18.6
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	10	10	60	20	60	4.4
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	22	22	56	70	3.8
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	3	7	10	80	76	3.6
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	5	10	85	60	2.8
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	10	30	35	25	65	4.6
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	100	0	0	4.7
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	14	21	57	69	4.0
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	6	11	34	50	78	9.5
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	25	10	65	60	3.4
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	26	32	42	70	4.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	1	13	86	70	3.4
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	1	6	16	76	70	3.4
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	lead	light	0	0	50	50	65	5.0
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	75	4.3
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	15	15	65	73	3.5
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	hvy	5	5	15	75	50	4.0
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	0	0	100	70	3.0
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	hills	lead	light	0	5	95	0	0	4.3
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	25	25	0	50	60	4.1
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	30	10	50	60	3.8
2002	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	10	10	70	60	4.3
2001	4dr Wagon turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	12	88	100	18.7
2001	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	0	0	90	10	60	4.9
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	5	5	5	85	75	3.5
2001	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	20	25	50	75	3.7
2000	4dr Sedan turbocharged 200hp 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	4	15	27	55	62	4.3
2000	4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.3L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	50	50	75	4.6

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Subaru Legacy

Subaru Legacy Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	The downside of the H6 is not great gas mileage, but for what you are getting, it is not bad. On the highway with cruise control have managed to get about 30 mpg. In a mix of city and highway it gets 23 mpg. In city only it gets 18 mpg. Again, for AWD not bad, but not great. Want better gas mileage, get the H4 engine. see full Subaru Legacy review
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	With the CVT transmission, rpms stay low and there is no shifting saving on fuel. see full Subaru Legacy review
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed shiftable CVT AWD	Great mileage for an AWD car see full Subaru Legacy review
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	I average 43mpg in a little over half highway driving. I get 55mpg on the highway and about 35mpg in city driving. This is very impressive considering this car's performance. see full Subaru Legacy review
2006	4dr Wagon 175-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Better than expected especially for a heavy AWD wagon. see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	My driving styles provides better than stated fuel econcomy. see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	31 hwy, 22 city see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Good fuel management. 20-23 Mpg city / 25-29 highway. see full Subaru Legacy review

Subaru Legacy Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 6-speed manual AWD	A bit thirstier than I had hoped - but the AWD probably has a lot to do with that. see full Subaru Legacy review
2009	4dr Sedan 170-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	The fuel economy with a 4 cylinder 170 hp engine is pretty disappointing at 22-23 mpg. The AWD system is responsible for some of the loss but I also drive an AWD Acura TL SH-AWD with a 6 cylinder 305 hp engine that is only marginally worse at 18-19 mpg. see full Subaru Legacy review
2008	4dr Sedan 245-horsepower 3.0L H6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I do not dislike the fuel econ, its AWD and I knew that going into the purchase, after you walk away from a totaled vehicle, safety becomes the prioroty over fuel econ. Have been able to get 32mpg out of both vehicles with smart driving see full Subaru Legacy review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	heavier concumption due to awd and power see full Subaru Legacy review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 243hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	Room for improvement without driving below the speed limit. see full Subaru Legacy review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	With a 250 hp engine and AWD, I noticed fuel economy in the high teens to low 20s. see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	poor gas mileage for its size. getting about 18 mpg average in mixed driving. the car also requires 91+ octane. see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed shiftable automatic AWD	AWD system is a plus, overall, but fuel economy suffers. see full Subaru Legacy review
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.5L H4 5-speed manual AWD	In town gas mileage is about 20MPG. Highway can be as high as 28MPG but that is rare. see full Subaru Legacy review
2003	4dr Wagon 165-horsepower 2.5L H4 4-speed automatic AWD	Only get around 23mpg on average see full Subaru Legacy review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saab 9-5

Saab 9-5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	So far doing mixed highway and suburban driving, getting about 26-28 on the highway while around 19-22 driving around suburbs. see full Saab 9-5 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	It gets 29mpg highway if you keep it at 70mph. Just completed 700 mile weekend trip with extended 85-90mph speeds, averaging 26.5mpg. Avg 22/23 in the city. Can run regular with only slight performance degrade. What other 260hp car gets this mileage? see full Saab 9-5 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Fuel economy is outstanding for such a fast car. At a steady 100 km/h speed, I can keep my economy numbers at 7.5 L/100km or lower see full Saab 9-5 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Does pretty good for size of car see full Saab 9-5 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Sportiness with fuel economy. Great combination see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	4 hours of 70-75 mph, summer temperatures with the A/C on -- 35 miles to the Imperial gallon see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	35-40 mpg HWY and 25 city for a large luxury sedan with impressive acceleration see full Saab 9-5 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	9-5 get close to 30 mpg on highway, very close to what econ cars get. see full Saab 9-5 review
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 220hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great for power avaialable see full Saab 9-5 review
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For a car with this much power, the mileage is great. Even with a roof rack and some heavy feet, it gets 22+ mpg in mixed driving. Very rare for a car with this kind of performance. see full Saab 9-5 review

Saab 9-5 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 260hp 2.3L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I had hoped for better economy from 2.3L, but it is really really really hard not to go like a bat out of hell with all of the available power! see full Saab 9-5 review
2002	4dr Wagon turbocharged 185hp 2.3L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	The hotter running turbo-charged engine requires mid and / or high test. see full Saab 9-5 review