Gas Mileage

[platzman]

I'm new so I don't know if you have done this in the past but....

Whats everyone's gas mileage on their 3rd gen protege?

I just bought mine last week and have yet to finish a tank of gas

Lets have a format

example:

yr, engine, tranny, miles
gas mileage
city/highway mix & how you drive
any mods that may contribute to mileage

2000 1.6L auto 64K miles
XXmpg
mostly highway (65-75mph range) & keep revs under 4k
completely stock

 

[FC3s Boy]

2002 protege5
31 mpg hwy/ 28 city
intake, exhaust
71,000 miles

I got 32 mpg going out to vegas at 75-80mph the whole way

 

[cbcbd]

-2002 Protege5, manual - 69,000 miles
-28mpg
-Combo of traffic/city/highway - in traffic I go easy on revs, city I go to at least 3500-4K, highway depends, but at least 75mph
-Intake, ignition wires

 

[tmorehouse]

2000 1.6L, 5spd, 64500 miles
44 mpg highway (60-65), 33 mpg town. Weekly avg 38-39
60/40 hiway/town; keep revs under 4k
completely stock
rural area; mixed interstate and hilly country roads
mpg drops around 10% in winter due to New England winter gasolline mixture.

 

[platzman]

2000 1.6L, 5spd, 64500 miles
44 mpg highway (60-65), 33 mpg town. Weekly avg 38-39
60/40 hiway/town; keep revs under 4k
completely stock
rural area; mixed interstate and hilly country roads
mpg drops around 10% in winter due to New England winter gasolline mixture.

wow, didn't think the mazda 1.6 was capable of 44mpg (boom08)

 

[DiS]

yea, smaller the engine, higher the gas mileage.
Anyhow, Well, Im about at 30% highways and 70% city driving and on full tank of gas Im getting around 420-450 miles. Sometimes when I gun it alot I get around 400. As far as mods, The only things that I have done are
: Injen CAI, J-spec intake camshaft, racing beat axle back (from MP3), underdrive pulley and NKG Irridium spark plugs. Thats all the mods for the engine (peep)

 

[SciFiMan]

2003, 2.0L, auto, 39134 miles
29.5mpg on a long trip but average is about 28mpg
20% city (posted limit)/ 80% highway (60-80mph depending)
K&N drop-in filter, Mazda sport exhaust, tire pressure 40F/37R

 

[Marik123]

Protege 2000 LX 1.6L Auto 48132 Miles
10% Highway (65-75 MPH) 90% city local (Lotsa Uphills and downhills)
Filled up with 11.5 gallons of 89 Octane Shell gasoline
~32-35MPG 10% Highway 90% City
~40MPG 65-75MPH Traveling to other states...
K&N Air Filter

 

[platzman]

2000 1.6L auto 65K miles
27mpg
completely (100%) suburban driving
completely stock
driving in phx (110 degrees) with a/c on ALL THE TIME even morning commute

 

[GATER71]

Not sure how you guys get such great gas mileage. Maybe I have a lead foot.. 2001 ES 2.0 13 gallon tank..about 300 miles per tank in city, 350 hwy. = 23 mpg city, 27 hwy. car only has 28k miles too. ?????

 

[uclap5]

2002.5 p5
22k miles
28 city/32 hwy
usually get around 28 with a good mix of hwy, city, and about 80 miles of canyon runs (over 4k rpm the whole time basically)

 

[GATER71]

Yea, I don't know what's up..I run a body shop and am also an ASE certified mechanic. 30k mile service just completed and a new set of tires. mines an auto so that's going to affect it a little bit. I just ordered a short ram intake so hopefully that will help out a bit. I think I just stand on the gas too much. Houston Traffic sucks and I like to be out in front as much as possible.

 

[wingnut12]

Sigh

Driving a '00 1.8 LX MTX
45,000 mi
90% hwy

If I convert everything to US spec, I'm getting 25 mpg. WTF?!? And I've been getting that ever I bought the car 4 years ago.
I drive at maybe 70 MPH, and usually shift around 3k. I even take it in for service, every 7-8k miles.
If I get 350 miles out of a tank, it's a good day. I monitor the tire pressure even.

What should I be doing differently? new plugs, wires, shift points?

Sigh

 

[drivethruecp]

2002 2.0L, Manual, 67k
26-27mpg
20% City (shift around 3000-3500)/ 80% Highway (65-85)
SRI
Thule roof rack(depreciates milage)

 

[bvines18]

2000 1.6L 75000miles 5 speed
mostly country roads 40-55 mph
shift around 3000-3500 rpm
ingen cai
28-29mpg

 

[subchap]

How do you all get such a high mpg?
mine is 2002 ES2.0 auto 46K miles
18 mpg using #87 gasoline
all city

Why is my mpg so low? is it because I'm in canada and it's winter???

 

[mhrebin]

city and its an auto. the winter weather has an affect on it too.

 

[Bocatrip]

It seems as if the 1.6 gets substantially better mileage than the 2.0 Here is a case where the smaller engine is efficient enough to hall around the same car's weight and get exceptional mileage. Personally, after driving a 99 1.6 and a 02 2.0 I didn't notice a significant difference in pep.

 

[Caedmon7777]

well I have the 00' DX 1.6L. I have installed the OBX headers, High flow Cat, Bosal exhaust, and the K&N drop in filter. I am getting 19 miles to the gallon. I am trying to figure out why I am getting such a low gas mileage. I used to get 26-27 mpg.