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Pontiac Sunfire Gas Mileage (MPG)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Pontiac Sunfire's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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Pontiac Sunfire Gas Mileage

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
2005 2dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light hvy 10 15 15 60 75 27.0
flat med light 10 5 10 75 70 29.2
2005 2dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med hvy 10 10 13 68 73 28.1
  Averages flat med hvy 10 10 13 68 73 28.1
With the 140-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Pontiac Sunfire fuel economy has been averaging 28.1 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2005 Pontiac Sunfires in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 73 miles per hour (about 68 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (13 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and in the city (10 percent).

In addition the average 2005 Pontiac Sunfire in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time.
 
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
2001 2dr Coupe 115-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic 4WD
flat med none 5 10 10 75 80 29.9
2001 2dr Coupe 115-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic 4WD
flat med none 5 10 10 75 80 29.9
  Averages flat med none 5 10 10 75 80 29.9
With the 115-horsepower 2.2L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, the 2001 Pontiac Sunfire has been averaging 29.9 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2001 Pontiac Sunfires in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 80 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (10 percent), in the suburbs (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent).

In addition the average 2001 Pontiac Sunfire in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all.

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Pontiac Sunfire MPG

Pontiac Sunfire Fuel Economy: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2000 2dr Coupe 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
For the 2.4 150hp liter engine, it gets decent highway mpg. Rated at 30 mpg, I typically got around 26-28 in mountainous driving.