
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Acura RSX cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 RSX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 2006 RSX | Manual 6-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2006 RSX | Automatic (S5) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 2005 RSX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 2005 RSX | Manual 6-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 2005 RSX | Automatic (S5) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 2004 RSX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 2004 RSX | Manual 6-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 2004 RSX | Automatic (S5) | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 2003 RSX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 2003 RSX | Manual 6-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 2003 RSX | Automatic (S5) | 4 | 25 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2002 RSX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 2002 RSX | Manual 6-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 2002 RSX | Automatic (S5) | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.