Fuel Economy of Mazda Protege Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Mazda Protege 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.
Table 1. Fuel Economy of Mazda Protege
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 2000 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 31 | $2,738 | $3,286 |
| 2000 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 27 | $3,214 | $3,857 |
| 2000 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1999 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 1999 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 31 | $2,738 | $3,286 |
| 1999 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 27 | $3,214 | $3,857 |
| 1999 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1998 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| 1998 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 33 | $2,609 | $3,131 |
| 1998 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1998 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | $3,548 |
| 1997 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| 1997 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 33 | $2,609 | $3,131 |
| 1997 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1997 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | $3,548 |
| 1996 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1996 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | $2,990 |
| 1996 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1996 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 1995 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1995 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 26 | 35 | $2,550 | $3,060 |
| 1995 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1995 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 1995 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1995 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | $3,548 |
| 1994 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1994 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 1994 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1994 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 27 | $3,214 | $3,857 |
| 1993 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1993 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1993 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1993 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1992 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1992 Protege | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1992 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1992 Protege | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
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