Fuel Economy of Mazda Protege/Protege Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Mazda Protege/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/Protege MPS
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Protege/Protege MPS | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 2001 Protege/Protege MPS | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 31 | $2,738 | $3,286 |
| 2001 Protege/Protege MPS | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2001 Protege/Protege MPS | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
Table 2. Fuel Economy of Mazda Protege/Protege 5
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Protege/Protege 5 | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2003 Protege/Protege 5 | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 27 | $3,214 | $3,857 |
| 2003 Protege/Protege 5 | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2003 Protege/Protege 5 | Automatic (S4) | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2002 Protege/Protege 5 | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2002 Protege/Protege 5 | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2002 Protege/Protege 5 | Automatic (S4) | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
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