
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Nissan Pulsar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Pulsar NX | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1990 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1990 Pulsar NX | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 19 | 26 | $3,469 | $4,162 |
| 1990 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1989 Pulsar NX | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1989 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1989 Pulsar NX | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 1989 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 1988 Pulsar NX | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1988 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1988 Pulsar NX | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 1988 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 1987 Pulsar NX | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1987 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 27 | $3,214 | $3,857 |
| 1987 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | $3,548 |
| 1986 Pulsar NX | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 27 | $3,043 | $3,652 |
| 1986 Pulsar NX | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | $2,990 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.