
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Pontiac Sunfire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 2005 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 2004 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 2004 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 2003 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2003 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2002 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 2001 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 2001 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 2001 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 2001 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2001 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 2000 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 2000 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 2000 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 2000 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2000 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 1999 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 26 | $3,360 | $4,032 |
| 1999 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 1999 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1999 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 1999 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 1998 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1998 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 1998 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1998 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 30 | $3,296 | $3,955 |
| 1998 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 33 | $2,897 | $3,477 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 20 | 31 | $3,151 | $3,781 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1997 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 1996 Sunfire | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1996 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 1996 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 33 | $2,897 | $3,477 |
| 1996 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1996 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | $3,187 | $3,825 |
| 1995 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 33 | $2,987 | $3,584 |
| 1995 Sunfire | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1995 Sunfire | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 22 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.