Fuel Economy of Pontiac Wave Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Pontiac Wave 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 Pontiac Wave 5
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Wave 5 | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 2006 Wave 5 | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2005 Wave 5 | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 2005 Wave 5 | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
Table 2. Fuel Economy of Pontiac Wave
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Wave | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 2005 Wave | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
Back to Fuel economy of Pontiac cars.Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.