Fuel Economy of Saturn SL Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Saturn SL 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 Saturn SL
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 2002 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2002 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 2002 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | $3,105 |
| 2001 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 2001 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2001 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | $3,105 |
| 2001 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 2000 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 2000 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2000 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | $3,105 |
| 2000 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1999 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1999 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1999 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1999 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | $3,105 |
| 1998 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1998 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1998 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1998 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 36 | $2,656 | $3,187 |
| 1997 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1997 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1997 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1997 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 36 | $2,656 | $3,187 |
| 1996 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1996 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1996 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1996 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 36 | $2,587 | $3,105 |
| 1995 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1995 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1995 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 36 | $2,656 | $3,187 |
| 1995 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1994 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1994 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1994 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 1994 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 1993 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1993 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1993 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1993 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 32 | $3,018 | $3,622 |
| 1992 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1992 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1992 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 35 | $2,683 | $3,219 |
| 1992 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1991 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1991 SL | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1991 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1991 SL | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
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