
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Saturn SW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 2001 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2001 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 2000 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 2000 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 2000 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1999 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 32 | $2,848 | $3,417 |
| 1999 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1999 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 34 | $2,786 | $3,343 |
| 1999 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 1998 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1998 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1998 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1998 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 1997 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1997 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1997 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1997 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 1996 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1996 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1996 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1996 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 35 | $2,683 | $3,219 |
| 1995 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 27 | 23 | 33 | $2,816 | $3,379 |
| 1995 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1995 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 36 | $2,656 | $3,187 |
| 1995 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1994 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1994 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1994 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 1994 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 34 | $2,711 | $3,253 |
| 1993 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1993 SW | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1993 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 33 | $2,741 | $3,289 |
| 1993 SW | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 32 | $3,018 | $3,622 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.