Scion Gas Mileage

Toyota’s Scion packs a whole lot of style into some seriously small packages, with good gas mileage ratings, to boot. Scion’s best gas mileage is produced by the xD, with highway gas mileage estimates in the low thirty mile per gallon (MPG) range.

The snappy Scion xD five-door hatchback is fitted with a 1.8 liter DOHC four-cylinder engine that produces 128 horsepower (HP) and 125 foot pounds of torque. The 2008 xD’s gas mileage figures crack the magic 30 MPG highway mark: 27 city / 33 highway MPG when equipped with the five-speed manual and 26 city / 32 highway MPG when fitted with the four-speed automatic transmission.

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The sleek Scion tC coupe is fitted with a 2.4 liter DOHC four-cylinder engine that produces 161 HP and 162 foot pounds of torque. The tC’s gas mileage ratings squeak to the magic 30 MPG highway mark: 23 city / 30 highway with the five-speed manual overdrive and 23 city / 31 highway with the four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. The tC weighs in at 2905 with the manual and 2970 with the automatic.

The smooth but chunky five-door Scion xB is fitted with a 2.4 liter DOHC four-cylinder engine that produces 158 HP (three horsepower less then the 2.4 liter found under the hood of the tC) and 162 foot pounds of torque. The 2008 xB’s gas mileage ratings fall short of the 30 MPG highway mark: 22 city / 28 highway with either the five-speed manual overdrive or four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. While the finger could be pointed at both weight and aerodynamics, it’s most likely the latter. The compact xB tips the scales at 3020 with the manual and 3086 with the automatic.

Where are the Scion diesels, you ask? Why in Europe, of course. Rumor has it that the Scion tC is based on the Toyota Avensis platform. In the UK, the Avensis can be delivered with a 2.0 or 2.2 liter common rail diesel that produces 126 HP and 221 foot pounds of torque or 176 HP and 295 foot pounds of torque, respectively … along with “smooth and responsive” acceleration and splendid mileage ratings.

Scion Gas Mileage - 2004-2008

Note: the EPA tweaked their testing procedure, starting with the 2008 model year, with the end result being that the 2008 MPG estimates are now lower than previous years. As always, YMMV.

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