Pontiac fuel economy — every nameplate compared

EPA records 37 distinct Pontiac nameplates across 27 model years, from 1984 to 2010. The most efficient nameplate on record is the Firefly at 42 mpg combined; the thirstiest is 15 mpg.

37nameplates on record

42best nameplate mpg

15lowest nameplate mpg

833configurations on record

Nameplates ranked by best combined rating

#	Model	Model years	Best	Worst	Configs	EPA class	Gallons a year at best rating
1	Firefly	1985–1994	42	33	22	Subcompact Cars	274 gal
2	1000	1984–1987	36	24	21	Subcompact Cars	319 gal
3	Sunburst	1986–1989	34	28	8	Subcompact Cars	338 gal
4	Turbo Firefly	1987–1990	34	34	4	Minicompact Cars	338 gal
5	G5 XFE	2008–2010	30	29	3	Subcompact Cars	383 gal
6	Lemans	1988–1993	30	22	25	Compact Cars	383 gal
7	Vibe	2003–2010	29	22	31	Small Station Wagons	397 gal
8	G5	2009–2010	29	27	4	Subcompact Cars	397 gal
9	G5 GT	2009–2010	29	26	4	Subcompact Cars	397 gal
10	Sunbird	1985–1994	28	19	47	Compact Cars	411 gal
11	Grand Am	1985–2005	27	19	81	Compact Cars	426 gal
12	Sunfire	1995–2005	27	21	46	Compact Cars	426 gal
13	Sunbird Wagon	1985–1988	27	24	12	Small Station Wagons	426 gal
14	Wave 5	2005–2006	27	25	4	Compact Cars	426 gal
15	G5/Pursuit	2007–2008	27	24	8	Subcompact Cars	426 gal
16	Sunbird Convertible	1985–1991	26	19	30	Subcompact Cars	442 gal
17	6000	1984–1991	26	18	40	Midsize Cars	442 gal
18	6000 Wagon	1984–1991	26	18	35	Midsize-Large Station Wagons	442 gal
19	G6	2005–2010	26	18	32	Compact Cars	442 gal
20	Fiero	1984–1988	25	18	22	Two Seaters	460 gal
21	Firebird	1984–2002	24	15	35	Subcompact Cars	479 gal
22	Solstice	2006–2010	23	21	18	Two Seaters	500 gal
23	Grand Prix	1984–2008	22	15	87	Midsize Cars	523 gal
24	Bonneville	1984–2005	21	15	51	Large Cars	548 gal
25	Firebird/Formula	1993–1998	21	18	27	Subcompact Cars	548 gal
26	Parisienne	1984–1986	21	16	18	Large Cars	548 gal
27	Parisienne Wagon	1984–1986	21	15	8	Midsize-Large Station Wagons	548 gal
28	Firebird/Trans Am	1988–2001	21	17	47	Subcompact Cars	548 gal
29	Montana	2000–2004	20	18	8	Minivan - 2WD	575 gal
30	Aztek	2001–2005	20	18	10	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	575 gal
31	G6 GT/GTP Convertible	2006–2007	20	18	3	Compact Cars	575 gal
32	Torrent	2006–2009	20	18	12	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	575 gal
33	G8	2008–2009	20	15	6	Large Cars	575 gal
34	Trans Sport	1990–1998	19	17	13	Special Purpose Vehicles	605 gal
35	GTO	2004–2006	19	16	6	Compact Cars	605 gal
36	Safari Wagon	1987–1989	18	17	3	Midsize-Large Station Wagons	639 gal
37	Grand Prix Turbo	1989–1990	18	17	2	Midsize Cars	639 gal

Configurations Pontiac has offered by model year

Model year	Nameplates	Configurations	Most efficient that year
2010	6	22	G5 XFE (30 mpg)
2009	8	29	G5 XFE (30 mpg)
2008	8	24	G5 XFE (29 mpg)
2007	7	22	Vibe (29 mpg)
2006	8	23	Vibe (29 mpg)
2005	9	22	Vibe (29 mpg)
2004	8	21	Vibe (28 mpg)
2003	7	19	Vibe (28 mpg)
2002	7	22	Grand Am (25 mpg)
2001	7	20	Sunfire (24 mpg)
2000	6	18	Sunfire (24 mpg)
1999	5	16	Sunfire (25 mpg)
1998	6	18	Sunfire (25 mpg)
1997	6	19	Sunfire (26 mpg)
1996	6	17	Sunfire (26 mpg)
1995	6	22	Sunfire (25 mpg)
1994	7	22	Firefly (41 mpg)
1993	8	26	Firefly (41 mpg)
1992	8	29	Firefly (40 mpg)
1991	11	37	Firefly (40 mpg)
1990	13	39	Firefly (41 mpg)
1989	14	45	Firefly (41 mpg)
1988	15	48	Firefly (39 mpg)
1987	14	43	Firefly (39 mpg)
1986	15	57	Firefly (40 mpg)
1985	14	85	Firefly (42 mpg)
1984	9	68	1000 (36 mpg)