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Gizmo Highlights: City:22 MPG+2% Avg. Highway:28 MPG+1% Avg. Combined:24 MPG+0% Avg. Fuel Cost:$26561% cheaper Gizmo Score:47.5%Above Avg.. Does the 2022 Acura RDX get good gas mileage? The fuel economy of this RDX model is: Decent compared to all other cars. Decent compared to other non-hybrid cars. Good compared to other luxury cars. Bad compared to other compact SUVs. Very bad compared to other 4-cylinder cars. The 2022 RDX has a decent fuel economy, with a combined gas mileage of 24 MPG (22 MPG city - 28 MPG highway). In comparison, the average car in 2022 has a gas mileage of 23.95 MPG (not including fully electric vehicles). The 2022 RDX is 0% more fuel-efficient than the average vehicle and is in the 55th percentile of fuel economy for all cars. 2022 RDX Trims included in this article (base) FWD SUV - 22/28 MPG (24 MPG Combined) A-Spec FWD SUV - 22/27 MPG (24 MPG Combined) SH-AWD PMC Edition AWD SUV - 21/26 MPG (23 MPG Combined) SH-AWD AWD SUV - 21/27 MPG (23 MPG Combined) SH-AWD A-Spec AWD SUV - 21/26 MPG (23 MPG Combined) The 50th percentile or median gas mileage for all cars in 2022 is 23 MPG. You can generally gauge how good a car's fuel economy is by looking at which percentile of gas mileage it falls under. If your gas mileage is above the median, you are better than the majority. If your gas mileage falls below the 50 percentile, then most people have a better gas mileage than you. Consider the 0-35th percentiles as bad, the 40th-60th percentiles as acceptable, and the 65th-100th percentiles as good. Cost of Fuel The 2022 Acura RDX takes premium unleaded (recommended), the price of which will vary depending on where you live. At $4.25 per gallon of premium unleaded (recommended), driving this SUV will cost you: 1-mile trip: $0.18 5-mile trip: $0.89 15-mile trip: $2.66 10000 miles per year: $1770.83 12500 miles per year: $2213.54 15000 miles per year: $2656.25 When driving 15000 miles per year, the average and median cost of fuel for all cars is $2676.92 and $2550 respectively (in 2022). The 2022 RDX is 0.8% less costly to drive than the average vehicle in 2022. It is in the 53rd percentile of fuel costs for all cars, meaning it's more expensive to drive than most vehicles. Range The 2022 Acura RDX can go 410.4 miles on a full tank of gas. Compared to other cars, the range of the RDX fares okay. The average range for all vehicles, in 2022, is 417 miles. Its range falls into the 47th percentile, below the median of 414 MPG. By Vehicle Category The 2022 Acura RDX is classified as a compact SUV. The average and median fuel economy for this segment is 26.2 MPG and 25 MPG, respectively. This puts it in the 32nd percentile of the gas mileage for compact SUVs. The 2022 RDX is a luxury vehicle. Luxury cars are, on average, 17.2% less fuel-efficient than their non-luxury counterparts. The average gas mileage for luxury cars is 21.95 MPG. The average SUV has a gas mileage of 23.41 MPG. The 2022 RDX is 2.52% more fuel-efficient than the average SUV. By PowerTrain The 2022 Acura RDX is a gas car. This means that the car is powered by a gasoline engine, which takes gasoline as a fuel source. The average combined gas mileage for a gas car is 22.75 MPG. At 24 MPG, the 2022 RDX is 5.49% more fuel-efficient than the average gas vehicle. It is in the 59th percentile of gas mileage for the segment, putting it above the median of 22 MPG. The 2022 Acura RDX is fitted with a 4-cylinder engine. The average and median fuel economy for a 4-cylinder car is 28.67 MPG and 27 MPG respectively. The engine is turbocharged. Turbocharged engines are generally 20-30 percent more fuel-efficient than non-turbocharged engines. Horsepower-Gas Mileage Multiple The 2022 Acura RDX has a gas mileage-horsepower multiple of 6528 MPG.HP. The average compact SUV has an MPG-HP multiple of 6899. The higher the number, the better. The gas mileage-horsepower multiple is an easy-to-understand indicator of how efficiently the powertrain moves the vehicle, relative to its power. Heavier vehicles and cars with undersized engines will typically have lower scores. Sports cars and hybrids typically score higher. It's best to compare scores with cars that are in the same vehicle category. Vs. Other Acura Cars 2022 Acura cars have an average fuel economy of 22.86 MPG. The median (50th percentile) is 22 MPG. With a gas mileage of 24 MPG, the RDX is one of the brand's more fuel-efficient vehicles in 2022. There are 7 2022 Acura models and trims (by per engine spec) sold in the United States. The RDX ranks 3 by fuel economy. Carbon Emissions The 2022 RDX emits 12244 pounds of carbon per year. The average 2022 automobile, driving 15000 miles, burns roughly 13149 pounds of carbon per year. Gizmo Score We score the fuel economy of the 2022 Acura RDX based on how well it fares when compared to other vehicles of its year. An average or standard score is 50. Many factors are considered, such as the vehicle's category, power, weight, and engine size (relative to other vehicles). For example, if a full-size pickup truck and a small sedan both do 25 MPG, the full-size pickup truck will typically have the higher score. This is because 25 MPG is considered excellent gas mileage for a pickup truck, but bad gas mileage for a small sedan. All factors are not weighed equally, however. Most points go towards the fuel economy relative to all vehicles.

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