Buick LaCrosse Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Buick LaCrosse's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Buick LaCrosse Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 4dr Sedan 303-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 30 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 24.0 |
| flat | med | light | 30 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 24.0 | ||
| 2012 | 4dr Sedan 303-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 30 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 24.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 30 | 40 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 24.0 | |
| With the 303-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2012 Buick LaCrosse fuel economy has been averaging
24.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (25 percent), and in the suburbs (5 percent). In addition the average 2012 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 50 | 40 | 10 | 0 | N/A | 15.5 |
| hills | light | light | 15 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 70 | 21.5 | ||
| hills | v.lt | hvy | 5 | 5 | 15 | 75 | 65 | 27.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | 60 | 16.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | N/A | 15.0 | ||
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 14 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 65 | 19.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 14 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 65 | 19.1 | |
| With the 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Buick LaCrosse has been averaging
19.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 37 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (19 percent), and in heavy traffic (14 percent). In addition the average 2011 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | light | 5 | 20 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 21.5 |
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 75 | 24.8 | ||
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | hvy | 5 | 15 | 28 | 53 | 75 | 23.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 5 | 15 | 28 | 53 | 75 | 23.2 | |
| With the 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2011 Buick LaCrosse gas mileage has been averaging
23.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (28 percent), in the city (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2011 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 70 | 24.0 |
| flat | light | none | 30 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 20.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 9 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 60 | 24.1 | ||
| flat | light | light | 9 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 60 | 22.3 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 70 | 26.9 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 14 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 64 | 23.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 14 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 64 | 23.6 | |
| With the 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Buick LaCrosse fuel economy has been averaging
23.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (about 60 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (14 percent), in the suburbs (13 percent), and in the city (13 percent). In addition the average 2010 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
mtns | light | none | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 22.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
mtns | light | none | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 22.0 |
| Averages | mtns | light | none | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 22.0 | |
| With the 255-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse has been averaging
22.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (40 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and in the city (10 percent). In addition the average 2010 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on mountainous terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 35 | 0 | 65 | 68 | 24.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 35 | 0 | 65 | 68 | 24.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 35 | 0 | 65 | 68 | 24.0 | |
| With the 252-horsepower 3.0L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2010 Buick LaCrosse gas mileage has been averaging
24.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (35 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2010 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 22.1 |
| hills | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 24.2 | ||
| hills | med | hvy | 0 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 26.1 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 32.1 | ||
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | med | light | 0 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 67 | 25.7 |
| Averages | hills | med | light | 0 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 67 | 25.7 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2007 Buick LaCrosse fuel economy has been averaging
25.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 94 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (4 percent), in the city (2 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2007 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.6L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 20 | 5 | 75 | 62 | 26.4 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 74 | 27.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 15 | 5 | 80 | 74 | 24.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 25 | 24 | 1 | 50 | 68 | 22.6 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 68 | 24.0 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.6L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 7 | 18 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 25.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 7 | 18 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 25.0 | |
| With the 240-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Buick LaCrosse has been averaging
25.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 69 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (18 percent), in heavy traffic (7 percent), and in the suburbs (6 percent). In addition the average 2006 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 30 | 20 | 10 | 40 | 65 | 18.0 |
| flat | v.lt | none | 3 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 28.3 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 17 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 23.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 17 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 63 | 23.2 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Buick LaCrosse gas mileage has been averaging
23.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 58 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (17 percent), in the suburbs (15 percent), and in the city (11 percent). In addition the average 2006 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | light | none | 0 | 45 | 10 | 45 | 70 | 23.5 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 68 | 20.8 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 68 | 30.2 | ||
| flat | light | light | 10 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 68 | 22.4 | ||
| 2005 | 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 34 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 24.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 34 | 10 | 51 | 69 | 24.2 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.8L V6 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Buick LaCrosse fuel economy has been averaging
24.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Buick LaCrosses in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (34 percent), in the suburbs (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2005 Buick LaCrosse in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Buick LaCrosse MPG
| Buick LaCrosse Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
Fuel economy not as good as Ford Taurus. Transmisson shifts down alot when in hilly conditions |
