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2009 Cadillac CTS Gas Mileage (MPG)

2009 Cadillac CTS 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 Cadillac CTS's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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Cadillac CTS 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
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light none 18 21 27 34 60 14.0
hills lead none 0 0 100 0 N/A 13.0
hills lead none 0 0 10 90 75 20.0
hills lead hvy 20 10 20 50 50 14.0
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills lead light 10 8 39 44 62 15.3
  Averages hills lead light 10 8 39 44 62 15.3
With the supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 Cadillac CTS fuel economy has been averaging 15.3 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2009 Cadillac CTSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (about 44 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (39 percent), in heavy traffic (10 percent), and in the city (8 percent).

In addition the average 2009 Cadillac CTS in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a lead foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
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
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 hills lead light 10 10 30 50 65 13.8
flat lead none 0 0 40 60 65 12.5
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 hills lead light 5 5 35 55 65 13.2
  Averages hills lead light 5 5 35 55 65 13.2
With the supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 Cadillac CTS has been averaging 13.2 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2009 Cadillac CTSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 55 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), in heavy traffic (5 percent), and in the city (5 percent).

In addition the average 2009 Cadillac CTS in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a lead foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
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
2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 2 3 5 90 65 26.4
hills med hvy 20 20 40 20 75 20.0
hills med hvy 20 20 40 20 70 20.0
flat light hvy 0 20 0 80 75 24.0
2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills med hvy 11 16 21 53 71 22.6
  Averages hills med hvy 11 16 21 53 71 22.6
With the 304-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 Cadillac CTS gas mileage has been averaging 22.6 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2009 Cadillac CTSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 71 miles per hour (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (21 percent), in the city (16 percent), and in heavy traffic (11 percent).

In addition the average 2009 Cadillac CTS in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time.
 
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
2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills med none 5 5 60 30 40 19.0
flat light hvy 0 50 35 15 70 18.1
flat med light 5 0 30 65 60 22.4
2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med light 3 18 42 37 57 19.8
  Averages flat med light 3 18 42 37 57 19.8
With the 304-horsepower 3.6L V6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2009 Cadillac CTS fuel economy has been averaging 19.8 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2009 Cadillac CTSs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 57 miles per hour (37 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent).

In addition the average 2009 Cadillac CTS 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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2009 Cadillac CTS Fuel Economy: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 14mpg is not great. However, the performance makes more than up for it.