Ford Taurus vs. Nissan Altima Fuel Economy (km/L)

Chart is based on 268 fuel economy reports for the Ford Taurus and 542 fuel economy reports for the Nissan Altima.

Ford Taurus km/L

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	km/L
2016	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	13	88	70	66.8
2015	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	0	26	74	70	52.6
2014	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	5	25	70	75	65.3
2013	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	20	10	50	20	60	45.8
2013	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	3	68	4	27	70	52.5
2012	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	0	10	24	67	66	57.2
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	3	5	22	70	74	43.3
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2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	5	6	26	64	71	55.0
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	20	0	27	53	62	42.8
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	9	16	29	46	68	49.9
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	11	19	34	36	66	53.5
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	13	18	20	48	77	40.1
2009	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	hills	med	hvy	20	40	0	40	68	52.5
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	6	18	29	47	66	54.7
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	41	31	11	17	100	36.4
2007	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	18	40	25	70	54.7
2006	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	6	19	31	43	69	52.2
2005	4dr Wagon 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	10	70	10	60	51.7
2005	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	40	30	30	60	56.9
2005	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	7	15	11	67	85	21.7
2004	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	19	17	52	63	54.6
2004	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	15	0	55	30	75	48.2
2003	4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	11	13	23	53	75	49.9
2003	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	11	6	1	82	65	55.5
2002	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	2	11	26	61	78	41.5
2001	4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	17	9	26	49	65	49.4
2001	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	5	10	55	30	65	50.6
2000	4dr Wagon 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	0	10	90	70	56.5
2000	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	21	15	56	81	37.7

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Nissan Altima km/L

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	km/L
2015	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	0	0	31	70	70	65.1
2015	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	flat	light	light	3	39	14	44	67	71.6
2014	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	none	5	5	10	80	75	58.9
2014	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	flat	light	light	4	1	15	80	70	77.3
2013	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD	hills	med	light	13	7	7	73	70	73.9
2013	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	flat	med	none	0	5	24	71	77	60.6
2012	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	90	5	5	40	53.6
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2012	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	none	7	13	13	67	65	61.9
2011	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	25	25	10	40	80	50.3
2011	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	2	3	5	90	75	73.2
2010	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	hvy	11	11	33	44	70	54.1
2010	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	11	25	16	49	83	45.0
2010	4dr Sedan 158-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	none	11	11	11	68	64	87.8
2010	2dr Coupe 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	hvy	17	23	18	43	73	64.4
2010	2dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	none	6	35	17	42	67	45.4
2009	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	21	51	6	22	73	59.3
2009	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	1	13	20	66	90	41.0
2009	4dr Sedan 158-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	med	none	50	0	0	50	60	78.6
2009	2dr Coupe 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	75	54.1
2009	2dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	9	11	22	58	74	66.2
2009	2dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	lead	none	5	5	5	85	100	10.0
2008	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	none	8	13	26	53	75	53.0
2008	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	28	73	75	61.3
2008	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	7	13	12	67	74	62.8
2008	4dr Sedan 158-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	5	21	39	35	62	80.2
2008	2dr Coupe 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	5	21	16	59	69	53.6
2008	2dr Coupe 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	33	27	35	71	49.1
2008	2dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	none	4	38	38	21	64	60.0
2007	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	light	light	9	20	23	48	69	56.3
2007	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	33	17	17	33	100	10.5
2007	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	9	24	21	47	80	44.1
2007	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	14	21	23	42	72	75.9
2007	4dr Sedan 158-horsepower 2.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD	flat	light	light	4	29	40	27	67	76.1
2006	4dr Sedan 260-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	30	20	10	40	80	54.1
2006	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	14	7	7	73	68	62.5
2006	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	5	43	21	31	87	51.6
2005	4dr Sedan 260-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	62	15	20	80	36.6
2005	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	34	19	44	68	57.6
2005	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	10	80	0	10	60	61.2
2005	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	11	18	15	56	80	44.8
2004	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	4	13	26	57	64	61.9
2003	4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	23	25	15	37	67	60.8
2003	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	4	8	19	70	64	66.6
2002	4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	5	0	5	90	70	63.2
2002	4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	2	10	11	77	66	65.3
2002	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	14	12	18	55	55	84.0
2002	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	6	27	43	25	76	51.2
2001	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	2	15	30	53	65	51.7
2000	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	10	0	90	60	68.4

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford Taurus

Ford Taurus Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	With 28 to 30 mpg on the highway with a vacation load of luggage, food and other equipment she takes to the road with ease and comfort I never had in any car I previously owned. Mileage is close to the intermediate size Buick I used to drive but this car is much more comfortable and worth the mileage difference. see full Ford Taurus review
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	With 28 to 30 mpg on the highway with a vacation load of luggage, food and other equipment she takes to the road with ease and comfort I never had in any car I previously owned. Mileage is close to the intermediate size Buick I used to drive but this car is much more comfortable and worth the mileage difference. see full Ford Taurus review
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Very respectable mileage for a heavy, stylish car. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Able to get 30 mpg at 70 mph with a/c on and on the interstate. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Good mileage for a large car. 29 to 32 Highway. see full Ford Taurus review
2005	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	For a Large Car 30mpg on a 12 hour road trip is outstanding. see full Ford Taurus review
2004	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Seems like they should get respectable MPG. see full Ford Taurus review

Ford Taurus Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	My average MPG is about 24 right now. It does better on the highway and not as well around town. I do not drive it hard. I am using (per Ford) Regular 87 in it and it seems fine. I ran one tank of 93 Premium and did not notice a difference in performance or mileage. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	It's got a 20 gallon tank and I basically never see 400 miles on the trip counter. 20mpg in mixed use (almost 40 mile round trip commute) has been something to get used to after living with a 4-cylinderMazda 6. In addition, when I hit 1/4 tank on the gas gauge, the range computer plummets to the point that I start planning a fuel stop within 50 miles of the 1/4 tank mark. I don't know if this is unique to my car or not. see full Ford Taurus review
2005	4dr Wagon 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Only getting about 4-500 km per tank of gas see full Ford Taurus review
2002	4dr Wagon 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	22 or 23 MPG at best on the highway is mediocre but not terrible given the size and 24V V6. see full Ford Taurus review

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan Altima

Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2013	The 2007-2012 Altima managed decent fuel economy, but the 2013 does much better. The sedan's EPA city rating is up from 23 to 27 mpg and its EPA highway rating has been bumped from 32 all the way to 38 mpg. The city figure ties the new Accord's for best of any non-hybrid midsize sedan, while the highway figure doesn't need to share the honor. How did they do it? Partly by reducing the Altima's curb weight to a compact-like 3,108 lbs., about 100 below the Accord and Camry and 300 below the new Fusion. But the MVP award likely goes to the continuously-variable transmission (CVT) with an unusually wide 7:1 ratio spread. At 60 mph the four-cylinder engine spins a very relaxed 1,450 rpm. The EPA ratings for the Fusion are lower, especially in city/suburuban driving: 23/36. see full Nissan Altima review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan Altima

Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2014	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	Since the weather gotten warmer, I have been averaging about 35 mph combined mpg which is excellent for a vehicle of this size with a 2.5L four cylinder. The Xtronic CVT transmission is key to obtaining good fuel economy. Once at cruising velocity, engine rpm stays below 1800 rpm at 70 mph and below 1500 rpm at 60 mph. I drive 80 hwy/ 20 city most of the time. see full Nissan Altima review
2014	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	40 MPG highway see full Nissan Altima review
2014	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	80 miles total commute each day, average 30mpg with a 70% highway and 30% city roads. CVT helps make that mpg count very high for a gas engine and relatively weighted sedan. see full Nissan Altima review
2013	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	If you have a 60/40 city-hwy, then you are better off with a hybrid or in this instance a fuel sipper. The car is large, nimble with the power assist and light due to the re-design. I am averaging about 30mpg and if my hwy gets more, I am expecting a 36mpg. This is very much inline with the advertisements by Nissan. see full Nissan Altima review
2013	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	I have had my 2013 Altima for 10 months and 12,000 miles. The gas mileage in this car is great. I drive 75% highway and get on average 37 - 38 miles a gallon. I can go 600 miles without any worry of running out of gas. see full Nissan Altima review
2010	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	CVT provides 28-29 on hwy see full Nissan Altima review
2010	2dr Coupe 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Reasonable around 10-12 litres/100Km for 100% city driving see full Nissan Altima review
2010	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	I have gotten use to the CVT transmission. This transmission is set up to use the engine torque to aid in fuel economy. When you take off from a stop light, you can feel the transmission change (no shifting felt) where the engine rpm is kept low (low rpm) and engine torque pushing the car more than horsepower moving the car. For maximum horsepower, the rpm's have to rise up above 3k rpm. When the rpm is kept low, the engine is not using as much fuel, thus increasing fuel economy. The CVT does a good job at utilizing the engine's torque at low speeds (city driving) to aide in maxing fuel economy. On the highway, it varies the gear ratio's without feeling it shift. You may observe at 70 mph the rpm at 2k rpm. When needing more power or climbing steep hills, you do not feel it shift, but will observe the rpm (tachometer) rising to meet demands for the situation. It you drive it easily, maintaining speed limits, and allow the car time to increase speed, it definitely maximizes fuel economy. It you had a heavy foot and and go zipping around, then you loose economy. But driven easily with a mind on economy, I get approx 32 mpg in this car on the highway and around 25-26 city. If I'm driving "in a hurray" so to speak, I lose about 5-6 mpg all around. see full Nissan Altima review
2009	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Best fuel economy in a mid-size sedan. I get over 31 MPG on the highway. see full Nissan Altima review
2009	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Exceeds the sticker ratings of 23 city and 31 highway. I consitently get 27 city and 35 highway. see full Nissan Altima review

Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	I do most of my driving on the highway as well as long road trip in the 1st month of owning and I have never gotten mileage better that 33 mpg - my average is 26 mpg see full Nissan Altima review
2013	4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4 CVT FWD	City MPG is disappointing. see full Nissan Altima review
2011	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Car now has just over 1500 miles on it. Tanks of gas have ranged from 21.7 MPG to 27.1 MPG. Hoping for more consistency as drivetrain continues to break in see full Nissan Altima review
2008	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	the highway fuel economy is rated at 45mpg imperial gallon. it does not even get close im lucky to get 32 to 33.5 mpg see full Nissan Altima review
2007	4dr Sedan 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Fuel economy is not bad, but with gas approaching 4 dollars a gallon, and Nissan recommending premium fuel, it still hurts a bit. Update: I just burned my first tank of regular and could tell no difference at all. (No premium or midgrade available.) see full Nissan Altima review
2007	4dr Sedan 175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	Average 23mph on the HWY with a 4cyl and 175HP! Enough said... see full Nissan Altima review
2005	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	In this time of high gas prices a 4 cylinder would be a wiser choice see full Nissan Altima review