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Buick Encore vs. Buick LaCrosse MPG

Chart is based on 8 fuel economy reports for the Buick Encore and 78 fuel economy reports for the Buick LaCrosse.

Buick Encore MPG

Buick Encore Buick Encore 2017 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Buick Encore Buick Encore 2013 34.7 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent
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
2017 4dr SUV turbocharged 138hp 1.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 0 24 76 0 25.3  
2013 4dr SUV turbocharged 138hp 1.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills light light 0 24 39 37 63 34.7  

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Buick LaCrosse MPG

Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2013 33.6 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2012 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2012 34.5 MPG Highway Percentage 58 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2011 21.1 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2011 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2010 23.6 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2010 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2010 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2007 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2006 22.5 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2006 23.2 MPG Highway Percentage 58 percent Buick LaCrosse Buick LaCrosse 2005 24.2 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent
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
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 10 10 80 110 33.6  
2012 4dr Sedan 303-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med light 30 40 5 25 70 24.0  
2012 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light none 0 0 43 58 65 34.5  
2011 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 hills light light 13 26 33 28 65 21.1  
2011 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med hvy 10 27 18 45 80 22.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat light light 14 13 13 60 64 23.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.0L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 mtns light none 10 10 40 40 60 22.0  
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2010 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.0L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med none 0 35 0 65 110 24.0  
2007 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med light 1 10 20 69 66 24.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 240-horsepower 3.6L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 6 28 14 52 101 22.5  
2006 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 17 11 15 58 63 23.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.8L V6
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 5 34 10 51 100 24.2  

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Buick Encore vs. Buick LaCrosse 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 Encore and Buick LaCrosse's where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of their real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Buick Encore

Buick Encore Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2013 With front-wheel-drive, the Encore earns EPA ratings of 25 mpg city and 33 mpg highway. Add all-wheel-drive (as on the tested car) and these figures drop to 23/30. Given the Encore's small size and marginal power output, better might be expected. The BMW X1, with another 102 horsepower, somehow manages 22/33 on the EPA test cycle. But the BMW's ratings seem a bit iffy. I had a much easier time meeting and exceeding the Buick's EPA ratings. At a steady 70 on the highway I averaged over 31. In suburban driving the trip computer regularly reported averages in the low 30s, even 35. To average over 30, though, you can't have too many stops or too heavy a foot. Put the pedal down hard, and the small four-cylinder engine's turbo will enable it to gulp air--and fuel--like a much larger one. Drive with little care for fuel economy, and 25 will happen. Which is still better than the EPA rating. The Tucson is among the oldest designs in Hyundai's line, and doesn't have the firm's latest engine technology. Consequently, its EPA ratings are a dismal (for a compact, 176-horsepower vehicle) 20/27. The current compact crossover champ, the Mazda CX-5, manages just a little better than the Encore, 24/30. see full Buick Encore review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Buick Encore

Buick Encore Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV turbocharged 138hp 1.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 The almost 40 mpg on the highway makes the Buick Encore the most efficient, real world, all wheel drive gasoline sedan or CUV available. The engine torque from the turbo makes output low in the operating range on low 87 octane. see full Buick Encore review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Buick LaCrosse

Buick LaCrosse Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2015 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 see full Buick LaCrosse review
Buick LaCrosse Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
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 see full Buick LaCrosse review