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Buick Encore vs. Nissan cube MPG

Chart is based on 8 fuel economy reports for the Buick Encore and 46 fuel economy reports for the Nissan cube.

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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Nissan cube MPG

Nissan cube Nissan cube 2010 33.3 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Nissan cube Nissan cube 2010 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Nissan cube Nissan cube 2009 30.8 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Nissan cube Nissan cube 2009 30.0 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
2010 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
flat light none 1 6 20 73 65 33.3  
2010 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med hvy 8 0 8 84 75 29.0  
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
flat med light 8 26 18 48 66 30.8  
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 3 12 33 51 68 30.0  

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Buick Encore vs. Nissan cube MPG

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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 Nissan cube

Nissan cube Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
Does quite well for a car being aerodynamically shaped like a toaster. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
WE GET 30 MPG AROUND TOWN. GETS UP TO 42 ON HIGHWAY. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
For me, it is better than I had expected. It is rated at 28 city, and 30 highway. I have yet to get less than 32 mpg on a tankfull. That is mostly suburb driving near Atlanta. I am not a heavy footed driver though. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
Averaging a tad under 30 city and hiway, with an auto. Thats pretty good. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
I think the milage is pretty good for it not being a super-high milage (yet smaller) economy car. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
CVT FWD
Excellent around-city economy. see full Nissan cube review
2009 4dr Hatch 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Approximately 30mpg is good and meets my personal "green" threshold. see full Nissan cube review