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Buick Encore vs. Pontiac G8 MPG

Chart is based on 8 fuel economy reports for the Buick Encore and 201 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac G8.

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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Pontiac G8 MPG

Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 18.6 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2008 18.5 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2008 19.1 MPG Highway Percentage 69 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
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 hills lead light 10 14 16 61 75 18.0  
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light light 3 21 9 68 63 18.6  
2009 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 2 10 58 30 65 21.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med none 10 21 16 52 75 18.5  
2008 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med none 0 0 31 69 60 19.1  

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Buick Encore vs. Pontiac G8 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 Pontiac G8

Pontiac G8 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Low teens in town, and 24mpg tops on the highway make this a less than ideal economy car. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 The most MPGs I ever had was 25 and that was all highway driving at about 70. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Not bad mileage figures given the size of the car and the beast of an engine, but this is not a car for the hybrid set. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Is very low in stop-and-go traffic. Gets better with time, I understand. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 Average fuel economy 15 mpg in mixed driving. see full Pontiac G8 review
2008 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 low 18 mpg city see full Pontiac G8 review