Buick Encore vs. Toyota Solara MPG

Chart is based on 8 fuel economy reports for the Buick Encore and 27 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Solara.

Buick Encore MPG

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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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
2007	2dr Coupe 210-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	5	20	75	65	31.9
2006	2dr Coupe 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	17	21	14	49	63	24.2
2006	2dr Coupe 157-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	14	7	7	72	73	31.5
2006	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	19	39	38	69	24.7
2005	2dr Coupe 157-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	10	35	35	20	75	26.0
2004	2dr Coupe 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	6	14	38	42	70	23.5
2001	2dr Coupe 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	5	75	15	5	75	15.0
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2001	2dr Convertible 157-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	0	25	75	70	27.0
2000	2dr Convertible 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	24	22	24	30	60	28.0

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Buick Encore Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
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

Buick Encore Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
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

Toyota Solara Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	2dr Convertible 210-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I was continually impressed that, given reasonably conservative driving, this torquey 3.3L V6 returned fuel economy in the high 20s and even touched the 30s on a long drive from Phoenix to San Diego. see full Toyota Solara review
2006	2dr Coupe 157-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I keep getting above EPA estimates. City/Highway/Combined at 26/35/32 see full Toyota Solara review
2006	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I get great fuel ecomony: 25-29 mpg combination of highway and city driving. see full Toyota Solara review
2004	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD	Increased distance between gas stops. see full Toyota Solara review