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Cadillac CTS vs. Dodge Dakota MPG

Chart is based on 133 fuel economy reports for the Cadillac CTS and 76 fuel economy reports for the Dodge Dakota.

Cadillac CTS MPG

Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2016 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2011 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2010 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 93 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2010 18.2 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2010 25.5 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2009 15.3 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2009 13.2 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2009 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2009 19.8 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2008 19.7 MPG Highway Percentage 24 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2008 19.7 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2008 22.5 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2008 23.4 MPG Highway Percentage 74 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2008 19.3 MPG Highway Percentage 17 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2007 20.3 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2007 19.5 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2006 18.4 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2006 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2006 21.3 MPG Highway Percentage 72 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2006 16.8 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2006 19.2 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2005 20.7 MPG Highway Percentage 57 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2005 20.2 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2005 23.9 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2004 21.2 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2004 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2004 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Cadillac CTS Cadillac CTS 2003 22.9 MPG Highway Percentage 40 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
2016 4dr Sedan turbocharged 268hp 2.0L I4
8-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med light 0 0 60 40 70 22.1  
2011 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med hvy 23 40 13 23 83 18.0  
2010 4dr Wagon 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills light light 0 5 2 93 60 23.0  
2010 4dr Wagon 270-horsepower 3.0L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat v.lt none 0 64 3 34 70 18.2  
2010 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light none 0 0 0 100 70 25.5  
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills lead light 10 8 39 44 62 15.3  
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 hills lead light 5 5 35 55 65 13.2  
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2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 hills med hvy 11 16 21 53 71 22.6  
2009 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med light 3 18 42 37 57 19.8  
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light light 10 32 34 24 72 19.7  
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 flat med none 4 23 42 31 70 19.7  
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 hills med light 8 25 15 53 75 22.5  
2008 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light none 1 6 19 74 70 23.4  
2008 4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 hills med light 0 0 83 17 70 19.3  
2007 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat light light 4 9 9 78 71 20.3  
2007 4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 2.8L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 mtns lead light 0 0 70 30 60 19.5  
2006 4dr Sedan 400-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med hvy 15 50 0 35 70 18.4  
2006 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat lead light 25 10 5 60 85 21.0  
2006 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 7 11 11 72 80 21.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 2.8L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat light none 5 20 50 25 100 16.8  
2006 4dr Sedan 210-horsepower 2.8L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 flat med light 7 20 50 23 67 19.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 400-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 7 13 24 57 69 20.7  
2005 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med none 2 15 35 48 60 20.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med light 8 12 33 47 69 23.9  
2004 4dr Sedan 400-horsepower 5.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 0 0 30 70 67 21.2  
2004 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med none 7 25 24 45 66 21.9  
2004 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed manual RWD		 flat med light 10 10 0 80 70 25.6  
2003 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med light 10 17 33 40 91 22.9  

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Dodge Dakota MPG

Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2011 19.7 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2008 18.7 MPG Highway Percentage 49 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2007 17.8 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2007 15.9 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 16.4 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 15.2 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 15.1 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 17.1 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 15.3 MPG Highway Percentage 3 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 13.1 MPG Highway Percentage 24 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 20.7 MPG Highway Percentage 76 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 14.7 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 18.5 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 13.0 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 13.2 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 17.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2002 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2002 16.1 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2000 15.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 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
2011 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 302-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat light light 0 40 0 60 60 19.7  
2008 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat med light 0 2 48 49 63 18.7  
2007 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat light hvy 0 5 10 85 70 17.8  
2007 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat med light 0 60 0 40 70 15.9  
2006 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD		 flat med none 0 0 15 85 73 16.4  
2006 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med hvy 50 15 15 20 70 15.0  
2006 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat med hvy 34 39 1 26 60 15.2  
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2005 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat med none 4 22 22 52 65 15.1  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med hvy 0 0 80 20 70 17.1  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 hills light none 0 80 17 3 55 15.3  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat light light 10 10 20 60 65 21.0  
2004 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat med light 15 18 15 53 70 18.0  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat light none 1 9 40 50 60 15.0  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range		 flat light none 12 32 32 24 72 13.1  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 hills light light 0 6 18 76 60 20.7  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat light none 5 5 35 55 60 15.0  
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 250-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat med none 0 0 0 100 90 14.7  
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 flat light light 8 18 48 26 60 18.5  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range		 hills light light 0 0 30 70 50 13.0  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat med none 0 0 90 10 75 13.2  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat med hvy 23 23 23 31 70 15.0  
2003 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat light light 0 0 40 60 55 17.0  
2002 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 flat med light 10 30 40 20 60 8.0  
2002 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat med hvy 3 20 7 70 68 16.1  
2000 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 flat light none 0 10 80 10 75 15.1  

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Cadillac CTS vs. Dodge Dakota MPG

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Cadillac CTS

Cadillac CTS Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
With the 2011 528i, BMW pioneered the use of a turbocharged four-cylinder engine in a $60,000 midsize sedan on this side of the Atlantic. The point: fuel economy, specifically EPA ratings of 22 mpg city and 33 mpg highway even with all-wheel-drive (24/34 with RWD). Audi followed with an A6 2.0T good for 20/29 (25/33 with FWD) a year later. The new CTS takes the path blazed by the Germans, but much less effectively. Though the Cadillac weighs significantly less than the Audi or the BMW, its EPA ratings are lower, 19/28 (20/30 with RWD). The same is the case with the two 3.6-liter V6 engine options, even though unlike the turbo four they can be paired with an eight-speed (instead of a six-speed) automatic. The rear-drive-only Vsport barely evades the gas guzzler tax with ratings of 16/24. Even the 445-horsepower turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 in the BMW 550i does a bit better. In my real-world driving, the CTS's trip computer confirmed this shortcoming. Even considering that the outside temperature was near zero, post-warm-up averages that clustered around 18 were disappointing. Only by driving the car with a light foot could I nudge the suburban average over 20, and even then not much over. A 320-horsepower 3.0-liter 640i Grand Coupe tested a week earlier in similar conditions did at least one mpg better than the 272-horsepower, 2.0-liter Cadillac. And when I tested a 528i xDrive in slightly warmer temps it often managed 25 mpg (in an EcoPro Mode the Cadillac lacks). In one trip this BMW even touched 30. see full Cadillac CTS review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Cadillac CTS

Cadillac CTS Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 fill for $50 on reg. today that is cheap see full Cadillac CTS review
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 23 cty & 26 hwy need i say more see full Cadillac CTS review
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 Averaging 25.5 on the highway. see full Cadillac CTS review
2003 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 The fuel economy is better than expected, when driven in mixed city/highway driving. see full Cadillac CTS review
2003 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 I get 25 miles per gallon - mostly highway driving - which is reasonable for a car of this size and performance. see full Cadillac CTS review
2003 4dr Sedan 220-horsepower 3.2L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 about 26 mpg is great....im use to driving a suv where im luckey to get 16mpg highway see full Cadillac CTS review
Cadillac CTS Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan supercharged 556hp 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD		 14mpg is not great. However, the performance makes more than up for it. see full Cadillac CTS review
2008 4dr Sedan 304-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 City mileage acceptable; Highway mileage could be better. see full Cadillac CTS review
2005 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 I get 20-21mpg on my commute which is about 70%hwy, and normally 25-27 with pure freeway driving, it just seems with technology today they could kick that up to 23-24 and 28-30 respectively. see full Cadillac CTS review
2004 4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed automatic RWD		 Average at best. Yea it is a heavy car with all the safety eqipment. see full Cadillac CTS review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 Gas mileage is not too great. Essentially, it is no better than many larger trucks. Long trip highway mileage averages 19.5 mpg, but in-town driving really pulls it down. My driving is 75% highway, but just that 25% town driving pulls the mileage down to about 17. see full Dodge Dakota review
Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 It's a v8 4x4 truck. The mpg is awful. Not that you would expect different. see full Dodge Dakota review
2007 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD		 HORRIBLE. EPA rated for 17city 20hwy but due to transmission problem, I doubt I exceeded 20mpg on most occasions. see full Dodge Dakota review
2005 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range		 9 to 15 mpg for a V-6 see full Dodge Dakota review