Chevrolet Avalanche vs. Ford Five Hundred MPG

Chart is based on 118 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Avalanche and 73 fuel economy reports for the Ford Five Hundred.

Chevrolet Avalanche 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
2013	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	0	0	50	50	70	13.7
2012	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	0	10	55	35	75	17.0
2011	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	45	0	32	23	90	17.7
2011	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	light	0	0	0	100	80	18.2
2011	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD	flat	v.lt	none	0	0	43	58	100	15.4
2009	4dr SUT 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	10	25	65	70	17.6
2008	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	hvy	10	10	20	60	70	16.9
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2007	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	40	40	15	60	16.1
2007	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	4	16	24	56	65	15.6
2006	4dr SUT 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	med	light	5	80	0	15	75	18.2
2006	4dr SUT 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	5	40	18	38	65	14.5
2005	4dr SUT 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	5	15	75	70	19.0
2005	4dr SUT 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	8	2	26	63	65	14.5
2004	4dr SUT 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	none	0	0	7	93	80	17.3
2003	4dr SUT 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	21	23	25	30	80	15.5
2002	4dr SUT 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	50	30	20	60	13.2
2002	4dr SUT 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	0	0	100	70	20.5

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Ford Five Hundred 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
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	hvy	1	15	9	75	70	23.6
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	7	19	35	39	65	24.6
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	flat	light	light	0	0	43	57	60	25.5
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	none	12	32	8	48	64	20.9
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	22	45	28	66	23.9
2005	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	med	light	12	17	23	49	66	22.0
2005	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	11	9	22	58	68	23.3

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Avalanche

Chevrolet Avalanche Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD	0 see full Chevrolet Avalanche review
2007	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	GREAT MPG FOR MID-SIZE TRUCK. see full Chevrolet Avalanche review

Chevrolet Avalanche Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD	what fuel economy? bought it to pull a Brenderup horse trailer (3300lbs including 1 horse) that can be pulled with a 4cyl car in europe.... doing 22l/100km on flat roads with light foot. more than double combined rating ....GM unresponsive! see full Chevrolet Avalanche review
2007	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	14MPG in the city sucks. see full Chevrolet Avalanche review
2007	4dr SUT 320-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	It only averages around 14 to 15 in a mostly city driving environment. Was hoping the V4 mode would kick in more often to help improve the economy. see full Chevrolet Avalanche review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford Five Hundred

Ford Five Hundred Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Fuel mpg: daily - 24-27; short trips (100-200 mi.) - 26-28; winter daily - 21-26 (lot of idling); and, long trips - 5000 mi in Mar. 08 was 27-32 depending on the leg. On the open country interstates the mpg eould start to drop if I exceeded 69 mph see full Ford Five Hundred review
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	Trip to Florida from WV 29.4 mpg. On the way back, 28.7mpg. I avg. about 24.5mpg back and forth to work, some in town driving (15%) mostly rural (85%). For an AWD and the size, this is fantastic. see full Ford Five Hundred review
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	24 MPG for a huge car! see full Ford Five Hundred review
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	excellent on long trips, 29 mpg see full Ford Five Hundred review

Ford Five Hundred Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	hwy driving at speed limit (70 mph) gets about 20 mpg (based on 75000 miles driving experience) -- does not match the epa recommendations see full Ford Five Hundred review