Ford Taurus vs. Acura MDX MPG

Chart is based on 268 fuel economy reports for the Ford Taurus and 251 fuel economy reports for the Acura MDX.

Ford Taurus 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
2016	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	13	88	70	28.4
2015	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	0	26	74	70	22.4
2014	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	5	25	70	75	27.8
2013	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	20	10	50	20	60	19.5
2013	4dr Sedan 288-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	3	68	4	27	70	22.3
2012	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	0	10	24	67	66	24.3
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	3	5	22	70	74	23.9
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2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	5	6	26	64	71	24.6
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	20	0	27	53	62	18.2
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	9	16	29	46	68	21.2
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	11	19	34	36	66	22.8
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	13	18	20	48	77	23.5
2009	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	hills	med	hvy	20	40	0	40	68	22.3
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	6	18	29	47	66	23.3
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	41	31	11	17	100	22.1
2007	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	18	40	25	70	23.3
2006	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	6	19	31	43	69	24.4
2005	4dr Wagon 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	10	70	10	60	22.0
2005	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	40	30	30	60	24.2
2005	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	7	15	11	67	85	24.8
2004	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	12	19	17	52	63	23.2
2004	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	15	0	55	30	75	20.5
2003	4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	11	13	23	53	75	24.9
2003	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	11	6	1	82	65	23.6
2002	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	2	11	26	61	78	23.5
2001	4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	17	9	26	49	65	21.0
2001	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	none	5	10	55	30	65	21.5
2000	4dr Wagon 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	0	10	90	70	24.0
2000	4dr Sedan 155-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	21	15	56	81	20.5

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Acura MDX 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
2014	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	20	40	40	70	18.8
2014	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	10	35	55	65	20.0
2011	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	8	10	31	50	62	16.5
2010	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	12	0	58	30	67	15.4
2009	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	6	15	21	59	94	18.7
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	10	15	24	51	71	19.6
2007	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	3	13	32	52	73	18.6
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2006	4dr SUV 253-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	5	27	26	42	67	19.7
2005	4dr SUV 265-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	10	27	14	49	68	18.9
2004	4dr SUV 265-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	6	19	27	48	67	19.3
2003	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	7	32	22	39	68	17.5
2002	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	9	30	25	37	88	18.8
2001	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	light	0	29	41	31	69	16.6

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

Ford Taurus Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	With 28 to 30 mpg on the highway with a vacation load of luggage, food and other equipment she takes to the road with ease and comfort I never had in any car I previously owned. Mileage is close to the intermediate size Buick I used to drive but this car is much more comfortable and worth the mileage difference. see full Ford Taurus review
2011	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	With 28 to 30 mpg on the highway with a vacation load of luggage, food and other equipment she takes to the road with ease and comfort I never had in any car I previously owned. Mileage is close to the intermediate size Buick I used to drive but this car is much more comfortable and worth the mileage difference. see full Ford Taurus review
2010	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Very respectable mileage for a heavy, stylish car. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Able to get 30 mpg at 70 mph with a/c on and on the interstate. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Good mileage for a large car. 29 to 32 Highway. see full Ford Taurus review
2005	4dr Sedan 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	For a Large Car 30mpg on a 12 hour road trip is outstanding. see full Ford Taurus review
2004	4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Seems like they should get respectable MPG. see full Ford Taurus review

Ford Taurus Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	My average MPG is about 24 right now. It does better on the highway and not as well around town. I do not drive it hard. I am using (per Ford) Regular 87 in it and it seems fine. I ran one tank of 93 Premium and did not notice a difference in performance or mileage. see full Ford Taurus review
2008	4dr Sedan 263-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	It's got a 20 gallon tank and I basically never see 400 miles on the trip counter. 20mpg in mixed use (almost 40 mile round trip commute) has been something to get used to after living with a 4-cylinderMazda 6. In addition, when I hit 1/4 tank on the gas gauge, the range computer plummets to the point that I start planning a fuel stop within 50 miles of the 1/4 tank mark. I don't know if this is unique to my car or not. see full Ford Taurus review
2005	4dr Wagon 153-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	Only getting about 4-500 km per tank of gas see full Ford Taurus review
2002	4dr Wagon 200-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD	22 or 23 MPG at best on the highway is mediocre but not terrible given the size and 24V V6. see full Ford Taurus review

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Acura MDX

Acura MDX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2014	In addition to trimming the size and weight of the MDX, Acura also reduced the size of the V6 engine from 3.7 to 3.5 liters. Thanks to direct injection the new, smaller engine is nearly as powerful (290 vs. 300 horsepower), and is even a little punchier at low rpm. It can run on three cylinders to save fuel while cruising. The QX60's V6, also 3.5 liters, lacks direct injection and is only good for 265 horsepower. Even though the Infiniti's CVT (continuously variable transmission) can hold the engine at its power peak, this isn't enough to compensate for its power and weight disadvantages. The MDX is noticeably quicker, if still not thrillingly quick. (It can get to 60 mph in about seven seconds.) Then again, fuel economy appears to have been the priority. In the EPA's tests, the 2013 MDX rated 16 mpg city, 21 mpg highway. Infiniti, aiming to top these marks with the JX35 did so by two mpg (18/23). A redesigned CVT shared with the new Nissan Pathfinder bumps the QX60 to 19/25. The new MDX trails the Infiniti by one mpg in the city, but tops it on the highway with a 27 mpg rating--tying the new diesel BMW X5 and impressive for a gas-powered three-row crossover. In real-world suburban driving with an economy-minded right foot the trip computer reported averages from 21 to 23. With a feather-light foot and good luck with traffic lights, 25 can happen. Drive the MDX hard enough to enjoy the snarl that kicks in with the big VTEC cam lobes at 5,000 rpm, on the other hand, and mpg falls into the mid-teens. Highway driving confirmed the EPA estimate. see full Acura MDX review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Acura MDX

Acura MDX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2014	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Bought this car because the fuel economy was the same as the Hybrid SUV I was looking to replace. Best miliage is on the highway with AC off at 27 MPG. It gets 23-24 in the city with AC off. see full Acura MDX review
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	can be better see full Acura MDX review
2006	4dr SUV 253-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	One of the best for an SUV. 24 highway at 70 mph, 20 in town. see full Acura MDX review
2002	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	I have averaged 25 mpg on the road, occasionally reaching 26-7. Ethanol is bad for it (as it is on all older cars). see full Acura MDX review
2002	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	Best economy in its class. For a 7 passenger vehicle, great hwy mileage. I averaged 22-25mpg strict hwy. 15-18mpg in town. see full Acura MDX review
2002	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	Unbeatable for a 4WD vehicle of its capacity. see full Acura MDX review

Acura MDX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Gas mileage is not good. The best I get is around 20 mpg, and use 91 octane as reccommended. I've tried mid-grade 89 octane with no noticable difference but for $1.00-$2.00 per tankful, I'm choosing to stick with what is reccommended. It would be nice to have a front wheel drive only version which would save on gas, but it's not offered. see full Acura MDX review
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Well, it's AWD, and it's a heavy SUV. As a result, fuel economy is not great. see full Acura MDX review
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I have yet to see 15 city/20 hwy, even with 12k on the odometer and not driving it hard. 13/18 is more like it. see full Acura MDX review
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Gas engine does not achieve excellent mileage diesels provide see full Acura MDX review
2008	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Gets only 17-18 mpg. see full Acura MDX review
2007	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	City driving is worse than advertised...15 to 16 mpg. But highway is 23-24 mpg. see full Acura MDX review
2007	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	I get only 16mpg even on highways see full Acura MDX review
2007	4dr SUV 300-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	19Mpg is ok. Its not great. see full Acura MDX review
2006	4dr SUV 253-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	wish the fuel economy could have been addressed a bit more...not really complaining cos I drive an Odyssey too ..which has the same engine as the MDX..similar consumption... see full Acura MDX review
2005	4dr SUV 265-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	Would get a hybrid next - more MPG. see full Acura MDX review