Cadillac DTS Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Cadillac DTS's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Cadillac DTS Gas Mileage
| 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 |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 17.4 |
| 2008 | 4dr Sedan 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 17.4 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 60 | 17.4 | |
| With the 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Cadillac DTS fuel economy has been averaging
17.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Cadillac DTSs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (40 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Cadillac DTS in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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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 | 4dr Sedan 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
hills | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 25.0 |
| flat | light | light | 15 | 50 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 13.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 25 | 75 | 0 | N/A | 13.5 | ||
| 2007 | 4dr Sedan 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 17.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 17.2 | |
| With the 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2007 Cadillac DTS has been averaging
17.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Cadillac DTSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in the city (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2007 Cadillac DTS in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 5 | 20 | 50 | 25 | 65 | 15.5 |
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 65 | 15.5 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 50 | 20 | 25 | 65 | 15.7 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 5 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 15.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 5 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 15.6 | |
| With the 291-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Cadillac DTS gas mileage has been averaging
15.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Cadillac DTSs in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2006 Cadillac DTS in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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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 |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 25.0 |
| flat | light | light | 5 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 75 | 23.6 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 68 | 24.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 8 | 25 | 8 | 58 | 75 | 21.6 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 60 | 19.8 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 70 | 22.9 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 8 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 70 | 22.9 | |
| With the 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Cadillac DTS fuel economy has been averaging
22.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Cadillac DTSs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 59 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (23 percent), in the city (11 percent), and in heavy traffic (8 percent). In addition the average 2006 Cadillac DTS in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Cadillac DTS MPG
| Cadillac DTS Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 4dr Sedan 275-horsepower 4.6L V8 4-speed automatic FWD |
Great Milage for the level of comfort, 25 plus on trips. |
