MakesOldsmobileCutlass Cruiser
Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 26 MPG combined in 1985, the diesel Cutlass Cruiser Wagon. Its weakest year peaked at 20 MPG (1994–1995).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 1995 version. Put it next to its 1984 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser has EPA ratings for 12 model years, 1984–1995, most often among midsize-large station wagons. Its best version had the highest combined rating among midsize-large station wagons in 1985 and 1989, and it placed in its class top five in seven model years. In 1989 it shared first place among 20 midsize-large station wagons with the Buick Century Wagon and the Eagle Medallion. In 1995 the most efficient version of the Cutlass Cruiser still placed fifth from the bottom of 15 midsize-large station wagons, where the Mercedes-Benz E-Class rated lowest.
That run of rated years is the fifth longest (tied with two others) among 64 station wagon nameplates on this site. Averaged over 1989–1993, its best version placed second of 17 among midsize-large station wagons rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the top five in one other five-year span.
Among 15 midsize-large station wagons, 1995
The Cutlass Cruiser placed eighth (tied). The class leader was the Subaru Legacy/Outback at 24 MPG. The next higher rating, 21 MPG, is shared by four nameplates.
Where the engine list turned over
- 1986
New: 2.8-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 26 → 21 MPG.
- 1993
New: 2.2-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 21 → 21 MPG.
- 1994
New: 3.1-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 21 → 20 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Gasoline
Rated in 1984–1995.
- Diesel
Rated in 1985.
All 12 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | Cutlass Cruiser | 20 | 17 / 26 | 20 | 1 |
| 1993 | Cutlass Cruiser | 21 | 18 / 26 | 19 | 3 |
| 1991–1992 | Cutlass Cruiser | 21 | 18 / 27 | 19 | 3 |
| 1990 | Cutlass Cruiser | 21 | 18 / 26 | 21 | 2 |
| 1989 | Cutlass Cruiser | 24 | 21 / 28 | 20 | 3 |
| 1988 | Cutlass Cruiser | 22 | 19 / 27 | 20 | 3 |
| 1987 | Cutlass Cruiser | 21 | 18 / 26 | 19 | 4 |
| 1986 | Cutlass Cruiser | 21 | 19 / 26 | 18 | 5 |
| 1985 | Cutlass Cruiser Wagon diesel | 26 | 23 / 32 | 17 | 9 |
| 1984 | Cutlass Cruiser Wagon | 25 | 21 / 31 | 17 | 9 |
Version names in the EPA list: Cutlass Cruiser, Cutlass Cruiser Wagon.
Same class, 1995
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