
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Oldsmobile Calais cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1987 Calais | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 30 | $3,296 | $3,955 |
| 1987 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 6 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | $4,531 |
| 1986 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 1986 Calais | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1986 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 6 | 20 | 17 | 25 | $3,776 | $4,531 |
| 1985 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 6 | 19 | 17 | 24 | $3,832 | $4,599 |
| 1985 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1985 Calais | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1985 Calais | Automatic 3-speed | 6 | 20 | 18 | 24 | $3,697 | $4,437 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.