Visiting Pontiac, GMC, and Buick Utah dealers (or their websites) is a terrific way to help you get some fuel efficiency comparisons between autos. This is very valuable information. In fact, fuel economy and diminished pollution are often the primary considerations in purchasing a new vehicle. Here are some EPA estimates given as highway MPG comparisons.

Visiting Pontiac, GMC, and Buick Utah dealers (or their websites) is a terrific way to help you get some fuel efficiency comparisons between autos. This is very valuable information. In fact, fuel economy and diminished pollution are often the primary considerations in purchasing a new vehicle. Here are some EPA estimates given as highway MPG comparisons.

The Buick LaCrosse, which yields 28 MPG, beats the Mercury Milan V6 at 26 and the Lexus ES 350 at 27. Buick Enclave, at 24, tops both the Volvo XC90 and Acura MDX at 20 MPG. Buick Lucerne delivers 26 MPG, as compared to the Chrysler 300 Touring's 25 and the Lincoln MKS' 24.

Pontiac autos also provide fuel efficiency superior to other competitive models and makes: Pontiac G6 Sedan yields 33, as compared to Honda Accord LX at 30 and Toyota Camry LE at 31; Pontiac G3 gets 34 MPG, yet Honda Fit gets 33 and Nissan Versa gets 31; Pontiac Solstice GXP gives 28, compared to Honda S2000's 25 and Nissan 350Z's 24; Pontiac Torrent AWD gives 24, topping the Jeep Liberty 4WD at 21 and the Ford Edge AWD at 22; Pontiac G5 XFE delivers 37, improving on Scion TC's 27 and Honda Civic LX's 34; Pontiac Vibe, with 32, beats out the Mazda 3 5-door Sport's 29 and the Dodge Caliber's 30; and Pontiac G8 GT, at 24, beats out BMW 550i with 23 and Dodge Charger SRT8 with 19.

GMC vehicles also have fuel advantage over competitive models of other makes. GMC's Sierra Hybrid, with 21, improves on both Honda Accord V6's and Toyota Camry V6's 19. The GMC Acadia boasts 24 MPG, beating out the Mazda CX-9 at 22 and the Honda Pilot at 23. GMC Canyon 5 cylinder yields 23, exceeding both the Ford Ranger 4.0L V6 and the Toyota Tacoma 4.0L V6 at 21. The GMC Sierra XFE gets 21, topping the Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L V8 at 20 and the Toyota Tundra 5.7L V8 at 18. GMC's Yukon Hybrid delivers 21 MPG, as opposed to the Honda Accord V6 and Toyota Camry V6, both at 19. The GMC Yukon XFE provides 21 MPG, exceeding the Ford Expedition's 20 and the Toyota Sequoia's 19. And, finally, GMC's Envoy Denali 4WD comes in at 20, beating out the Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 4WD and also the Ford Explorer V8 4WD at 19.

These comparisons document the Buick, GMC, and Pontiac, commitment to providing excellence in efficiency. GMC has also demonstrated commitment with developing hybrid vehicles, such as the GMC Yukon hybrid SUV and the GMC Sierra full-sized pickup truck hybrid. Buick is expected, in 2011, to be the first big automaker to make a crossover compact 2-mode plug-in hybrid. Also, GM is devising alternative fuel automobiles, including ones on natural gas, which could have relatively quick availability and is plentiful compared to gas. Your Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers in Utah will be happy to review with you all of your options for saving fuel. Stop in to visit your Utah County auto dealers.