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Oldsmobile Delta 88

🇺🇸 United States ·1984–1988

petroldiesel

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1984–1988
body
—
engine
3.8 L–5.7 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
no
power
—
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
16–21 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Large Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (9)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1988. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1988Delta 883.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1984Delta 883.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular1713.8
1984Delta 883.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular1713.8
1984Delta 885.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Regular1614.7
1984Delta 885.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Regular1614.7
1984Delta 885.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular1614.7
1984Delta 885.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Regular1614.7
1984Delta 885.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Diesel2111.2
1984Delta 885.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 3-spd—Diesel2111.2

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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