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last winter I wrote sevral articles about how lousy my 2006 4wd Sportage was ....I estimated about 10 miles to a US gallon at the worst of it in -20F temp. at mid point on my gas gauge I was hitting 100 km (60 miles with 25 liters or 5 imp. gallons gone in the tank !! Summer is here now I can get 200km on a half tank or... about 24 miles to one imp. gallon (19.2 miles to a US gallon) City driving issue was closed shut when I did a 100KM run with Kia mecanic he did 50 km I did Km we both refilled to the top and total consumed was 13.5 liers (within kia spec for city driving) except I never drive 100km straight in twn... I go to walmart and back, i get groceries and come back etc... The kia test met he specs So I stopped complaining although the issue ...doing 10mils per US ga;llon in twon in winter will come back next winter ! pretty lousy if you ask me, right now...24miles to a Imp. gallon highway driving well what Can I say it is not so bad but by dodge Caravan gave me 30-32 miles to an Imp. gallon going to Florida. But hey!! In snow on 4wd... it is a real safe car to drive !!  it just sucks a lot 
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Replying to: 1jacques (Jun 28, 2006 5:44 pm) Don't estimate your milage based on the gas guage reading...you'll likely be way off. Maybe you're heavy on the accelerator, maybe you spend a lot of time stopped in traffic (which gives you ZERO mph when stopped).
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Jul 02, 2006 4:56 pm) been driving the same roads in the same city for 36 years Been enduring winter after winter the only vatiable is a awd 2.6L v6 Kia Sportage I use the odometer to calculate the miles (KM) and the meter on the gas pump to calculate gas quantities and my wallet says OUCH !  everytime I fuel up
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I have an '05 EX auto w/ 5,300 miles and get 14 mpg in city driving. I just use the computer in the dash to figure it out. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bought the car.
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Replying to: 14milo (Aug 28, 2006 11:26 am) I too, thought it got bad gas mileage early on. Now, the car has about 16,000 miles on it. I have had the computer traction control recall work done. The mileage has gotten noticably better: I do a combination of city/highway, and it gets about 21 MPGs. My feeling is that the EPA rating is right on: if all I was doing was going to get grocercies, errands, etc (lots of stop and go parking lot driving) i think it would get about 19 MPGS. On the highway, it can get 23 or so. One change I have made that I would recommend is getting a different air filter. I went with the K&N air filter after I looked at the stock air filter that came with the Sportage: The design is poor: the dirt spots on the air filter indicate that most of the air is being forced through only part of the filter, thus probably restricting air flow. I have been really happy with the sportage. I also own a 2001 Optima that has about 130K miles on it. Mostly, it has needed only regular maintenance. -e |
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My wife's 2005 V-6 4 x 4 Sportage has about 17,000 miles. She averages 19 city, 21 highway. The MPG has not changed much since she bought the car new in April, 2005.
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Replying to: artgpo (Sep 03, 2006 9:27 am)
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| 2005 Kia Sportage EX 4x4. I use this vehicle for meter reading with lots of stops and idling. I got about 18 MPG during the time that I read meters with it. When my wife drives it she gets about 20-21 MPG with about 50/50 city/highway driving. Currently has about 15,000 miles on it. | |
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Sep 29, 2006 8:21 pm) By the way, I was quoted close to that figure on the Sportage LX a year ago, so I think you did good! Mike
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Replying to: crazedcommuter (Sep 29, 2006 8:21 pm)
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