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Kia Forte Real World MPG

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#2 of 62 Kia Forte EX fully loaded with A/C by timmer23

Aug 28, 2009 (11:20 pm)

Three weeks ago I drove a Kia Forte EX with 5550 miles on the odometer as a rental car from Hertz 1850 miles round trip from Georgia to Pennsylvania. In addition to me driving, there was one adult passenger and the back seats as well as the trunk were packed full of camping gear, loaded coolers, and clothing for the weekend. Driving roughly 10 miles over the speed limit on the highway with the A/C on the entire time, I calculated 35 MPG.

#3 of 62 Re: 2010 Kia Forte EX Fuel Economy Package - mpg? [jim1977] by jim1977

Sep 26, 2009 (2:14 pm)

Replying to: jim1977 (Aug 01, 2009 8:27 am)
And I just filled up for the fourth time after 463 miles. I got 38.3 mpg, but the driving was mainly easy highways at 55 to 65 mph, with about 30 miles of in-town driving. It seems that the Forte engine is getting broken in, with about 2000 miles on it now.

#4 of 62 2010 Koup SX 6 spd by slowlearner1

Feb 17, 2010 (1:03 pm)

After first month avg mpg at 70 is about 33, 65-34, 60-35... I did get 39 mpg stuck in 45 mph traffic. This is all highway with minimal stops. Driving style non-agressive...which is hard to do in this car.

#5 of 62 2010 Forte EX Sedan 5MT by jimpimms

Feb 23, 2010 (12:06 pm)

The published EPA city/hwy numbers are 25/34. 80% of my driving is local, in the city, with an occasional hop to destinations 35-50 miles away. It's been averaging about 25.5 mpg in the first 2800 miles. Petrol here in Mass. is E10, so I expect to get an mpg or two less than with unadulterated gasoline. I topped off the tank before an expected trip yesterday, getting only 20.5 mpg; it was all city driving, and a good bit of idling, but disappointing nonetheless. When I returned from my trip of 215 miles (90% parkway at 60 mph average), I immediately refueled. The results? A stellar 38.5 mpg.

#6 of 62 Re: 2010 Forte EX Sedan 5MT [jimpimms] by jim1977

Feb 23, 2010 (2:49 pm)

Replying to: jimpimms (Feb 23, 2010 12:06 pm)
That is a good point about the E10. I got 42 mpg on a trip through Ohio on the Interstates with no E10, then got about 35 to 36 mpg on similar driving through Kentucky with E10. I hope the government takes that loss into account when they do their figures. Even better would be to drop E10 entirely, since it doesn't save much oil, considering all the energy it takes to produce it.

#7 of 62 Re: 2010 Kia Forte EX Fuel Economy Package - mpg? [jim1977] by jacktheone

Mar 12, 2010 (7:34 pm)

Replying to: jim1977 (Sep 26, 2009 2:14 pm)
My last 3 fill-ups were in the 34 mpg range doing 20 city 80 highway on north east winter gas, our forte has 3500 mile on it in less then two months.

#8 of 62 2010 Forte EX Sedan 5MT by jimpimms

Apr 16, 2010 (8:32 am)

I just returned from a trip to western New York State, a total of 663 miles, with a passenger and a trunk full of luggage. 5% was in city traffic, 10% on 55 mph secondary roads, and 85% on the NYS Thruway (I-90), where the cruise control was set at 72-73 mph (which I infrequently exceeded). My overall mileage was 33.8 mpg.

#9 of 62 2010 Forte EX Sedan 5MT with 9K miles by jimpimms

Sep 04, 2010 (5:45 am)

I just returned from a trip to the Towson, MD area, from western Mass. The trip, each way, was 377 miles, virtually all of it Interstates (or equivalent). For the majority of the trip, cruise control was set at 72-73 mph. There was also 171 miles of local driving, for a total of 925 miles. My Forte EX returned 34.1 mpg on the way down, with the a/c always on. In local driving (a good mix of city, suburban, hilly rural, and highway), I got 27.5 mpg, again with the a/c constantly on. On the return trip, with almost no a/c use (sunroof tilted, driver's window down 1-1/2", and right rear passenger's window down 1-1/2"), it returned 34.6 mpg. The overall trip mpg was 32.8. The return trip was made in 5 hr 40 min (no stops), for an average speed of 66.5 mph.

#10 of 62 Forte SX via Optima by lcw1

Apr 11, 2011 (5:54 am)

The 2.4 L on the Optima is listed as producing 24/35 MPG while the Forte SX 2.4 L produces
23/ 32. Not nitpicking but trying to understand.

#11 of 62 Re: Forte SX via Optima [lcw1] by jimpimms

Apr 11, 2011 (9:01 am)

Replying to: lcw1 (Apr 11, 2011 5:54 am)
The Optima's 2.4-L engine has direct injection (GDI), which makes it more efficient, both in fuel economy and horsepower.

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