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2006 Hyundai Elantra Gas Mileage (MPG)

2006 Hyundai Elantra Gas Mileage (MPG):

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Hyundai Elantra's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

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Hyundai Elantra Gas Mileage

Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 29 29 29 12 60 28.6
hills med light 10 80 5 5 70 21.5
flat med light 10 20 10 60 74 25.9
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 16 43 15 26 68 25.3
  Averages flat med light 16 43 15 26 68 25.3
With the 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Hyundai Elantra fuel economy has been averaging 25.3 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2006 Hyundai Elantras in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 43 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (26 percent), in heavy traffic (16 percent), and in the suburbs (15 percent).

In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Elantra in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat v.lt none 0 30 65 5 65 31.2
flat v.lt none 0 30 65 5 65 31.5
hills light none 13 13 61 13 70 22.2
flat med none 5 70 20 5 62 22.9
flat med light 0 0 75 25 62 27.7
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 4 29 57 11 65 27.1
  Averages flat light none 4 29 57 11 65 27.1
With the 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2006 Hyundai Elantra has been averaging 27.1 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2006 Hyundai Elantras in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (29 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (11 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent).

In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Elantra in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2006 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills light light 10 20 20 50 65 27.5
hills light light 22 11 11 56 65 28.5
2006 4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills light light 16 16 16 53 65 28.0
  Averages hills light light 16 16 16 53 65 28.0
With the 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Hyundai Elantra gas mileage has been averaging 28.0 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2006 Hyundai Elantras in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (16 percent), in the suburbs (16 percent), and in the city (16 percent).

In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Elantra in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2006 Hyundai Elantra MPG

2006 Hyundai Elantra Fuel Economy: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Above 30 mpg.
2006 4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Drove 14 hours on a tank and half of gas. As long as you get regular oil changes, your car mileage will be great.