2006 Hyundai Santa Fe Gas Mileage (MPG)
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Hyundai Santa Fe 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 SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 23.9 |
| flat | light | hvy | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 27.1 | ||
| flat | v.lt | light | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 21.2 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | v.lt | light | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 24.1 |
| Averages | flat | v.lt | light | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 24.1 | |
| With the turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel economy has been averaging
24.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Hyundai Santa Fes in this analysis were driven mostly in heavy traffic (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (20 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 37 miles per hour (20 percent). In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with an ultra-light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| 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 SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 37 | 29.1 |
| 2006 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual AWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 37 | 29.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 5 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 37 | 29.1 | |
| With the turbocharged 148hp 2.2L I4 Diesel engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe has been averaging
29.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Hyundai Santa Fes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 88 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (5 percent), in the city (5 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 37 miles per hour (2 percent). In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 40 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 14.5 |
| flat | light | none | 30 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 65 | 16.6 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 70 | 23.5 | ||
| 2006 | 4dr SUV 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | light | none | 27 | 33 | 10 | 30 | 68 | 18.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 27 | 33 | 10 | 30 | 68 | 18.2 | |
| With the 200-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe gas mileage has been averaging
18.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Hyundai Santa Fes in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 33 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (30 percent), in heavy traffic (27 percent), and in the suburbs (10 percent). In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 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 SUV 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 5 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 2006 | 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 5 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 23.3 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 5 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 23.3 | |
| With the 170-horsepower 2.7L V6 engine, 4-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe fuel economy has been averaging
23.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Hyundai Santa Fes in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (25 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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