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Kia Optima Fuel Economy Data

4dr Sedan 161-hp 2.4L I4 5-sp shiftable automatic FWD

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
hills lead light 0 35 40 25 60 23.655
hills lead light 0 40 45 15 60 23.481
hills lead none 10 45 40 5 60 20.851
hills lead none 0 30 40 30 60 22.498
hills lead none 0 35 55 10 60 19.123
hills med light 15 40 30 15 65 22.964
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hills med light 0 45 45 10 55 21.708
hills med none 0 40 50 10 60 19.878
hills med none 0 40 40 20 55 19.580
hills med light 0 40 35 25 60 22.926
hills med hvy 0 40 45 15 65 22.106
hills med none 0 45 50 5 60 21.617
hills light light 0 0 95 5 70 26.000
hills light light 0 0 90 10 65 24.000
flat light hvy 5 0 90 5 65 26.000
hills light light 0 0 90 10 65 28.500
flat light hvy 0 0 95 5 65 13.889
flat lead none 2 70 3 25 80 31.700
flat lead light 2 60 10 28 80 31.585
flat lead none 0 0 0 100 80 38.125
flat lead none 2 70 3 25 80 32.900
flat lead none 2 70 3 25 80 30.296
flat med none 2 70 3 25 80 28.402
hills med none 0 25 50 25 60 21.474
hills lead none 0 30 55 15 60 19.149
hills med none 15 40 40 5 60 19.187
hills lead light 0 40 45 15 60 21.713
hills lead none 0 45 45 10 60 21.755
hills lead none 5 50 40 5 60 19.473
hills med none 0 45 45 10 60 21.971
hills med light 0 45 50 5 60 21.617
flat v.lt hvy 0 0 100 0 N/A 24.018
hills med none 0 30 45 25 60 21.590
hills med none 0 40 50 10 60 23.600
hills med light 0 35 45 20 60 22.875
hills lead none 0 30 60 10 60 19.687
hills lead none 0 30 55 15 60 19.916
hills lead light 0 40 45 15 60 23.053
hills lead light 0 40 45 15 60 21.922
hills lead none 0 40 45 15 60 20.932
hills lead none 5 50 40 5 60 19.199
hills med none 5 45 40 10 60 23.165
hills med light 0 50 50 0 N/A 21.239
hills med none 0 40 50 10 60 20.337
hills med none 0 40 50 10 60 20.404
hills med hvy 0 40 50 10 60 21.135
hills med hvy 0 35 45 20 60 21.745
flat v.lt light 0 0 100 0 N/A 28.571

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2007 Kia Optima

2007 Kia Optima Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 4dr Sedan 162-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Decent fuel mileage at this point for a mid-size sedan. see full Kia Optima review
2007 4dr Sedan 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
got 42 mgh yesteerday on a 120 minute drive 25%/75% in town/highway driving. Like paying $2.25 per gallon, see full Kia Optima review
2007 4dr Sedan 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
It may be a bit borderline in 100% city driving (19-20 mpg), but it gets 33mpg+ on the open highway, with only a 1-2 mpg penalty for using A/C. see full Kia Optima review
2007 4dr Sedan 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
25-30 city/hwy see full Kia Optima review
 

2007 Kia Optima 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 Kia Optima's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.