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smart fortwo MPG

MPG Number of Vehicles
8 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
9 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
10 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
11 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
12 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
13 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
14 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
15 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
16 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
17 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
18 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
19 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
20 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
21 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
22 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
23 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
24 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
25 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
26 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
27 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
28 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
29 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
30 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
31 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
32 miles per gallon 3 vehicles
33 miles per gallon 6 vehicles
34 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
35 miles per gallon 18 vehicles
36 miles per gallon 12 vehicles
37 miles per gallon 14 vehicles
38 miles per gallon 33 vehicles
39 miles per gallon 26 vehicles
40 miles per gallon 34 vehicles
41 miles per gallon 22 vehicles
42 miles per gallon 21 vehicles
43 miles per gallon 19 vehicles
44 miles per gallon 12 vehicles
45 miles per gallon 6 vehicles
46 miles per gallon 9 vehicles
47 miles per gallon 4 vehicles
48 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
49 miles per gallon 3 vehicles
50 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
51 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
52 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
53 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
54 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
55 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
56 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain MPG  
2008 2008 2dr Convertible 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 39.61
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With the turbocharged 89hp 0.9L I3 engine, 6-speed automated manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 smart fortwo has been averaging 39.61 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2008 smart fortwos in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 35.9 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (24.4 percent), in the city (19.1 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2008 smart fortwo in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2008 2008 2dr Hatch 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 39.76
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2008 smart fortwo

2008 smart fortwo Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
highest mpg for a gas only vehicle. see full smart fortwo review
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Depending on how I drive, it gets great mileage. High of 40.1, mixed city and interstate and an absolute low of 33.5 driving it like a kid in a go Kart. see full smart fortwo review
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
fundamentally adequate, very predictable, no surprises larger fuel tank would still be nice see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
50-80 mpg as shown on a ScanGauge II see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Fourty MPG or more on every fill up. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Fule consumption is consistent regardless of type of driving style. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Good mileage see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
First tankful is 40 mpg. We expect that to go up once we fully master the manumatic transmission. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
average 40 mpg see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Convertible 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
best among fossil fuel powered cars see full smart fortwo review
 

2008 smart fortwo 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 smart fortwo's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.