Kia Forte vs. Chevrolet Corvette MPG

Chart is based on 326 fuel economy reports for the Kia Forte and 108 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Corvette.

Kia Forte MPG

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
2015	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	5	55	40	97	30.7
2013	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	13	48	16	23	107	24.4
2012	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	30	0	70	90	28.1
2012	4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	8	22	18	52	68	27.1
2011	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	28	32	39	72	31.3
2011	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	70	30	70	27.9
2011	4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	16	9	72	72	28.4
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2010	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	hvy	10	20	25	45	60	28.0
2010	4dr Sedan 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	7	29	5	58	112	26.4
2010	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	1	57	20	23	68	25.6
2010	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	2	40	10	48	68	28.3
2010	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	4	25	12	59	91	27.6
2010	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	lead	light	28	15	5	53	100	23.1
2010	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	7	17	73	67	27.9
2010	2dr Coupe 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	0	20	13	68	73	32.1
2010	2dr Coupe 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	5	9	30	56	65	32.6

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Chevrolet Corvette MPG

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
2015	2dr Hatch 460-horsepower 6.2L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	20	60	20	75	22.6
2014	2dr Hatch 460-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	mtns	med	light	5	5	10	80	70	27.6
2014	2dr Hatch 455-horsepower 6.2L V8 7-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	7	7	27	60	65	21.7
2014	2dr Convertible 460-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	20	60	20	65	20.7
2011	2dr Hatch 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	110	29.4
2009	2dr Hatch 505-horsepower 7.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	hvy	10	50	20	20	70	16.0
2009	2dr Hatch 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	light	none	10	60	10	20	70	20.8
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2009	2dr Hatch 430-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	0	0	85	15	70	19.8
2008	2dr Hatch 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	0	0	100	78	27.7
2008	2dr Hatch 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	hvy	12	26	27	36	70	19.8
2008	2dr Hatch 430-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	5	45	50	70	28.3
2008	2dr Hatch 430-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	hvy	6	16	33	45	68	21.8
2008	2dr Convertible 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	2	2	28	68	66	22.2
2008	2dr Convertible 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	hills	med	light	5	25	65	5	60	23.0
2007	2dr Hatch 505-horsepower 7.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	light	light	10	45	12	33	78	21.6
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	7	16	13	63	71	23.0
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	hills	med	light	4	18	36	42	80	21.5
2006	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	18	43	35	68	21.8
2006	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	5	9	35	51	70	22.4
2006	2dr Convertible 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	15	60	25	68	23.4
2005	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	5	23	68	68	26.4
2005	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	50	50	55	19.0
2005	2dr Convertible 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	hills	lead	light	10	39	28	24	73	18.3
2004	2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	11	6	35	48	103	24.6
2004	2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	mtns	lead	light	5	0	45	50	75	24.0
2004	2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	light	light	12	7	7	75	65	22.6
2003	2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	20	22	26	32	70	26.7
2003	2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	mtns	light	light	10	0	10	80	65	29.0
2003	2dr Coupe 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	5	35	10	50	65	18.7
2003	2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	lead	none	1	5	35	59	120	19.6
2003	2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	med	none	3	36	48	14	70	22.4
2002	2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	hills	light	none	7	27	3	63	63	24.3
2002	2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	hills	light	light	13	6	5	77	83	30.5
2002	2dr Convertible 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	light	light	0	13	16	72	58	23.3
2001	2dr Hatch 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	10	10	5	75	75	27.9
2000	2dr Coupe 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	0	3	17	80	70	28.9
2000	2dr Coupe 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	2	16	33	49	73	23.2
2000	2dr Convertible 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	10	10	40	40	60	18.0

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Kia Forte

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2019	The Kia Forte's EPA fuel economy ratings of 30 mpg city and 40 mpg highway aren't quite best in class, but they're close. Unless you include the 55/49 Honda Insight and the 53/52 Toyota Corolla Hybrid in the class--then they're not so close. In my real-world suburban driving I observed trip computer averages in the low 40s in the Forte, similar to a 2016 Civic LX with a similarly sized, similarly non-turbo engine. A Civic EX, with a turbocharged 1.5-liter engine, should do a few mpg better. In the hybrid Honda Insight, I observed suburban trip computer averages in the 60s, but "only" 40 mpg on the highway, not even as good as the non-hybrids. see full Kia Forte review

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Comment
	I've made it through the top reasons to buy a Kia Forte SX, but no mention of performance and handling (the reasons to upgrade from lesser trims) yet. But neither is the top reason not to buy one, either. Okay, maybe handling is. I'm trying to decide as I write this. Handling definitely isn't the car's largest weakness. That would be fuel economy. With a manual transmission, the Kia Forte SX achieves worst-in-class EPA ratings: 22 mpg city and 29 mpg highway. (The automatic goes a mile farther on each highway gallon.) Mind you, the Civic doesn't do much better, with 22/31. But the big-engined Mazda achieves 25/37 with a manual, and a lofty 28/39 with an automatic. And the much quicker Volkswagen GTI scores 25/34 and 25/33, respectively. The Forte EX, with its larger but non-turbocharged engine, is more competitive: 24/33 with the manual and 25/36 with the automatic. Maybe the Forte SX just doesn't test well. In my suburban driving the trip computer reported averages between 25 and 40 (depending on the frequency of stops and the heaviness of my right foot), with most in the low 30s. The trip computers in the Honda, Mazda, and Volkswagen all reported about the same. The Kia's trip computer also reported better-than-EPA averages on the highway, but not by as wide a margin. Short gearing restricted 70-mph-highway averages to about 33, well short of the high 30s observed in the others. see full Kia Forte review

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

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	After many trips up and down the eastern USA coast (NY-FL and back) It has proven itself reliable and seems to do very well on the highway. Available power is decent, and fuel mileage is really good. It's unusual f we don't get at least the rated 33MPG but usually are between 35 and 38 with a full passenger load and moderately filled trunk. see full Kia Forte review
2011	4dr Hatch 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I was able to get 33 on my first tank going 75 on 90% highway driving and 27 with more mixed driving and highway driving at a highr speed. see full Kia Forte review
2010	2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	even with a lead foot i get 20-24 mpg and on a long road trip 600 miles easily achieved 33 mpg, while still being fun to drive see full Kia Forte review
2010	4dr Sedan 156-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Seemed rather impressive, especially given its acceleration relative to others in the class. see full Kia Forte review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	2dr Hatch 436-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed manual RWD	I get 30 mph on the road as long as I keep my foot out of the throttle. For a 430+ HP supercar, that is just amazing see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Fuel economy was surprisingly very, very high at highway speed. I suspect its because the vehicle is so light and aerodynamic. On a trip from Chicago to Wash DC I averaged over 34 mpg, easily. However, in traffic these numbers drop into the teens. see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	28 to 32 on the highway with 400+ horsepower--whats not to like???????????? see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	For the power and accerlation I get 29-30 mpg on the highway when I behave myself and keep it under 80mph see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	31MPG average on drive home to Louisiana from the Bowling Green factory. see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2007	2dr Hatch 400-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed manual RWD	Astoundingly great fuel economy. see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2004	2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	Excellent fuel economy with respect to high horsepower/large displacement engine in comparison to competition. see full Chevrolet Corvette review
2000	2dr Coupe 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	A 345 HP sports car that gets 27 mpg on the road is very impressive. see full Chevrolet Corvette review

Chevrolet Corvette Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2003	2dr Coupe 405-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed manual RWD	Great for the size of the engine, but not good enough for $4.00 plus gas prices. As gas goes up, the car gets driven less and less. see full Chevrolet Corvette review