Kia Forte vs. Mini Hardtop MPG

Chart is based on 326 fuel economy reports for the Kia Forte and 295 fuel economy reports for the Mini Hardtop.

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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Mini Hardtop 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
2016	4dr Hatch turbocharged 189hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	5	0	30	65	70	37.0
2015	4dr Hatch turbocharged 189hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	0	14	19	67	65	31.3
2015	2dr Hatch turbocharged 134hp 1.5L I3 6-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	30	70	70	44.5
2014	2dr Hatch turbocharged 189hp 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	5	10	0	85	70	39.2
2014	2dr Hatch turbocharged 134hp 1.5L I3 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	13	18	70	71	34.5
2013	2dr Hatch turbocharged 181hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	hvy	1	1	68	30	75	33.7
2012	2dr Hatch turbocharged 181hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	20	80	65	36.7
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2012	2dr Hatch 121-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	3	31	19	48	125	32.6
2011	2dr Hatch turbocharged 208hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	0	50	50	65	28.2
2011	2dr Hatch turbocharged 181hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	38	0	62	63	33.0
2011	2dr Hatch 121-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	0	62	38	65	39.4
2010	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	hvy	13	8	45	35	60	32.4
2010	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	2	34	30	35	68	33.3
2010	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	0	12	19	69	68	32.9
2010	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	8	14	34	44	64	42.7
2009	2dr Hatch turbocharged 208hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	14	34	27	25	74	32.0
2009	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	8	23	25	45	78	29.0
2009	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	7	33	21	39	74	32.1
2009	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	20	21	21	38	60	33.1
2008	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	v.lt	none	20	50	20	10	75	30.1
2008	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	20	10	10	60	75	37.0
2008	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	7	27	9	57	69	38.9
2007	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	13	8	23	56	64	29.9
2007	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	5	6	29	60	65	34.1
2007	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	13	30	20	36	68	39.1
2007	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	15	20	35	30	100	31.8
2006	2dr Hatch supercharged 207hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	8	13	17	61	66	28.3
2006	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	7	18	44	31	62	21.5
2006	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	16	43	36	80	28.6
2006	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	3	18	12	67	73	34.9
2005	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	5	60	10	25	70	22.4
2005	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	12	16	19	53	73	28.1
2005	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	15	18	21	47	63	32.4
2004	2dr Hatch supercharged 163hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	3	8	15	75	70	30.0
2004	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	0	15	35	50	120	33.6
2003	2dr Hatch supercharged 163hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	32	39	29	66	26.1
2003	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	flat	med	light	3	53	16	27	78	27.2
2003	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	7	40	26	27	74	27.0
2002	2dr Hatch supercharged 163hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	1	5	60	34	65	28.7
2002	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	5	40	35	20	93	26.7

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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

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Mini Hardtop

Mini Hardtop Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2015	Compared to most other performance-oriented cars, the 189-horsepower Mini Cooper S Hardtop is more fuel-efficient. With a six-speed manual transmission, the car achieves 24 mpg in the EPA's city test and 34 mpg in the highway test. The tested car's automatic transmission shaves an mpg off the highway figure but adds two in the city (26/33). In my suburban drivingn the trip computer typically reported low 30s, but as high as 38 with a relaxed right foot in "Green Mode." All pretty good, but the Mini's closest competitors are about equally economical. The much larger (but somehow not much heavier) Volkswagen GTI's EPA ratings are 25/33 with two pedals and 25/34 with three. The Ford Fiesta ST slightly tops them both with 26/35, but isn't available with an automatic transmission. Don't need 189 horsepower? The 134-horsepower non-S Cooper Hardtop achieves 29/40 with the manual transmission and 28/37 with the automatic. To match these figures (and then some) the Golf needs a diesel. The Fiesta, on the other hand, is available with a 1.0-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine good for 31/43--but this engine is only offered with a manual transmission. see full Mini Hardtop review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mini Hardtop

Mini Hardtop Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	2dr Hatch turbocharged 181hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	The marketed fuel efficiency ratings are somewhat accurate. In city driving, I'm getting the "rated" 27 mpg. That rate, however, decreases as idle times (red light, stop sign, stuck in traffic, warming up the engine, etc.) increases. The 36 highway mpg can only be achieved if you stick between 65-70 mph, even on sixth gear. Regardless, getting relatively high fuel efficiency from a car that such a joy to drive is one of it's best selling points. see full Mini Hardtop review
2010	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	41mpg combined! see full Mini Hardtop review
2009	2dr Hatch turbocharged 208hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	I get an average of 29+MPG around town with the air conditioning turned on. I have got 34mpg on a 200 mile trip on country roads and I just did 404.9 miles at 85/90mph A/C on with a 300 pound passenger on I-95 and got 32.4mpg. This is all normal driving. see full Mini Hardtop review
2009	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	as a daily commuter, over 30 mpg is great see full Mini Hardtop review
2009	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	With the 09 Cooper (not the S model), it was easy to get over 40mpg on 55mph roads. On 70mph highways, it was more like 35mpg. Was wonderful to fill up and see over 500 miles of range. see full Mini Hardtop review
2009	2dr Hatch turbocharged 172hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Best mpg I've had in a car, solid 33 just about everywhere I go. see full Mini Hardtop review
2008	2dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	What is not to like about 40 mpg. Granted, I do mostly highway miles, but even with my city driving mixed in, I am still getting close to 40 overall (39.5 to be exact). see full Mini Hardtop review
2006	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Great for a sports car. see full Mini Hardtop review
2006	2dr Hatch supercharged 168hp 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Average over the cars lifetime is 26MPG. Not stellar, but damn good. Credit the light weight for positives on this and the handling and performance categories. see full Mini Hardtop review
2005	2dr Hatch 115-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD	37 mpg on freeway, 34 mpg around town. see full Mini Hardtop review