Kia Forte vs. Toyota Tundra MPG

Chart is based on 326 fuel economy reports for the Kia Forte and 392 fuel economy reports for the Toyota Tundra.

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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Toyota Tundra 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 Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	0	50	50	70	13.8
2014	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	7	22	71	57	16.7
2013	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	hvy	6	6	0	88	80	13.1
2012	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	v.lt	light	0	75	8	17	60	18.4
2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	9	9	26	56	62	17.4
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	10	20	21	49	63	16.4
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	light	0	0	13	88	70	18.9
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2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	30	60	0	10	60	14.5
2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	hvy	0	1	1	98	66	14.8
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	hvy	1	33	20	47	68	18.3
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	9	14	28	51	67	16.2
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	none	2	9	14	75	61	16.3
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	9	11	18	63	68	16.4
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	8	45	18	30	73	14.9
2008	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	44	11	11	33	60	16.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	5	90	0	5	65	10.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 271-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	v.lt	none	5	5	2	88	95	14.4
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	5	14	16	65	65	16.4
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	3	14	25	58	66	17.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 271-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	5	30	15	50	75	15.6
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 271-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	light	14	9	54	24	77	15.0
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	4	29	10	58	64	18.2
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	hvy	0	5	35	60	55	16.1
2007	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	none	1	14	25	60	60	16.1
2007	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	hills	med	hvy	0	25	40	35	80	15.7
2007	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	0	5	8	87	65	13.6
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	13	23	50	15	63	17.0
2006	4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 271-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	lead	hvy	10	10	20	60	63	17.0
2005	4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 282-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	11	19	28	42	68	16.2
2005	4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 282-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	5	95	70	19.3
2005	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 282-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	v.lt	none	0	10	0	90	65	20.2
2005	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 245-horsepower 4.0L V6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	22	24	25	29	70	20.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	3	8	45	45	63	17.0
2004	4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	0	30	0	70	65	15.2
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	9	41	45	68	16.9
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	mtns	light	light	2	0	14	84	68	16.9
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 190-horsepower 3.4L V6 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	0	0	50	50	70	16.0
2003	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 190-horsepower 3.4L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	hills	light	light	5	15	43	38	65	21.0
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	13	13	25	50	70	13.0
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	mtns	light	none	0	10	30	60	65	16.4
2001	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	5	53	43	70	15.3
2000	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	55	10	35	65	14.0

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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 Toyota Tundra

Toyota Tundra Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2014	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	One of my biggest complaints on the Tundra is the poor mpg. The big three's mpg all surpass the Tundra's. I guess this the downfall for reliability and durability. In CA, no one manufactures a larger fuel tank to replace the tiny factory one that passes the rediculous SMOG rules. What does a fuel tank have to do with SMOG? see full Toyota Tundra review
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	its really unbeleviable that i get the mileage i get with the towing capability and power this thing has i am really speechless i traded in a 2005 Nissan Frontier 4X4 double cab that only got 14-16 mpg and 8mpg when pulling 20 ft bass boat. see full Toyota Tundra review
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 236-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	17 in suburban operation 20 on trips when I maintain a constant 65. see full Toyota Tundra review
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 282-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	average 15.5 mpg overall with heavy foot and winter gas. see full Toyota Tundra review

Toyota Tundra Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	In town mileags is very poor. see full Toyota Tundra review
2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	Average around 14-15 mpg. Disappointing. We keep track of mileage every time we fill up. see full Toyota Tundra review
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	Toyota could do better. Ford does. Chevy does. see full Toyota Tundra review
2007	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	15 mpg, way less than my Chevy see full Toyota Tundra review
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 381-horsepower 5.7L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	Was ok in the beginning. 18ish on the highway and 15 in mixed driving. Since adding ethonal to the gas here in VT down to about 11.5 in mixed driving. see full Toyota Tundra review
2005	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 282-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	15/18 EPA at least partly due to the lack of V-6 or manual transmission option with 4x4. Comparable GM trucks are better in this area. see full Toyota Tundra review
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 245-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	All V-8 full size trucks get poor gas mileage. The Tundra gets 15 - 17 mpg see full Toyota Tundra review