Kia Spectra vs. Volvo V50 MPG

Chart is based on 73 fuel economy reports for the Kia Spectra and 34 fuel economy reports for the Volvo V50.

Kia Spectra 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
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	10	30	10	50	75	30.3
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	1	36	22	43	58	32.4
2009	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	0	80	0	20	70	26.5
2009	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	30	5	5	60	100	32.0
2008	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	5	10	6	79	61	31.9
2007	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	10	50	40	70	31.0
2007	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	med	light	3	5	45	47	70	31.8
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2007	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	10	10	10	70	75	29.0
2006	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	25	6	6	62	68	31.1
2006	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	16	5	76	69	32.1
2006	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	15	6	27	51	68	28.8
2006	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	lead	none	1	83	8	8	70	21.9
2005	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	1	15	5	79	60	31.3
2005	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	12	24	13	52	68	28.5
2005	4dr Hatch 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	10	10	50	30	75	27.0
2004.5	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	hvy	0	3	6	91	75	34.9
2004.5	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	38	29	29	70	28.5

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Volvo V50 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
2010	4dr Wagon 143-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	light	50	40	5	5	100	31.8
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	9	1	80	10	80	23.4
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	none	0	60	5	35	65	22.1
2007	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	19	11	20	50	76	27.3
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	12	28	50	67	22.4
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	3	90	5	75	24.2
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 109hp 1.6L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	light	light	20	20	30	30	110	42.0
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2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	15	23	40	23	68	23.7
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	25	16	27	32	78	32.1
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	35	35	15	15	110	25.3
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	16	31	10	44	77	23.6
2005	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	13	17	18	52	73	24.3

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

Kia Spectra Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	36.1 mpg at 70 - 75 mph between Jackson WY and Denver with only 1,000 miles on the odometer. 25 mpg so far in pure city driving with many short trips. see full Kia Spectra review
2008	4dr Sedan 138-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	First tank of gas was 25 mpg all in town driving. Not bad. see full Kia Spectra review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Volvo V50

Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Great fuel economy for a 5 cylinder wagon. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Sedan 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	getting 25 around town and 32 hwy see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual AWD	25-30 mpg is DOUBLE what my previous Jeep was getting. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	30 plus mpg h/w at 65-70 mph for hours on end. see full Volvo V50 review
2005	4dr Wagon turbocharged 218hp 2.5L I5 6-speed manual FWD	30+ on the highway makes this a real touring car. City mileage plummets but typically get 27+ combined. The Turbo gives it lots of acceleration when needed and frugal when you leave the turbo alone. see full Volvo V50 review

Volvo V50 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 227hp 2.5L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Really not that great but part of that is I LOVE to kick in the turbo when getting on the interstate or pulling out from a stop sign. see full Volvo V50 review
2006	4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Keeping those five cyclinders fed burns fuel. On the highway, that's not a problem, but in stop and go traffic, MPG numbers go down and down. see full Volvo V50 review