Kia Forte vs. Dodge Ram 1500 MPG

Chart is based on 326 fuel economy reports for the Kia Forte and 87 fuel economy reports for the Dodge Ram 1500.

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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Dodge Ram 1500 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 Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	8	12	41	39	63	19.4
2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	40	30	15	15	100	16.7
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	light	4	31	30	35	65	18.0
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	hvy	12	12	43	34	60	17.3
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	12	2	19	68	69	21.6
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	8	10	35	47	65	15.2
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 310-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	lead	none	13	13	55	20	63	16.0
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2009	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	lead	light	45	0	5	50	70	15.0
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	0	50	50	80	11.5
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range	hills	med	light	20	20	26	33	60	12.2
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	0	10	10	80	60	15.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	none	21	23	24	32	75	14.8
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range	flat	med	none	10	40	10	40	110	15.0
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	light	3	18	33	47	65	16.0
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	hills	med	light	12	12	27	50	73	16.7
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	mtns	med	none	0	25	25	50	75	19.3
2006	4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	light	0	0	13	87	72	13.9
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 500-horsepower 8.3L V10 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	lead	light	0	100	0	0	0	11.3
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	5	10	40	45	60	15.3
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	0	75	25	65	14.0
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	0	100	0	0	0	14.5
2005	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 500-horsepower 8.3L V10 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	30	5	13	53	63	12.9
2005	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	lead	none	10	50	20	20	110	13.6
2004	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	43	13	40	75	15.8
2004	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	10	10	0	80	60	19.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	none	0	10	30	60	75	13.9
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	34	34	32	65	15.3
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic AWD w/low range	flat	med	none	24	38	5	33	110	12.1
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	0	0	100	0	0	11.0
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	5	5	30	60	65	12.9
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	10	60	5	25	65	14.0
2004	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	25	30	10	35	65	17.7
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	8	13	35	45	60	13.9
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	37	3	60	60	14.8
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	light	0	22	33	45	72	16.2
2003	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 215-horsepower 3.7L V6 5-speed manual RWD	flat	light	none	0	10	65	25	60	21.6
2002	4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	60	0	40	120	11.4
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	5	5	90	60	17.0
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	5	60	10	25	60	9.5
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	0	20	60	20	75	14.5
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	none	0	20	50	30	75	12.3
2002	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	light	5	5	10	80	70	13.0
2002	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	20	30	10	40	70	15.0
2001	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 230-horsepower 5.2L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	none	0	0	0	100	55	16.0

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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 Dodge Ram 1500

Dodge Ram 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2004	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	Averaging 18 around town in mix driving see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	Not great fuel economy. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review

Dodge Ram 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 390-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	The milleage was terrible , my friend made the same trip as I did with a similar equiped Ford 5.4 L , 4x4 and used 30 % less gas. I rented this truck for a 2 week hunting trip to test it befor buying a new one. I will buy another Ford or GMC. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2008	4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	That hemi drinks fuel... we live at 55-60 while towing and 10mpg is all we hope for... we get that on the flats with no headwind. If you get a hill with a headwind you are looking at 4mpg! Buyer beware! fuel is approaching 5 bucks! see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	13 to 15 mpg in town about 17 mpg on the road. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	Poor fuel economy see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	Not much I don't like about this truck, but MPG with a Hemi combined with heavy loads means 12-13 mpg consistently. Not sure newer trucks would do any better with my 1000 lb load in the back. Highway mileage is only 16-17 at best. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	I should have bought the Hemi 5.7L engine. The 4.7 is awful...gutless and I get about 13 mpg in a rural setting and can get about 15 in the highway. I drive very conservatively. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2002	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	I average 12 mpg with just me in the cab. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review