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Kia Forte vs. Volvo V70 MPG

Chart is based on 326 fuel economy reports for the Kia Forte and 142 fuel economy reports for the Volvo V70.

Kia Forte MPG

Kia Forte Kia Forte 2015 30.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2013 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2012 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2012 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2011 31.3 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2011 27.9 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2011 28.4 MPG Highway Percentage 72 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 45 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 58 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 23 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 28.3 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 27.6 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 27.9 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Kia Forte Kia Forte 2010 32.6 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent
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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Volvo V70 MPG

Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2013 41.2 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2010 30.8 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2009 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2009 20.5 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2008 24.1 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2007 17.9 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2007 19.0 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2007 33.3 MPG Highway Percentage 76 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2007 37.5 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 22.7 MPG Highway Percentage 71 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 21.8 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 21.3 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 26.0 MPG Highway Percentage 71 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2006 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2005 17.4 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2005 26.8 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2005 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 18.3 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 11 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 22.8 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 19.8 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 25.4 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2004 25.4 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2003 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 27 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2003 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2003 23.5 MPG Highway Percentage 15 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2003 29.3 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2002 23.4 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2002 25.5 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2002 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2002 20.8 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2001 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 72 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2001 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2001 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Volvo V70 Volvo V70 2000 22.2 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent
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
2013 4dr Wagon turbocharged 113hp 1.6L I4 Diesel
6-speed automated manual FWD
flat light none 2 11 2 85 100 41.2  
2010 4dr Wagon 235-horsepower 3.2L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 0 0 20 80 65 30.8  
2009 4dr Wagon turbocharged 182hp 2.4L I5 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light hvy 15 5 15 65 130 29.4  
2009 4dr Wagon 235-horsepower 3.2L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 10 4 38 48 64 20.5  
2008 4dr Wagon 235-horsepower 3.2L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 3 4 37 56 82 24.1  
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat lead light 10 60 20 10 95 17.9  
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills light light 5 45 45 5 65 19.0  
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2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 182hp 2.4L I5 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 3 10 10 76 80 33.3  
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 182hp 2.4L I5 Diesel
6-speed manual FWD
flat light none 0 5 10 85 75 37.5  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med light 3 31 5 61 79 22.6  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD
flat med light 3 8 19 71 85 22.7  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 17 11 33 39 64 21.8  
2006 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 27 13 13 47 110 21.3  
2006 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed manual FWD
flat med hvy 6 24 0 71 75 26.0  
2006 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 10 13 16 61 65 25.9  
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD
flat v.lt none 0 0 40 60 80 17.4  
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 4 16 11 69 66 26.8  
2005 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
hills light light 8 8 25 60 60 25.2  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
6-speed manual AWD
hills med none 10 23 27 40 60 22.0  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 300hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med light 9 21 30 40 74 18.3  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 14 6 79 70 29.7  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills light none 0 6 10 84 65 28.5  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med light 0 66 22 11 100 23.1  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
mtns light none 0 25 0 75 65 28.0  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat med none 2 66 22 10 110 22.8  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 13 37 50 65 25.6  
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed automatic AWD
flat light none 5 10 10 75 75 19.8  
2004 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 7 47 15 31 91 25.4  
2004 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 0 7 40 53 63 25.4  
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills light light 25 25 24 27 60 22.0  
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light light 0 14 55 32 60 22.0  
2003 4dr Wagon turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 70 10 5 15 60 23.5  
2003 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
hills light light 23 23 24 30 58 29.3  
2002 4dr Wagon turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light light 6 19 15 61 87 23.4  
2002 4dr Wagon turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 20 0 80 110 25.5  
2002 4dr Wagon turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic AWD
flat light hvy 10 20 40 30 65 24.0  
2002 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
hills med light 17 32 23 28 73 20.8  
2001 4dr Wagon turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat v.lt light 5 10 13 72 63 26.5  
2001 4dr Wagon turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 0 6 6 88 114 26.4  
2001 4dr Wagon turbocharged 197hp 2.4L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light none 10 7 58 25 67 21.0  
2000 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
flat v.lt none 0 0 50 50 55 22.2  

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Kia Forte vs. Volvo V70 MPG

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Kia Forte

Kia Forte Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
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
YearComment
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
YearBody/PowertrainComment
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 Volvo V70

Volvo V70 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Surprising fuel economy for the 2.5 turbo 208 hp engine. Several road trips with consistent 30 mpg at freeway speeds (70-75 mph). Around the city 22 - 25 mpg in mixed stop and go and freeway trips. The trip computer is usually 2 mpg less than actual. see full Volvo V70 review
2005 4dr Wagon 168-horsepower 2.4L I5
5-speed automatic FWD
For a heavy car, I am satisfied with 28-30 highway and about 24 overall average. see full Volvo V70 review
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
City it gets decent milage (20ish) and highway (30ish). see full Volvo V70 review
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
30 plus mpg h/w at 70 mph all day long! see full Volvo V70 review
2004 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
average 23 MPG+ in mixed driving. Approach 30 MPG on hwy see full Volvo V70 review
2001 4dr Wagon turbocharged 247hp 2.3L I5
5-speed manual FWD
Avg 9.0 l/100km mixed town and highway, 10 l/100km in winter, best case 7.8 l/100km sustained, flat highway - but takes premium fuel @ 20% more than regular. see full Volvo V70 review
Volvo V70 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Wagon turbocharged 281hp 3.0L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Not thrify -- the European diesel model would have been preferred. see full Volvo V70 review
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
too low see full Volvo V70 review
2007 4dr Wagon turbocharged 182hp 2.4L I5 Diesel
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
It can be quite low sometimes around town, but it is still excellent on motorways. see full Volvo V70 review
2005 4dr Wagon turbocharged 208hp 2.5L I5
5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Bit low for such modest power but car is heavy. see full Volvo V70 review