Nissan LEAF vs. Kia Spectra MPG

Chart is based on 3 fuel economy reports for the Nissan LEAF and 73 fuel economy reports for the Kia Spectra.

Nissan LEAF 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
2011	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	15	5	10	70	65	5.1

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Nissan LEAF Electric Fuel Economy

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
2012	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	30	70	65	22.8
2011	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	0	20	80	70	31.6

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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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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan LEAF

Nissan LEAF Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	At my present rate of .088 per kilowat this car has cost 2.2 cents per mile. see full Nissan LEAF review
2012	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	You will NEVER fill up with stinky gas at a gas station again ... you'll only stop at a gas station to use the washroom and get a coffee. However, on the subject of "fuel", it is very efficient with the clean electrons. And the feedback is excellent. You always have access to how well you're driving technique is. Plus, you get more information when you look it up on Nissan's LEAF website of your personal driving efficiency and how you did relative to other LEAF drivers in your country or around the world. When comparing purchase prices or lease payments, you must take into consideration that your electric bill will be ONE-TENTH the price of your gas guzzler's gas bill. That means that your $300 per month gas credit card expense will become a mere $30 on your electric bill. see full Nissan LEAF review
2011	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	Less than $.03/mile for electricity. see full Nissan LEAF review
2011	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	Obviously, Fuel economy is one of the Leaf's strongest features. The car gets amazing milage. The Battery is 24Kw and I pay 10 cents per kilowatt where I live in Texas. This means that it costs about $2.40 to charge it up completely from empty. From empty I can get about 75 miles of normal highway/city mixed driving. My previous car, a Chrysler Sebring Limited convertible got 23 miles per gallon. So it would take me about 3.2 gallons of gas to go 75 miles in my Sebring. At $3.50 per gallon it would cost me $11.41 to go that same 75 miles in my Sebring that only costs me $2.40 in my Leaf. The price of gas would have to be 75 cents per gallon for my sebring just to match cost of the feul to drive the same distance as my Leaf. I doubt we'll ever see that price again. see full Nissan LEAF review

Nissan LEAF Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Hatch 107-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic FWD	Fuel Economy is the closest category I found for "Range". Fully charged the LEAF says it will travel 100 miles, and in the right conditions (35 miles per hour with minimal stopping) it probably would go 100 miles. For normal driving, I'd say the range is 75 miles, unless the heater is on, then that could drop to about 50 - 60 miles. My commute to work is short and I wanted this car for local travel, to the grocery store, Costco, etc, and for that purpose it works well. Unfortunately in my town there is only one place that has a charging station and that is the Nissan Dealer. If I travel outside of town, I need to find a charging station or be sure I am within 35 miles from home. When I have to travel to Corporate I have to take one of our Gas Cars, since it is on the outskirts of my 35 mile range. To fully charge the car it takes 3 hours, which limits my destination. see full Nissan LEAF review

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