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Saturn AURA vs. Kia Spectra MPG

Chart is based on 288 fuel economy reports for the Saturn AURA and 73 fuel economy reports for the Kia Spectra.

Saturn AURA MPG

Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2009 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2008 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2008 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2008 26.9 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2007 22.2 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2007 22.9 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Saturn AURA Saturn AURA 2007 28.0 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
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 6 10 10 75 73 28.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 4 11 38 47 70 23.1  
2008 4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 5 18 9 68 69 25.9  
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 8 16 22 54 69 26.9  
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 3 9 40 48 79 22.2  
2007 4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 5 29 16 51 77 22.9  
2007 4dr Sedan 164-horsepower 2.4L I4 Hybrid
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 5 10 35 50 65 28.0  

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Kia Spectra MPG

Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2009 30.3 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2009 32.4 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2009 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2009 32.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2008 31.9 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2007 31.0 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2007 31.8 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2007 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2006 31.1 MPG Highway Percentage 62 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2006 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 76 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2006 28.8 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2006 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 8 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2005 31.3 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2005 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2005 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2004.5 34.9 MPG Highway Percentage 91 percent Kia Spectra Kia Spectra 2004.5 28.5 MPG Highway Percentage 29 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
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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Saturn AURA vs. Kia Spectra MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saturn AURA

Saturn AURA Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
almost double that of my previous vehicle see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
in town with the a/c on i get 19 mph but on the highway on trips i get 32 driving at 70mph see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Fuel economy is very good for vehicle this size. Ecotec is great on the highway. 3.6 Alloytec V6 with 6-speed is also surprisingly fuel frugal. see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
FANTASTIC! And I drive it like I stole it! see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
The car gets better fuel economy than most 4 cylinder cars this size. see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
The Aura XR has an EPA rating of 18/26 (give or take). We consistently average 20+ in town and for 252hp, it averaged a respectable 28.5 - 30.3npg on a recent 18hr road trip. Did I mention we were fully loaded (4 humans and a full trunk)! see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 169-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
For the vehicle size, the 4-cylinder EPA rating is very good. see full Saturn AURA review
2008 4dr Sedan 219-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Decent fuel economy see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Good mpg for big V6. Avg 19 in mostly city driving, 28-29 mpg on trips see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Excellent fuel economy. I routinely get 29mpg at 65mph and 25mpg at 85mph. see full Saturn AURA review
Saturn AURA Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
The 2007 XR model only available with a V6 engine(less economy). see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
My car seems rather high in this regard or maybe I just have a lead foot. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Poor city fuel economy. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Good on highway, but bad on local. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
city mileage on XR lower than anticipated, not good in stop and go driving see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
not broken in and haveing too much fun with the pedal. both will improve with time. this is a baby touring sedan that handles. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 252-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
The fuel economy is not class leading. I average about 20 miles per gallon in a mix of city and highway driving. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Good on highway, very bad in traffic. see full Saturn AURA review
2007 4dr Sedan 224-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Its six cylinder engine could not realistically be compared with a four. I really wanted to consider the Aura GL, and had had a request in to a dealer to let me know when they got one in. I never received a response to the call. see full Saturn AURA review
 

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

Kia Spectra Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
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