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smart fortwo Fuel Economy (L/100km)

L/100km Number of Vehicles
4 liters per 100 kilometers 2 vehicles
5 liters per 100 kilometers 48 vehicles
6 liters per 100 kilometers 159 vehicles
7 liters per 100 kilometers 40 vehicles
8 liters per 100 kilometers 4 vehicles
9 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
10 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
11 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
12 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
13 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
14 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
15 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
16 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
17 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
18 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
19 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
20 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
21 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
22 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
23 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
24 liters per 100 kilometers 1 vehicles
25 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
26 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
27 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
28 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
29 liters per 100 kilometers 0 vehicles
30 liters per 100 kilometers 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain L/100km  
2008 2008 2dr Convertible 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 6.27
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With the turbocharged 66kW 0.9L I3 engine, 6-speed automated manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 smart fortwo has been averaging 6.27 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2008 smart fortwos in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 kilometers per hour (about 35.9 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in heavy traffic (24.4 percent), in the city (19.1 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2008 smart fortwo in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2008 2008 2dr Hatch 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 6.07
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2008 smart fortwo

2008 smart fortwo Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
highest mpg for a gas only vehicle. see full smart fortwo review
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Depending on how I drive, it gets great mileage. High of 40.1, mixed city and interstate and an absolute low of 33.5 driving it like a kid in a go Kart. see full smart fortwo review
2009 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
fundamentally adequate, very predictable, no surprises larger fuel tank would still be nice see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
50-80 mpg as shown on a ScanGauge II see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Fourty MPG or more on every fill up. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Fule consumption is consistent regardless of type of driving style. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
Good mileage see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
First tankful is 40 mpg. We expect that to go up once we fully master the manumatic transmission. see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Hatch 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
average 40 mpg see full smart fortwo review
2008 2dr Convertible 70-horsepower 1.0L I3
5-speed automated manual RWD
best among fossil fuel powered cars see full smart fortwo review
 

2008 smart fortwo Gas Mileage (L/100km)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the smart fortwo's real-world L/100km based on how and where you drive a car.