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smart fortwo MPG

MPG Number of Vehicles
28 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
29 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
30 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
31 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
32 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
33 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
34 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
35 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
36 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
37 miles per gallon 5 vehicles
38 miles per gallon 7 vehicles
39 miles per gallon 6 vehicles
40 miles per gallon 7 vehicles
41 miles per gallon 5 vehicles
42 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
43 miles per gallon 3 vehicles
44 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
45 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
46 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
47 miles per gallon 0 vehicles
48 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
49 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
50 miles per gallon 2 vehicles
51 miles per gallon 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain MPG  
2009 2009 2dr Convertible 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 39.72
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With the turbocharged 89hp 0.9L I3 engine, 6-speed automated manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 smart fortwo has been averaging 39.72 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2009 smart fortwos in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 44.2 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (28.9 percent), in heavy traffic (6.4 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2009 smart fortwo in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2009 2009 2dr Hatch 70-hp 1.0L I3 5-sp automated manual RWD 39.75
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2009 smart fortwo

2009 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
 

2009 smart fortwo Gas Mileage (MPG)

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 MPG based on how and where you drive a car.