How bad really is the mpg on the Stinger GT

[clemson85]

2019 GTS with 8800 miles. I get 20 mpg city in Sport mode and around 30 mpg on my trips to the SC coast in Smart mode.

 

[LordKOTL]

To add to my previous post: the 1st all-freeway roadtrip i took was mainly cruising at ~75mph on the freeway and not really slowing down at all. I would change lanes predictively so that I wouldn't need to; slow or speed up as much as I could; hence the ~30mpg.

On the road trip there was hills, curves, passing slow vehicles (with extreme prejudice, because Kia Stinger), and slowing down and speeding up; hence the drop to ~25mpg even though I was trying to keep ~60mph when unencumbered.

My around town driving usually garners ~17MPG.

From my own personal comparison: my previous car (2008 Pontiac G6 GXP coupe) got 30 freeway/27 rural highway/18 around town. That from an NA 3.6l V6 pushing 252hp/255lb-ft, which was also nowhere near as good handling the curves as my Stinger.

As others have said it is possible to milk some decent mileage out of your Stinger; you just have to keep your foot light on the accelerator. However, much like my old G6, how much more fun is your Stinger to drive than your Sorrento--especially when you really want to open her up?

 

[socalvn]

I averaged 25 City 34 freeway sport mode 2.5T

 

[Maljey]

I have no idea how some of you are getting 30+ mpg highway with the V6. Someone even reported 35mpg. Are we driving the same car???

I couldn't get 35mpg unless I was coasting downhill lmao. Slight exagerration, but still. Not sure how you guys are getting that kind of mileage on flat land.

 

[LordKOTL]

I have no idea how some of you are getting 30+ mpg highway with the V6. Someone even reported 35mpg. Are we driving the same car???

I couldn't get 35mpg unless I was coasting downhill lmao. Slight exagerration, but still. Not sure how you guys are getting that kind of mileage on flat land.

As I mentioned, the major difference between my long freeway road trip and my rural highway road trip was that on the freeway one, I set her for ~75mph, and then just tried to keep her at that speed. If I saw a car ahead of me going slower I would keep the same speed and change lanes around them without slowing down or speeding up--as much as possible. The route I took (I-5 between Portland and Seattle) was not that flat. However, because I was just cruising at one set speed boost was very low to no boost at all, and I think that's what helped me get the mileage I got--the fact that I wasn't slowing down, and then subsequently speeding up.

 

[0zman99]

If you are concerned about fuel economy before purchasing, it will hamper your experience of the Stinger. You will frequently be thinking about how much gas you are burning when you floor it. It makes the car less fun.

With that said, fuel economy (including it uses premium fuel) is the only reason I sometimes consider selling. Unfortunately fuel economy is frequently on my mind since 90% of my driving is city driving in a cold climate.

If you mainly do highway driving, the Stinger is decent but is still on the lower side of fuel economy.

I've also made spreadsheets that compare fuel consumption to kilometers driven and yeah the Stinger is expensive. This is expected for what the Stinger is.

 

[Harshman]

I am okay with the mileage but do wish it had a bit more than ~350 a tank.

 

[JSolo]

Car should have come with at least 20 gal tank. Agreed.

 

[AdrianG]

Almost totally driver dependent.
I average around 17. Often my little trip info thing after I shut the car off will say about 19-21 MPG, in my area there is a moderate amount of traffic but I also like to open it up when I can (90% of the time).
Driving down to ABQ (83 MPH average, or so) from here I got around 29, that was in Smart/Eco, cruise control and all the driver assistance on. I'm sure I could have gone a bit slower and saved a bit of gas, but my time and enjoyment is worth substantially more than a few dollars in gas.

 

[olumido123]

If you are concerned about fuel economy before purchasing, it will hamper your experience of the Stinger. You will frequently be thinking about how much gas you are burning when you floor it. It makes the car less fun.

With that said, fuel economy (including it uses premium fuel) is the only reason I sometimes consider selling. Unfortunately fuel economy is frequently on my mind since 90% of my driving is city driving in a cold climate.

If you mainly do highway driving, the Stinger is decent but is still on the lower side of fuel economy.

I've also made spreadsheets that compare fuel consumption to kilometers driven and yeah the Stinger is expensive. This is expected for what the Stinger is.

Is your weather always cold? And what mpg do you normally get?

 

[Redleg94]

As I mentioned, the major difference between my long freeway road trip and my rural highway road trip was that on the freeway one, I set her for ~75mph, and then just tried to keep her at that speed. If I saw a car ahead of me going slower I would keep the same speed and change lanes around them without slowing down or speeding up--as much as possible. The route I took (I-5 between Portland and Seattle) was not that flat. However, because I was just cruising at one set speed boost was very low to no boost at all, and I think that's what helped me get the mileage I got--the fact that I wasn't slowing down, and then subsequently speeding up.

The trip that I took with a 31 MPG tank was all in SMART mode with the cruise set to 79.

 

[LordKOTL]

The trip that I took with a 31 MPG tank was all in SMART mode with the cruise set to 79.

Nice! I was in Eco for my 30mpg, and I believe the net elevation gain was about 400' with elevation changes throughout.

I think if I was able to have a more flat roadtrip I'd get better, but the fun roads have hills.

 

[Volfy]

I have no idea how some of you are getting 30+ mpg highway with the V6. Someone even reported 35mpg. Are we driving the same car???

I couldn't get 35mpg unless I was coasting downhill lmao. Slight exagerration, but still. Not sure how you guys are getting that kind of mileage on flat land.

We don't all live in the same locale and drive the same way. Somebody driving in mile-high Denver will see different mpg results than another driver near sea level in Houston. Also, there is a difference between indicated mpg (on dashboard) vs. actual mpg (calculated at fill-up with actual miles driven). What I consider "city driving" might be very different than another person in another city. Take some of these reports with a grain of salt.

 

[Snicklefritz]

Driving down to ABQ (83 MPH average, or so) from here I got around 29, that was in Smart/Eco, cruise control and all the driver assistance on.

and mostly downhill. How is your mpg average on the return trip?

 

[AdrianG]

and mostly downhill. How is your mpg average on the return trip?

There is about a 500' difference in elevation between here and there, can be hilly in some parts, which goes both ways.
Negligible difference between both trips.

 

[1TUFKIA]

Speaking to our local police which i do regularly as i dont wish to be targeted by the occasional spirited drive , i was told 10-11L 100km idling and around town / chases etc and low 9's on the hwy 330s model with all the police pack fruit attached

 

[AdrianG]

Speaking to our local police which i do regularly as i dont wish to be targeted by the occasional spirited drive , i was told 10-11L 100km idling and around town / chases etc and low 9's on the hwy 330s model with all the police pack fruit attached

 

[D.J.]

35k on 19 GT2 AWD see ~25mpg in mixed driving. I live near Santa Fe so have many 'hills'. And yes a leaded foot will kill the mileage, but as others have said, sometimes you just gotta pass some grandparent. Well worth the cost

At 25mpg, you are well ahead of the median. Obviously driving style plays the biggest role.

Notably, only people who are concerned or curious about MPG use fully.com, so those that don't care, simply aren't represented in the data.

The chart below is based on only half a million miles, very small amount of data compared to more common cars.

Based on data from 31 vehicles, 2,269 fuel-ups and 544,653 miles of driving, the 2019 Kia Stinger gets a combined Avg MPG of 20.55 with a 0.20 MPG margin of error.




Same data, in L/100km

 

[5tinger]

+1.

Get a bluetooth OBD2 dongle or anything else that let's you monitor boost pressure. I've driven my entire commute route and not see boost pressure blip off 0.0 psi. So the car basically acts like a normally aspirated engine. Takes a good bit of planning to drive like that in traffic, because you'd be essentially hypermiling. You might piss off cars behind you, because your acceleration will be rather mild. Same thing while slowing down and letting the car coast and use as much of the momentum as possible, instead of the brakes.

You can get good mpg. Question is whether you have the discipline to do it, and whether it is worth it to you in order to have an engine that lets you rip when you do want to.

That's how you achieve the lowest fuel consumption on all vehicles, not just the Stinger.

Other benefits are lower wear and tear and less stress when thus driving style.

 

[ElChanclo]

I have about 11.5k miles on my car and my lifetime mpg average is around 20.3mpg.

GT2 11.4 MPG lifetime

Where can I see my lifetime MPG?