2019 GT1 Gas Mileage

[Puckhead]

I have a 2019 GT1 AWD with almost 3000 miles. I have a 38 mile commute each way. I’m getting 21-22 mpg in comfort / eco modes.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I have a 2019 GT1 AWD with almost 3000 miles. I have a 38 mile commute each way. I’m getting 21-22 mpg in comfort / eco modes.

That tells me the trip is mixed city/highway driving. If that is highway mileage, it isn't very good.

 

[Ahawk1968]

2018 GT1 here. Around town has settled down to around 17 mpg in comfort mode. Highway trips last summer were a tick over 30 mpg in eco, cruise set at 85 or so.

 

[Mack-VA]

2018 GT1, RWD, stock tires - I'm getting about 22mpg in eco/comfort. I drive 40 miles each way, about 35 of that open highway, the other 5 are town driving with a bunch of red lights. I do drive fairly aggressive even when in eco mode and still get about 20mpg at worst.

 

[BlueBrick]

I have a 2019 GT2 AWD with the 19" summers and I'm getting 18.2 mpg over 900 miles of tracking. My commute is 3 miles (stop and go) each way! Thankfully I get in a few real trips here and there or else I'd be more like 13 mpg.

Edit: My 2012 Optima 2.0T was getting 20.5 mpg doing the same, so not a bad change considering the performance increase (and more aggressive driving) and hopefully Stinger will improve a bit with break in.

 

[terrylharris]

If there is another thread specifically on the 2019 GT1 I apologize.

I bought the car a few weeks ago and have now gone through 3 tanks of gas and wanted to get some feedback from other gt1/gt2 owners on your experience with gas mileage. I was never expecting it to be great, but the advertised ~22 combined MPG was a nice bonus to what is already an amazing car. My experience so far is not even remotely close to 22. Nearly all my driving has been daily commuting without much traffic - some "city" and some highway. I keep the car in ECO 90% of the time, and am averaging about 15.5-16 MPG. If I kept it in sport mode, I may as well be driving a G63 averaging 10-12 MPG.

Will it get better with more mileage? How does KIA get away with advertising 22 when I'm at 15 in ECO? I've seen a few posts talking about past KIA's and customers being refunded money due to MPG issues.

Again, I'm not expecting it to be like my Prius but I do expect it to be at least close to what they advertise.

What's your experience?

I have a GT and have had up to 32 MPG on long trips (300 miles). I get about 22 MPG around town. Right now I am at 25 MPG overall. Keep your foot out of the engine department! Drive smoothly with no drag burnout starts. It is hard to do but your mileage will increase.

 

[Waynerm002]

Since I hit 600 miles, I have been putting my foot in it as she feels sluggish. I'll have to do a few launches on it, never used it on the old one.

 

[Bernie Fen]

I just got my 19 base GT 2 days ago and been averaging about 18-20 mpg mostly highway in custom mode but I'm gonna switch to Smart as it will adjust to your driving behavior.. But I do believe the fuel economy will improve once the engine has been broken into. Currently i'm at 107 miles on my odemeter.

 

[eflyguy]

Don't count on it.

Two tons driven enthusiastically takes fuel.

 

[GenesisG70]

GT2 here drive almost all highway getting 25 mph consistently. Considering the almost 11,000 USD discount I got from the MSRP I personally can't complain that my car is not giving me 30 mpg

 

[BMWF650GS]

My 19 GT.
ECO mode and SMART mode.

 

[Bjjpurple]

Today I’m getting 26.8. In a mix of highway / city. My average over the first 1k Miles I have owned it is 22.1. Driving my wife’s x3 bmw 4 cylinder I can get around 33mpg in the same driving environment. Perspective, I get the only very slightly better mileage with the Stinger than I got with my 2018 mustang GT.

 

[nhcowboy28]

Today I’m getting 26.8. In a mix of highway / city. My average over the first 1k Miles I have owned it is 22.1. Driving my wife’s x3 bmw 4 cylinder I can get around 33mpg in the same driving environment. Perspective, I get the only very slightly better mileage with the Stinger than I got with my 2018 mustang GT.

My 2011 mustang gt (tuned 93) with UHP tires got me 12.5. Lol. Glad they have improved the coyote with more HP and better mileage!!

 

[MerlintheMad]

My 19 GT.
ECO mode and SMART mode.

You must be varying your route or driving style, then, because the "bottom half" of Smart mode is Eco.

 

[Rob M]

You have to really work at getting the rate mileage estimates. That is largely because the EPA test profiles are not representative of the way most of us drive. Who averages 48 mph on the highway and never exceeds 60 mpg? The EPA's hwy test. In which US city's streets can you average 21 mph, reach speeds of 57 mph, and never stop at a light for more than 30 seconds? Not any that I know, but that is the profile that the EPA uses. They have a couple additional profiles they use for adjustments these days, but they aren' t necessarily any more realistic.

 

[Soca Boy]

Not telling how to drive but, your driving habits can play a big impact on your gas mileage along with weather or even altitude. I challenged myself and the Stinger to see how low I can get my gas mileage, two day test last year. I got 6.2L/100KM or 37.9 MPG using eco mode, it’s a 2018 GT Limited(GT2) AWD(before mods). After those two days I was back in sport enjoying myself, lol. I believe in sport for me it’s 11L/100KM or 21.3 MPG. I also don’t want to get into which gas is right crap but, I use V-Power.

 

[NismoDPB]

I was joy riding in manual sport yesterday and managed to keep it above 22. I also have a gt1 though so I have the luxury of keeping it in manual and shifting to higher gears when I'm not driving like a goon.

 

[Jimmer]

So on Saturday, I threw my car in Eco and drove from my house, to the Maverick Center and back. Roughly 80 miles round trip. It said I got 26.5 MPG. This included unbelievable traffic after getting off the highway on my way to the arena, and then very slow driving in horrible conditions the last part of the drive on my way back.

 

[MerlintheMad]

So on Saturday, I threw my car in Eco and drove from my house, to the Maverick Center and back. It said I got 26.5 MPG. This included unbeleiveable traffic after getting off the highway on my way to the arena, and then very slow driving in horrible conditions the last part of the drive on my way back.

See what a nice stint of freeway driving can do to raise average mpg? Nothing works like the freeway. And you don't have to be going 60 to 80 mph either: just slow and steady works as well: no traffic lights and no stop and go, or very little, and the average goes right up. The killer is stop and start, i.e. surface streets with traffic lights.