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My son had mostly driven his new Sportage locally and is telling me he's getting between 27 and 28 mpg which isn't bad for a heavy vehicle. He actually drove to Georgia on Wednesday to get lottery tickets and when he got back, he was grinning like a Cheshire cat and reported he got 34 mpg! That's ALMOST as good as my Forte. What kind of mpg are you guys getting out of your Sportages that are "broken in" with several thousand miles on them? Just curious. BTW, I love how easy it is to check the oil on these cars.
 
I've only had my 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid Prestige SX for 2 days, but prior to resetting the TRIP info, by the time I drove home (40 miles highway), my average was 27MPG. I then went to the gas station and topped off the gas tank (also put in 89 octane Exxon) and drove 4 miles in town and the TRIP meter displayed 51.2 MPG (car has about 80 miles on it). I continued my drive (after the snapshot) and drove up a long steep mountain to where I live. The TRIP meter showed about 37MPG. I'm guessing that I'll easily get 35MPG around town on level roads. I'm not sure yet what I'll get on the highway since I'll bet the gas engine must stay on constantly. I'm hoping for 35-40 MPG combined. The salesperson said a lot of people get 40-50 MPH but I'm betting they don't ALWAYS get that mileage.
 

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Hybrids will get even better mileage after 3-4K mile break-in. 35K total mi now on ours and averaging 35 MPG overall. That includes New England winters (lowers MPG 10-15%) and approx. 50% highway mileage over 70 MPH (also lowers MPG 10-15%). Awesome for such a large, AWD, decently-powered SUV!
 
In my 2023 EX Hybrid AWD, I have been consistently getting mileage in the low 40's (usually about 42-43 mpg) per tankful for a good while. I noticed an improvement after I took it to the dealer for some sort of computer update. I live in the high mountains of WV, so mostly 2-lane driving and up and down hills.
 
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