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Kia · model year 2026
2026 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid
SUV · All-Wheel Drive · Plug-in hybrid · EPA class: Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
36MPG combined
35/36MPG city / highway
$1,850fuel a year
97 g CO₂ per mile 1.6 L 4-cyl turbo Automatic (AM-S6)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
- 42 Fuel-efficient small SUVs
Ordered by combined MPG #42 of 521 - 76 Kia cars
Every model year, newest first #76 of 908 - 602 2026 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #602 of 1,172 - 54 Fuel-efficient AWD and 4WD cars
Ordered by combined MPG #54 of 1,362 - 114 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #114 of 2,158
Against fuel-efficient small SUVs
Chart average 33 miBest 54 mi
Chart average 78 MPGeBest 108 MPGe
Chart average 27 MPGBest 53 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,250Chart average $2,817
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 36 MPG
- City MPG
- 35 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 36 MPG
- Combined MPGe
- 83 MPGe
- EPA range
- 33 miles
- Energy use
- 43 kWh per 100 miles
- Annual fuel cost
- $1,850
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 97 g per mile
- Charge time at 240 V
- 2 hours
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- SUV
- EPA size class
- Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
- Drive
- All-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 1.6 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (AM-S6)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
Charging
The car
Powertrain
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