Official EPA: 32/38/34 MPG

[Barrie 0]

It looks like Fuel Economy (the official U.S. government source for fuel economy information) finally released the rating for the 2013 1.2 Liter Spark. Not good

Manual 5-Speed

32 City, 38 Highway, 34 MPG combined.

Automatic 4-Speed

28 City, 37 Highway, 32 MPG combined

See the rating here: Fuel Economy of 2013 Chevrolet Spark.

It looks like the Spark will be released in August, so how about posting actual MPG here please?

[sbossman 0]

I have the spark ls manual, the epa ratings couldn't be more wrong.. on highways crusing at 55mph, i get between 60 and 65 on mostly flat stretches, In the city i roughly get about 35, the average fuel economy on the cluster usually stays about 50 or 51 mpg

[Greg_E 211]

If I am really careful I can average 35MPG per tank on my old Kia, this includes a trip up a long and steep hill on the way to work. I expect better than 40mpg average per tank when I get my Spark broken in. It would be nice if I can average closer to the above 50mpg. The trip is about 50/50 highway and city, the highway part at 65 to 70 mph.

[sbossman 0]

if you'll be doing 70 mph i doubt you will get near 50 mpg, the optimal speed for fuel economy is 50 mph anything above that and the economy will will decrease

[jeffe007 0]

Guys how r y'all getting these mpg's? I must have a rotten spark. I do live in hilly country in middle Alabama. Foothill of apalachains. I'm avg about 33.3 mpg combined. Hwy? @65-70 between 37-38mpg and 30 city. What gives? I did have a bad O2 and an exhaust leak prior to 2nd O2 sensor that was fixed. Without it I was lucky to get 22mpg!

[bluer101 241]

Jeffe007,

I do no highway driving in my Spark and all city. The cluster says average speed 20 mph and now with running the ac full time I'm getting 29-33 mpg. Not bad for slow stop and go.

[jibb3r 29]

I drive 98% city roads too, my average speed was 22.1 MPH, 36.5 MPG today when I filled up. I'm very pleased with it. :banana piano:

[jeffe007 0]

OK. Whew! So I'm in the ball park. My avg speed is like 24-26mph so that's why. Cool

[gitsum 16]

Don't believe the mileage meter, it's optimistic. On my first two tanks the speedometer average fuel consumption said 41 mpg, but good 'ole math says 38 mpg. That's all city driving using the air conditioner during the hottest part of the day, so I'm more than happy with that!

[Lynnette Lipyanic 2]

I average 43.8 combined city/hwy driving the 13 LS manual

Edited July 2, 2013 by Lynnette Lipyanic

[njresler 14]

Highway speed is hard on the spark. 40-60 will get great mpg. But really 45-50 is optimal. The key to 50+mpg on the interstate at 70-75 mph is drafting. I don't care what kinda vehicle you get behind pretty much anything is bigger than the Spark. Although, semis are great even at safe distances. No need to be right up on bumper. You can stay at a distance where the truck can you you (ie you can see its mirrors). But I'm sure most of us are familiar with hypermiling techniques. So as cars pass they give use a push. The key is to find a nice pocket at a reasonable and safe speed.

[Greg_E 211]

Boats make great drafting vehicles, doesn't matter how big the boat is or what type of vehicle pulls it, there is always a huge pull from the boat and trailer.