Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic 4-spd · Midsize Cars
- MPG combined
- 20
- City / highway
- 18 / 24
- Engine
- 2.4L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,350
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 444 g/mi
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Kia Optima
The Kia Optima has been sold in the US from 2001 to 2020, in 20 model years covered here. The 2020 line-up has 6 trims with 24–42 MPG combined.
Model years
2001 Optima trims (4)
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 5-spd · Midsize Cars
- MPG combined
- 21
- City / highway
- 19 / 26
- Engine
- 2.4L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 423 g/mi
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic 4-spd · Midsize Cars
- MPG combined
- 19
- City / highway
- 17 / 23
- Engine
- 2.5L 6-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,550
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 468 g/mi
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Manual 5-spd · Midsize Cars
- MPG combined
- 21
- City / highway
- 18 / 24
- Engine
- 2.5L 6-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 423 g/mi
Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov. Annual fuel cost is the EPA estimate for 15,000 miles a year at national average fuel and electricity prices.