Optima Plug-in Hybrid
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (AM6) · Midsize Cars
- Electric range
- 29 mi
- Total range
- 610 mi
- On electricity
- 103 MPGe
- On gas
- 40 MPG
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl
- Motor
- 50kW IPMSM
- Annual fuel cost
- $1,700
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 97 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
2018 Optima trims (7)
Optima Hybrid
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (AM6) · Midsize Cars
- MPG combined
- 42
- City / highway
- 39 / 46
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $1,600
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 212 g/mi
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Large Cars
- MPG combined
- 25
- City / highway
- 22 / 31
- Engine
- 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,700
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 360 g/mi
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Large Cars
- MPG combined
- 28
- City / highway
- 24 / 34
- Engine
- 2.4L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,400
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 321 g/mi
Optima
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (AM7) · Large Cars
- MPG combined
- 31
- City / highway
- 28 / 37
- Engine
- 1.6L 4-cyl turbo
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,150
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 286 g/mi
Optima FE
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Large Cars
- MPG combined
- 29
- City / highway
- 25 / 36
- Engine
- 2.4L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,300
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 310 g/mi
Optima S
Front-Wheel Drive · Automatic (S6) · Large Cars
- MPG combined
- 26
- City / highway
- 23 / 32
- Engine
- 2.4L 4-cyl
- Fuel
- Regular
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,600
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 340 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.