The most efficient 2027 Hyundai Kona versions are the front-drive SE and SEL Sport, which pair a 147-horsepower Atkinson-cycle 2.0-liter with Hyundai’s Intelligent Variable Transmission. They are EPA-estimated at 31 mpg combined, made up of 28 city and 35 highway, and their EPA consumption figure is 3.2 gallons per 100 miles. Adding HTRAC brings those two trims to 27 combined, from 26 city and 29 highway.

Turbocharged power changes the math for the SEL Premium and Limited. Their 190-horsepower 1.6-liter and eight-speed automatic return 28 mpg combined (26 city, 32 highway) by EPA estimate with front-wheel drive, and 26 combined (24 city, 29 highway) with HTRAC. Like any EPA estimate, these serve as a common yardstick, and your own mpg will vary with options, weather, traffic, driving style and upkeep.

• EPA-estimated combined, SE and SEL Sport: 31 FWD, 27 HTRAC
• EPA-estimated combined, SEL Premium and Limited: 28 FWD, 26 HTRAC
• Top EPA highway figure: 35 mpg, 2.0L FWD
• EPA city ratings span 24 to 28 mpg
• Fuel use: 3.2 gal/100 mi (2.0L FWD)
• Tailpipe CO2: 288 to 341 grams per mile

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Fuel capacity in the 2027 Hyundai Kona is tied to the engine. Trims with the 2.0-liter, the SE and SEL Sport, carry a 12.4-gallon tank, and trims with the 1.6-liter turbo, the SEL Premium and Limited, carry 13.2 gallons. Either capacity stays put when HTRAC all-wheel drive is added.

Hyundai recommends regular unleaded for the 2.0-liter and the turbo alike, so there is no premium requirement at the pump. Hyundai lists a smog score of 6 for every 2027 Kona and greenhouse gas scores of 6 for the 2.0-liter front-wheel-drive version and 5 for the other three. Emissions certification is SULEV 30, and the EPA classifies the Kona as a small SUV.

• 12.4 gallons for the 2.0-liter trims
• 13.2 gallons for the turbo trims
• HTRAC models keep the same tank size
• Recommended fuel: regular unleaded

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Range is our own math for the 2027 Hyundai Kona, since Hyundai publishes no figure of its own: tank size x EPA-estimated mpg. For an SE or SEL Sport with front-wheel drive, 12.4 gallons x 35 mpg highway = 434 miles, 12.4 x 28 city = 347.2 miles and 12.4 x 31 combined = 384.4 miles. The same tank with HTRAC gives 12.4 x 29 = 359.6 highway miles, 12.4 x 26 = 322.4 city and 12.4 x 27 = 334.8 combined.

Turbo trims start from a larger 13.2-gallon tank. With front-wheel drive, an SEL Premium or Limited calculates to 13.2 x 32 = 422.4 highway miles, 13.2 x 26 = 343.2 city and 13.2 x 28 = 369.6 combined; with HTRAC, 13.2 x 29 = 382.8 highway, 13.2 x 24 = 316.8 city and 13.2 x 26 = 343.2 combined. Treat each one as an estimate derived from EPA ratings, since the math assumes a completely empty tank and your own driving will shift the result.

• SE, SEL Sport FWD: 434 miles highway, 347.2 city
• SE, SEL Sport HTRAC: 359.6 miles highway, 322.4 city
• SEL Premium, Limited FWD: 422.4 miles highway, 343.2 city
• SEL Premium, Limited HTRAC: 382.8 miles highway, 316.8 city

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