Hyundai Sonata 2005 fuel consumption

Hyundai Sonata from 2005 to 2008 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 11% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 10% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 12% higher. Starting from 2005 Hyundai Sonata average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was significantly higher than average, at 2008 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became slightly above industry average. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars		Diesel cars
Year	All carmakers	Hyundai Sonata	All carmakers	Hyundai Sonata
2005	+8%	+17%	+10%	-
Show all years
2006	+9%	+17%	+11%	+12%
2007	+11%	+17%	+12%	+12%
2008	+12%	+17%	+13%	+12%

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Hyundai Sonata.

2005 - 2008

Hyundai Sonata 2005 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	26.7 MPG 8.8 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	22.1 MPG 10.7 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	+16%
Average advertised fuel consumption for diesel engines	35.1 MPG 6.7 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for diesel engines	31.8 MPG 7.4 l/100km
Average real diesel consumption difference *	+12%

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According to advertised fuel consumption, a Hyundai Sonata 2005 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.5 liters per 100 km or 8% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Hyundai Sonata with automatic transmission consumes around 0.8 litres per 100 km or 10% less fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Hyundai Sonata fuel economy is slightly worse than average. The best real fuel economy in its class according to user reviews of all the modifications has modification with 3.3 petrol engine and automatic transmission (Hyundai Sonata 2005 3.3i V6 233 HP). However, of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Hyundai Sonata with 2.4 petrol engine and manual transmission (Hyundai Sonata 2005 2.4i 161 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0 i 16V 137 HP automatic	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0i 16V 137 HP manual	25.6 MPG 9.2 l/100km
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0i 145 HP manual	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0i Automatic 145 HP automatic	28.3 MPG 8.3 l/100km
2.0 liter diesel engine
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0 CRDi VGT 140 HP manual	38.6 MPG 6.1 l/100km	30.2 MPG 7.8 l/100km+28%
Hyundai Sonata 2006 2.0 CRDi VGT Automatic 140 HP automatic	32.2 MPG 7.3 l/100km	30.5 MPG 7.7 l/100km+5%
2.4 liter petrol engine
Hyundai Sonata 2005 2.4i 161 HP manual	28.3 MPG 8.3 l/100km	23.1 MPG 10.2 l/100km+23%
Hyundai Sonata 2005 2.4i Automatic 161 HP automatic	27.0 MPG 8.7 l/100km
3.3 liter petrol engine
Hyundai Sonata 2005 3.3i V6 233 HP automatic	23.3 MPG 10.1 l/100km	21.2 MPG 11.1 l/100km+10%

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.