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Gizmo Highlights: City:28 MPG+29% Avg. Highway:33 MPG+19% Avg. Combined:30 MPG+25% Avg. Fuel Cost:$175035% cheaper Gizmo Score:77.5%Above Avg.. Does the 2022 Kia Soul LX get good gas mileage? The fuel economy of this Soul model is: Great compared to all other cars. Excellent compared to other non-hybrid cars. Good compared to other non-luxury cars. Decent compared to other subcompact SUVs. Good compared to other 4-cylinder cars. The 2022 Soul LX has a great fuel economy, with a combined gas mileage of 30 MPG (28 MPG city - 33 MPG highway). In comparison, the average car in 2022 has a gas mileage of 23.95 MPG (not including fully electric vehicles). The 2022 Soul LX is 25% more fuel-efficient than the average vehicle and is in the 83rd percentile of fuel economy for all cars. 2022 Soul LX Trims included in this article LX FWD Wagon - 28/33 MPG (30 MPG Combined) X-Line FWD Wagon - 28/33 MPG (30 MPG Combined) S FWD Wagon - 28/33 MPG (30 MPG Combined) EX FWD Wagon - 28/33 MPG (30 MPG Combined) GT-Line FWD Wagon - 28/33 MPG (30 MPG Combined) The 50th percentile or median gas mileage for all cars in 2022 is 23 MPG. You can generally gauge how good a car's fuel economy is by looking at which percentile of gas mileage it falls under. If your gas mileage is above the median, you are better than the majority. If your gas mileage falls below the 50 percentile, then most people have a better gas mileage than you. Consider the 0-35th percentiles as bad, the 40th-60th percentiles as acceptable, and the 65th-100th percentiles as good. Cost of Fuel The 2022 Kia Soul LX takes regular unleaded, the price of which will vary depending on where you live. At $3.5 per gallon of regular unleaded, driving this SUV will cost you: 1-mile trip: $0.12 5-mile trip: $0.58 15-mile trip: $1.75 10000 miles per year: $1166.67 12500 miles per year: $1458.33 15000 miles per year: $1750 When driving 15000 miles per year, the average and median cost of fuel for all cars is $2676.92 and $2550 respectively (in 2022). The 2022 Soul LX is 34.6% less costly to drive than the average vehicle in 2022. It is in the 13th percentile of fuel costs for all cars, meaning it's less expensive to drive than most vehicles. Range The 2022 Kia Soul LX can go 429 miles on a full tank of gas. Compared to other cars, the range of the Soul LX fares okay. The average range for all vehicles, in 2022, is 417 miles. Its range falls into the 61st percentile, above the median of 414 MPG. By Vehicle Category The 2022 Kia Soul LX is classified as a subcompact SUV. The average and median fuel economy for this segment is 29.5 MPG and 29 MPG, respectively. This puts it in the 57th percentile of the gas mileage for subcompact SUVs. The 2022 Soul LX is a non-luxury vehicle. Non-luxury cars are, on average, 20.8% more fuel-efficient than their luxury counterparts. The average gas mileage for non-luxury cars is 26.52 MPG. The average SUV has a gas mileage of 23.41 MPG. The 2022 Soul LX is 28.15% more fuel-efficient than the average SUV. By PowerTrain The 2022 Kia Soul LX is a gas car. This means that the car is powered by a gasoline engine, which takes gasoline as a fuel source. The average combined gas mileage for a gas car is 22.75 MPG. At 30 MPG, the 2022 Soul LX is 31.87% more fuel-efficient than the average gas vehicle. It is in the 88th percentile of gas mileage for the segment, putting it above the median of 22 MPG. The 2022 Kia Soul LX is fitted with a 4-cylinder engine. The average and median fuel economy for a 4-cylinder car is 28.67 MPG and 27 MPG respectively. Horsepower-Gas Mileage Multiple The 2022 Kia Soul LX has a gas mileage-horsepower multiple of 4410 MPG.HP. The average subcompact SUV has an MPG-HP multiple of 5335. The higher the number, the better. The gas mileage-horsepower multiple is an easy-to-understand indicator of how efficiently the powertrain moves the vehicle, relative to its power. Heavier vehicles and cars with undersized engines will typically have lower scores. Sports cars and hybrids typically score higher. It's best to compare scores with cars that are in the same vehicle category. Vs. Other Kia Cars 2022 Kia cars have an average fuel economy of 29.77 MPG. The median (50th percentile) is 28 MPG. With a gas mileage of 30 MPG, the Soul LX is one of the brand's more fuel-efficient vehicles in 2022. There are 22 2022 Kia models and trims (by per engine spec) sold in the United States. The Soul LX ranks 9 by fuel economy, tied with the 2022 Forte GT. Carbon Emissions The 2022 Soul LX emits 9795 pounds of carbon per year. The average 2022 automobile, driving 15000 miles, burns roughly 13149 pounds of carbon per year. Gizmo Score We score the fuel economy of the 2022 Kia Soul LX based on how well it fares when compared to other vehicles of its year. An average or standard score is 50. Many factors are considered, such as the vehicle's category, power, weight, and engine size (relative to other vehicles). For example, if a full-size pickup truck and a small sedan both do 25 MPG, the full-size pickup truck will typically have the higher score. This is because 25 MPG is considered excellent gas mileage for a pickup truck, but bad gas mileage for a small sedan. All factors are not weighed equally, however. Most points go towards the fuel economy relative to all vehicles.