2023 Kia Forte Comparisons

	2023 Kia Forte	2023 Hyundai Elantra sedan	2023 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan	2023 Nissan Versa

Price Range ($)	$19,690 - $25,090	$20,650 - $34,400	$22,550 - $34,000	$15,830 - $19,820
Length / Width / Height (in)	182.7 / 70.9 / 56.5	184.1 / 71.9 / 55.7	183.5 / 70.7 / 56.9	177.0 / 68.5 / 57.3
Exterior Volume (cu. ft.)	363.2	370.3	372.8	351.0
Curb Weight (lbs.)	2769-3012	2725-3296	3126-3391	2599-2729
Legroom Total (in.)	77.9	80.3	77.4	75.5
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.)	96.0	101.8	91.1	88.9
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.)	15.3	14.2	13.2	14.7
Driven Wheels	FWD	FWD	FWD AWD	FWD
Engines	1.6l I4 T (201-bhp) 2.0l I4 (147-bhp)	1.6l I4 HEV (139-bhp) 1.6l I4 T (201-bhp) 2.0l I4 (147-bhp) 2.0l I4 T (276-bhp)	2.5l I4 (191-bhp) 2.5l I4 T (250-bhp)	1.6l I4 (122-bhp)
Transmissions	CVT, M6, SM7	CVT, M6, SM6, SM7, SM8	A6	CVT, M5
City MPG	22-30	20-53	23-28	27-32
Highway MPG	31-41	30-56	32-37	35-40
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Velocity Index	69	75	67	49
Equipment: Good	$20,190 (AT)	$20,650	$22,550
Equipment: Better		$26,500 (AT)	$27,200 (2WD) $28,600 (AWD)
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	2024 Honda Civic Hatchback	2024 Honda Civic sedan	2024 Nissan Sentra	2024 Toyota Corolla sedan

Price Range ($)	$24,950 - $31,450	$25,045 - $30,550	$20,630 - $23,720	$21,900 - $28,140
Length / Width / Height (in)	179.0 / 70.9 / 55.7	184.0 / 70.9 / 55.7	182.9 / 71.5 / 56.9	182.5 / 70.1 / 56.5
Exterior Volume (cu. ft.)	349.1	358.8	376.4	359.8
Curb Weight (lbs.)	2828-3102	2877-3077	3036-3084	2850-3150
Legroom Total (in.)	79.7	79.7	78.9	76.8
Passenger Volume (cu. ft.)	99.8	97.4	96.3	88.9
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.)	24.5	14.8	14.3	13.1
Driven Wheels	FWD	FWD	FWD	FWD AWD
Engines	1.5l I4 T (180-bhp) 2.0l I4 (158-bhp)	1.5l I4 T (180-bhp) 1.5l I4 T (200-bhp) 2.0l I4 (158-bhp)	2.0l I4 (149-bhp)	1.8l I4 HEV (134-bhp) 2.0l I4 (169-bhp)
Transmissions	CVT, M6	CVT, M6	CVT	CVT
City MPG	26-31	27-33	28-29	31-50
Highway MPG	36-39	37-42	37-39	40-43
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Velocity Index	65	67	60	62*
Equipment: Good	$24,950 (AT)	$26,645 (AT)	$21,560	$24,340 (2WD) $27,140 (AWD)
Equipment: Better	$28,650
Equipment: Best	$31,450 (AT)	$30,550
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