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NRCan fuel consumption ratings

Where the 2012 Kia Forte ranks

A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.

Your vehicle

It is on your insurance slip, your registration, and the driver-side dashboard.
Against every 2012 vehicle rated in Canada

89%more efficient than

Among the most efficient. The 2012 Kia Forte uses 8.2 L/100 km combined, ranking 99 of 1090.

Within Mid-size

81%

More efficient than 81% of the 133 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 2012.

Best in class
2.4
Class median
10.5
This vehicle
8.2
Worst in class
18.6

Tailpipe emissions

189 g/km

Cleaner than 90% of 2012 vehicles.

Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.

How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.

Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.