The most miserly Forte currently on offer is the 37 mpg Eco, a model that has been eclipsed by fuel sippers from Chevrolet, Ford and especially Kia's sibling Hyundai.
Compact cars are supposed to be fuelsippers, yet typical fuel consumption reported by Cruze drivers was no better than 9.5 L / 100 km (24.8 mpg US) in mixed driving.