Order books have been opened for the 2023 Dodge Hornet since August 2022, but we are only just finding out the crossover's fuel economy ratings. The EPA Fuel Economy website posted official ratings for the Hornet GT with the base 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine called the Hurricane4. As a reminder, this four-pot delivers 268 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque going out to all-wheel-drive through a nine-speed automatic.

Fuel economy with the base powertrain is rated at 21/29/24 mpg city/highway/combined. To find out how those numbers stack up, we looked at three of the Hornet's closest competitors: the Ford Bronco Sport, Hyundai Kona N, and Mazda CX-30 Turbo.

The CX-30 is the best of the bunch with ratings of 22/30/25, one better than the Hornet in each category. However, even on premium fuel, it produces less power (250 hp) than the Hornet. Torque is higher though at 320 lb-ft. The Kona N bests the Hornet on power with 276 hp but has slightly les torque with 289 lb-ft. It also lacks AWD, and delivers worse fuel economy ratings of 20/27/23.

As for the Bronco Sport, it only gets 21/26/23 with the larger 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and it produces just 250 hp and 277 lb-ft, the least of the bunch.

So far, we only have fuel economy ratings for the Hornet GT model. Dodge will also launch the Hornet with the plug-in hybrid R/T trim packing a 1.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder paired with an electric motor. Together they will deliver 288 hp (courtesy of a new Powershot boost function) with a 30-mile all-electric range. We expect fuel economy for the PHEV to be higher than the non-hybrid GT. At the top of the range, the GLH (Goes Like Hell) will offer more power than the base GT, but Dodge has not published a number yet. In exchange for more power, fuel economy should suffer.

Demand for the Hornet is already high, but Dodge has been delayed getting it to customers. Deliveries should begin later this year with pricing starting at just under $30,000.