Cars with Best Gas Mileage

Cars with Best Gas Mileage

This is a zine about cars that get the best gas mileage. It includes reviews, price comparisons, descriptions of hybrid cars as well as smaller efficient gasoline-based cars.

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By BusinessWeek If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh, yes, and the car is made by Ford Motor ( F , news , msgs ), known widely for lumbering gas hogs. Ford's 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in November. But here's the catch: Despite the car's potential to transform Ford's image and help it compete with Toyota Motor ( TM , news , msgs ) and Honda Motor ( HMC , news , msgs ... Read Full Story
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OK, not ‘here’ exactly, but the new Prius has just bowed at the Geneva Motor Show, and to say that this car is highly anticipated is like saying Amy Winehouse has a slight drinking problem. It won’t hit the showrooms until this spring, but when it does the new 2010 Toyota Prius will set new standards for innovative hybrid performance with a combined EPA estimated fuel efficiency rating of 50 miles-per-gallon. Let’s dig a little deeper under the hood, cause we know there’s an engine in there somewhere. The 2010 Prius, which is the third-generation for those of you keeping track looks to extend ... Read Full Story
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Sally Kneidel, PhD, is the author of eleven books on nature, conservation, and science topics. Two books from Fulcrum co-authored by Sally and Sadie Kneidel are Going Green: A Wise Consumer's Guide to a Shrinking Planet (May, 2008) and Veggie Revolution: Smart Choices for a Healthy Body and A Healthy Planet (Nov, 2005). Sally Kneidel-- We’ve been wanting to buy a more fuel-efficient car for some time, but, given our financial insecurities, we’ve been putting it off. Finally, we were forced into action when our 14-year-old Volvo was totaled in a December accident. The question was thrust upon us: what to buy as a ... Read Full Story
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Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic gets an astonishing 65 mpg, but the carmaker can't afford to sell it in the U.S. If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car is made by Ford Motor (F), known widely for lumbering gas hogs. Ford's 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in November. But here's the catch: Despite the car's potential to transform Ford's image and help it compete with Toyota Motor (TM) and Honda Motor (HMC) ... Read Full Story
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The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic gets an astonishing 65 mpg, but the carmaker can't afford to sell it in the U.S. If ever there was a car made for the times, this would seem to be it: a sporty subcompact that seats five, offers a navigation system, and gets a whopping 65 miles to the gallon. Oh yes, and the car is made by Ford Motor (F), known widely for lumbering gas hogs. Ford's 2009 Fiesta ECOnetic goes on sale in November. But here's the catch: Despite the car's potential to transform Ford's image and help it compete ... Read Full Story
Honda’s Insight may not be as frugal as a Toyota Prius, but it’s better through corners, writes JEZ SPINKS. Honda Insight hybrid 2009 Honda Insight hybrid Video Gallery Toyota’s Prius has become such an iconic flagbearer for the hybrid car that few will remember Honda was the first car... Drive.com - News: Honda aims to make Insight hybrid affordable Financial Times - Toyota scales back loss forecast The Detroit News - New...  
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The $3 billion 'cash for clunkers' program mostly involved swaps of old Ford or Chevy pickups for new ones that got only marginally better gas mileage -- between 1 and 3 mpg better than the older trucks. Buyers were 17 times more likely to get a new F150 than, say, a Toyota Prius.  
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Ask a Toyota or Honda executive how much their respective companies make per hybrid car and you’re unlikely to get a straight answer. Indeed, it was progress of sorts a couple of years back when Toyota began saying that the Prius, which debuted in ...  
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Last week, we ran our latest Mileage Challenge featuring four ultra-fuel-efficient cars, and before that we rounded up six fuel-sippers to see which one was the best daily driver. But none of these reports put a brutal, real-life morning and...  
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Hyundai says a local rival for the Prius is on the company’s wish list. By BRUCE NEWTON. Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Hyundai Australia is looking at importing a stand-alone petrol electric hybrid model to compete with Toyota’s Prius and Honda’s Insight. The company has set its sights on selling... The Motor Report - 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry: More Images, More Details  
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New Prius offers better mileage and zipPhiladelphia InquirerThat marvelous mileage puts the Prius at the top of the hybrid heap, beating out the Honda Civic Hybrid (42 mpg), the Honda Insight (41), the Ford Fusion ...Hybrids stay popular even after gas prices fall lowerBarre Montpelier Times ArgusMercury adds some spark to Milan HybridNew Haven Register (subscription)Contest puts hybrid hype to a testDuluth News Tribune (registration)all 4...  
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There's a little something extra for car buyers who have their hearts set on top fuel mileage in the Toyota Prius. But they'd better not get tired of the car's wedge shape. The world's best-selling gasoline-electric hybrid car is out for 2010 with...  
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Photo: Flickr, CC Battle of the Hybrids: Prius Narrowly Beats Honda Insight It's not just Japanese consumers that seem to like the new Toyota Prius (we wrote about the huge increase in sales). The jurors for the Japan Car of the Year award also selected the hybrid, though it was a close race compared to the previous 30 editions; the Honda Insight finished in second place with 391 points (co...Read the full story on TreeHugger  
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Filed under: Ethanol, MPG, Green Daily, Racing NASCAR has already gone solar and wants to help you (not themselves) use less fuel, but the cold hard reality is that those ovals are being made in cars that get around five miles per gallon. Not exactly hybrid SUV territory there. So, to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in each race, race organizers are looking to maybe - maybe - using alternative fuels in the some of the cars. Before...  
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The 2010 Toyota Prius is again the most fuel-efficient performer in the U.S. market, at 50 mpg Combined, while runners-up include the 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid (42 mpg), Honda Insight (41), Ford Fusion Hybrid (39), and Mercury Milan Hybrid (39). That's the official word from the 2010 EPA Fuel Economy Guide information, which was released this ..  
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CNN created a Money List for cars with the best gas mileage. It syncs up with most other analysis. Here is the summart. Visit CNN for full details.


Make Model Engine size (liters) Cylinders Transmission City Hwy Est. annual fuel cost
Honda Insight 1 3 5-speed manual 60 66 $405
Toyota Prius 1.5 4 Variable automatic 60 51 $466
Honda Civic Hybrid 1.3 4 Variable automatic 48 47 $541
Volkswagen Diesel New Beetle/Golf/Jetta 1.9 4 5-speed manual 38 46 $598
Honda Civic 1.7 4 5-speed manual 36 44 $635
Toyota Echo 1.5 4 5-speed manual 35 43 $651
Toyota Scion XA 1.5 4 4-speed automatic 32 38 $727
Toyota Corolla 1.8 4 5-speed manual 32 40 $705
Toyota Scion XB 1.5 4 5-speed manual 31 35 $773
Toyota Celica 1.8 4 4-speed automatic 29 36 $781
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Cars.com did an analysis of cars with best gas mileage by class (looking at compacts, midsized cars, trucks, SUVs, etc). This is super helpful if you're looking for a specific type of vehicle. Visit Cars.com for full details and deeper analysis.


Class LeadersCity MPGHighway MPG

Compact Cars (Range: 13 - 40; Avg.: 22/32)
Toyota Yaris                                34                                39
Honda Civic                                 30                                40

Midsize Cars (Range: 11 - 36; Avg.: 18/29)
Hyundai Elantra                           28                                36
Pontiac Vibe                                29                                34
Toyota Matrix                             29                                34

Full-Size Cars (Range: 11 - 33; Avg.: 17/26)
Hyundai Sonata 24 33
Toyota Avalon 22 31

Luxury Cars (Range: 10 - 32; Avg.: 17/27)
Audi A3*    25    32
Audi A4*    24    32
Lexus IS 250*    24    32

Sports Cars (Range: 10 - 32; Avg.: 17/26)
Volkswagen GTI*    25    32
Volkswagen Eos*    23    31

SUVs (Range: 12 - 30; Avg.: 16/23)
Toyota RAV4 (2WD)    24    30
Honda CR-V (2WD)    23    30

Pickup Trucks (Range: 13 - 27; Avg.: 15/22)
Toyota Tacoma (2WD)    21    27
Ford Ranger (2WD)    21    26
Mazda B2300 (2WD)    21    26

Minivans (Range: 17 - 26; Avg.: 18/25)
Mazda5    21    26
Dodge Caravan    20    26
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