Normal Cars With Decent Gas Mileage

With gas prices on the rise, the first question on every car shopper's mind is, "What kind of gas mileage does it get?" Not everyone is ready, or willing, to switch to a hybrid or a Smart Car, so what are your other choices? Believe it or not, there are some normal gas cars that get decent gas mileage. We've broken it down for you here.

The gas mileage listed for each car is for the 2008 model with an automatic transmission, because honestly, who drives a manual? The gas mileage presented is just an estimate, we're not experts. In fact, we just scoured the Internets for this information.

Compact Cars
Toyota Yaris

• 29 MPG City
• 35 MPG Highway

Honda Fit

• 27 MPG City

• 24 MPG Highway

Midsize Cars
Hyundai Elantra

• 25 MPG City
• 33 MPG Highway

Pontiac Vibe

• 25 MPG City
• 31 MPG Highway

Toyota Matrix

• 25 MPG City
• 31 MPG Highway

Full-Size Cars
Hyundai Sonata

• 21 MPG City
• 30 MPG Highway

Toyota Avalon

• 19 MPG City
• 28 MPG Highway

Minivans
Mazda5

• 21 MPG City
• 27 MPG Highway

Kia Rondo

• 19 MPG City
• 27 MPG Highway
  

Pickup Trucks
Toyota Tacoma (2WD)

• 19 MPG City
• 25 MPG Highway

Ford Ranger (2WD)

• 19 MPG City
• 24 MPG Highway

Mazda B2300 (2WD)

• 19 MPG City
• 24 MPG Highway

SUVs
Jeep Compass (2WD)

• 23 MPG City
• 27 MPG Highway

Jeep Patriot (2WD)

• 23 MPG City
• 27 MPG Highway

Luxury Cars
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (diesel)

• 23 MPG City
• 32 MPG Highway

Audi A4

• 21 MPG City
• 30 MPG Highway

Sports Cars
Audi TT

• 22 MPG City
• 29 MPG Highway

Volkswagen GTI

• 22 MPG City
• 29 MPG Highway

Image Source Consumer Reports