Cars with Best Gas Mileage

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 Leaders

City MPG

Highway 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