Saturday, May 31, 2008

Best Fuel Efficient Cars

With gas prices at $4+ per gallon, there is a renewed focus on cars that have the best fuel efficiency. Hybrids get the most attention, but there are actually a few other cars that provide the most bang for your buck, according to Consumer Reports. Each of these cars is ranked by the cost of the car divided by its observed MPG.

Model (MPG) - Price per MPG

1) Honda Fit Sport manual (34 mpg) - $464
2) Honda Fit base (32 mpg) - $476
3) Toyota Prius base (44 mpg) - $540
4) Mazda3 manual (30 mpg) - $576
5) Toyota Prius Touring (42 mpg) - $591
6) Nissa Versa 1.8 SL (28 mpg) - $596
7) Honda Civic Hybrid (37 mpg) - $605
8) Honda Civic EX manual (31 mpg) - $607
9) Hyundai Elantra GLS (27 mpg) - $650
10) Scion tC base (26 mpg) - $658

A couple of interesting observations:

- 7 of the top 10 most fuel efficient cars are NOT hybrids
- The Honda Civic Hybrid barely outperforms the Honda Civic EX in Price/MPG
- The Prius Touring edition (bigger wheels, tighter suspension) gets 2 less MPG than the normal Prius according to CR

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

my touring prius gets 44-45 MPH. maybe those consumer report guys are pushing theirs too fast around the corners.