The 10 most fuel-efficient new automobiles available in America

[cam9264]

lyekka I now owen a 2008 focus after about a month of research i bought one
the display is not avalible on the s model standerd on se and ses
sync is standard on ses optional on se, for 400 bucks it is nice but that is alot of money for it. It is really cool though.
i have been able to beat the epa ratings dispite the trips with the wife and air on full power
almost 35mpg
even with a few sprited runs in the over 75 mph it gets better than 33mpg.
it is a 5 speed 2dr and with the price of gas my wife wants to go in it instead of her new Edge which she loves but hates putting gas in wow that was some run on sentance.
The taurus at 23mpg was not good enough for me the new focus lowered my payment 55$ cut my gas use by 35% about 130$ per month talk about win win. It didn't make the top 10 but it is #1 to me.

[blownb310]

I heard a local radio advertisement that compared a new Suzuki SX4 with a new Prius. They made the case that with the new SX4's initial cost of $7,000 less than the Pruis, and that taking into account their respective EPA fuel mileage ratings, that [based on annual fuel costs and on driving an average of 15,000 miles per year] it would take 17 years to make up the difference in initial cost. That was an eye opener. Can anyone here argue this claim?

Mike

[cam9264]

I think the idea here is to use less fuel
or lets take your example too the extreem
by one FSP 500.00 thats less then the tax on either of your examples
25,000-500= 24500
24500/4.25 per gaolon 5764.5 gallon of gas
5700 x 12mpg =68,000 miles or about 5 years
oh lower insurance and taxes and forgot to and the preuis gas
no intrest payments
but if everyone thought this was gas would be $12 a gallon

[Massageguy]

I thought the Honda Fit was comparable to the Toyota Yaris in fuel economy. I also figured that the Honda Civic was comparable to the Toyota Corolla, for the same reason. What about these small unusual electric cars, aside from the Tesla that I heard about ?

[PaleMelanesian]

Originally Posted by blownb310

I heard a local radio advertisement that compared a new Suzuki SX4 with a new Prius. They made the case that with the new SX4's initial cost of $7,000 less than the Pruis, and that taking into account their respective EPA fuel mileage ratings, that [based on annual fuel costs and on driving an average of 15,000 miles per year] it would take 17 years to make up the difference in initial cost. That was an eye opener. Can anyone here argue this claim?

You'll have to do the math for your specific situation. However, this list is simply the most fuel-efficient, not necessarily the cheapest overall.

Originally Posted by Massageguy

I thought the Honda Fit was comparable to the Toyota Yaris in fuel economy. I also figured that the Honda Civic was comparable to the Toyota Corolla, for the same reason. What about these small unusual electric cars, aside from the Tesla that I heard about ?

Those would both be true if Honda would stop crippling their cars with short gear ratios. They could easily be comparable with that simple change. I've been very disappointed by this fact for a number of years.

[Massageguy]

It really is a shame that General Motors doesn't have a small car with good fuel economy. The Consumer Reports ratings for the Chevrolet Aveo, Cobalt, and the Saturn Ion were poor in comparison to this web site's top ten list of fuel efficient cars.

[shifty35]

Originally Posted by blownb310

I heard a local radio advertisement that compared a new Suzuki SX4 with a new Prius. They made the case that with the new SX4's initial cost of $7,000 less than the Pruis, and that taking into account their respective EPA fuel mileage ratings, that [based on annual fuel costs and on driving an average of 15,000 miles per year] it would take 17 years to make up the difference in initial cost. That was an eye opener. Can anyone here argue this claim?

Mike

Willing to bet you lose $7k in depreciation on the Suzuki in less than 5 years.

It's all about TCO, the Prius is just about the best (for a *new* car).

The numbers tip in the Prius' favor very quickly as miles per year increases.

[kwj]

I have a couple of comments about including BMW's Mini convertable.

First, all Minis require premium gasoline. While some "premium" cars can stomach regular, I've heard that the Minis can take it perhaps every other tank. But that's heresay.

But, the premium hit was not figured in, and driving a Mini on regular is likely to get lower than EPA numbers. Surely it could not achieve the same yearly fuel cost as the Yaris?

Second, the 5 speed manual Mini convertable is only rated at 27.5 combined (on premium gas). The auto only gets 26. This makes the current annual fuel cost somewhere between $2298 and $2388 (according to fueleconomy.gov).

[xcel]

Hi Mulad:

___But it will rise to the top of the charts on all continents and I cannot wait to see the first. Since the production line is moving, I guess we should add it here now and out goes the Corolla!

___Maybe a separate and exclusive category would be in order as well given the exclusive pricing of the Tesla?

___Good Luck

___Wayne

[erikdfier]

Since February of this year I am averaging 44 mpg in the Smart Fortwo. A low MPG rating of 38 and a high of 54 (with some hypermiling techniques) and I fill-up every 3 days with about 7-8 gallons of premium. But, the gas savings alone are making the car payment on the little car which I enjoy driving.