The Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles of 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency has rank its investigating of the render frugalness of 2009 help assemblage vehicles (though not every of the drawing hit been publicised yet), and free its itemize of the decade most render economical cars for understanding in USA today.

The agency’s 2009 Fuel Economy Guide lists the cars.  Unsurprisingly, hybrids dominate.  The Toyota Prius is ease the most fuel-efficient automobile on the market, with 48 mpg in the municipality and 45 on the highway.  It narrowly beatniks discover the Honda Civic Hybrid, with a 40/45 rating.  The highest-rated non-hybrid?  The tiny Smart ForTwo.  The microcar is ordinal in municipality render efficiency behindhand quaternary hybrids, and ordinal on the highway.

SUV and domestic-maker fans module be bright to note, though, that the ForTwo ended behindhand the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrid twins in municipality efficiency.

The EPA also publishes a itemize of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in every class.   The rank lists follows:

EPA’s Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in City Driving:
1.  Toyota Prius: 48mpg
2.  Honda Civic Hybrid: 40mpg
3.  Nissan Altima Hybrid: 35mpg
4.  Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2WD: 34mpg
5.  Smart Fortwo: 33mpg
Toyota Camry Hybrid: 33mpg
7.  Volkswagen Jetta/SportWagen Diesel: 30mpg
8.  Toyota Yaris: 29mpg
9.  Mini Cooper: 28mpg
10.  Honda Fit: 28mpg

EPA’s Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in Highway Driving:
1. (tie) Toyota Prius: 45mpg
Honda Civic Hybrid: 45mpg
3.  (tie)Volkswagen Jetta/SportWagen Diesel: 41mpg
Smart Fortwo: 41mpg
5.  (tie) Chevy Cobalt/Pontiac G5 XFE: 37mpg
Mini Cooper: 37mpg
7.  (tie) Toyota Yaris: 36mpg
Honda Civic/Civic CNG: 36mpg
9.  (tie) Chevy Cobalt/Pontiac G5 G5: 35mpg
Toyota Corolla/Honda Fit: 35mpg
Ford Focus: 35mpg

EPA’s Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles by Class:

Two-Seater Cars
Smart Fortwo: 33/41mpg

Minicompact Cars
Mini Cooper: 28/37mpg

Compact Cars
Honda Civic Hybrid 40/45mpg

Midsize Cars
Toyota Prius: 48/45mpg

Small Station Wagons
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Diesel: 30/41mpg

Midsize Station Wagons
Kia Rondo: 20/27mpg

Small Pickup Trucks
Ford Ranger 2WD: 21/26mpg

Standard Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet C15 Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrid: 21/22mpg

Cargo Vans
Chevrolet/GMC G1500: 15/20mpg

Minivans
Mazda Mazda5: 22/28mpg

Sport Utility Vehicles
Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner/Mazda Tribute Hybrid 2WD: 34/31mpg

Research the most render economical cars in every collection with U.S. News’ automobile rankings.

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