Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: Save Gas, Save Money

susan — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:05:20 -0400

Here are 10 cars that might just make driving a not--so-guilty pleasure again. The only way you can get closer to a free ride is to bike. You may be surprised to find that hybrids are not the only winners on this list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently on the market, ranked and tested by Consumer Reports.

Toyota Prius Base (Overall Miles Per Gallon 44)
Toyota Prius Touring (42)
Honda Civic Hybrid (37)
Toyota Camry Hybrid (34)
Toyota Yaris Base (manual) (34)
Honda Fit Sport (manual) (34)
Toyota Yaris Base (33)
Nissan Altima Hybrid (32)
Honda Fit Base (32)
Honda Civic EX (manual) (31)

Is all that not good enough for you?

Want to drive even longer for less?

Then watch out for the extreme hybrid -- a plug-in hybrid SUV that gets 150 miles per gallon – and could be hitting the market before too long. It is being developed by AFS Trinity Power of Bellevue, Wash., which showed off a prototype at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

For more information, check out:

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150 mpg

Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars: Save Gas, Save Money