Most fuel-efficient cars for 2006

[Analog]

Top 10 vehicles overall:

(City/Highway)

1. Honda Insight (hybrid) -- 60/66

2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51

3.Volkswagen New Beetle and Golf (diesel, manual) -- 37/44

4. Volkswagen Jetta (diesel) -- 36/41

5. Ford Escape Hybrid FWD -- 36/31

6. Volkswagen New Beetle and Jetta(diesel, automatic) -- 35/42

7. Volkswagen Golf (diesel, automatic) -- 33/44

8. Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD (Also Mazda Tribute and Mercury Mariner 4WD hybrids) -- 33/29

9. Lexus RX 400h 2WD and Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2WD -- 33/28

10. Toyota Corolla (manual) -- 32/41

http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/10/12/most_efficient_cars/index.html

 

[dishawbr]

2.5 Honda Civic (hybrid) -- 47/48

Though I'm getting 53 ish and have been for a while in my 05 Civic hybrid.

 

[toekramp]

nice...i can't wait for toyota's new line of hybrids 🙂

 

[zoiks]

2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

.....

yea well all the numbers are like that. its consistent so its still much higher then other vehicles which are also lower then their already sh*t epa rating.

 

[MrBond]

The gas savings with a VW is more than offset by the maintence costs after the warranty is up

 

[DragonMasterAlex]

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Still a whole lot better than the 25 combined I get now 🙂 Incidentally, though, I've got a friend who has a 2004 Prius and she says she routinely gets 49-50 combined. Still not quite as good as some of those Geo Metro's with the 3 bangers, but they're a lot nicer.

Jason

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

 

[Ktulu]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average get 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

:thumbsup: on the 56.2 mpg

I think it mainly has to do with people's driving habits. My guess is people are buying hybrids expecting to get the EPA estimates no matter how they drive, unfortunately they're wrong.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

Yah I would say you were very lucky. Two of my friends have the new Prius and both report about the same a little over 42mpg average.
44mpg I got from Top Gear and MSNBC reports.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: dishawbr
2.5 Honda Civic (hybrid) -- 47/48

Though I'm getting 53 ish and have been for a while in my 05 Civic hybrid.

how much extra does the civic hybrid cost over a civic of similar features?

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: Ktulu

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average get 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

:thumbsup: on the 56.2 mpg

I think it mainly has to do with people's driving habits. My guess is people are buying hybrids expecting to get the EPA estimates no matter how they drive, unfortunately they're wrong.

I've just about completely changed the way I drive. But that doesn't mean I go very slow.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

Yah I would say you were very lucky. Two of my friends have the new Prius and both report about the same a little over 42mpg average.
44mpg I got from Top Gear and MSNBC reports.

I know quite a few people who frequently average well over 60mpg. You have to change your driving habits, something a lot of people just don't want to do.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: zoiks
2. Toyota Prius (hybrid) -- 60/51


Yah right. You'll get 44mpg combined if you're lucky.

Then I must be very lucky because I'm getting 56.2mpg as of early this morning, and I'm about to go over 600 miles on about 11 gallons of gas. I might average 44mpg in January if the temperature dips below zero.

Yah I would say you were very lucky. Two of my friends have the new Prius and both report about the same a little over 42mpg average.
44mpg I got from Top Gear and MSNBC reports.

I know quite a few people who frequently average well over 60mpg. You have to change your driving habits, something a lot of people just don't want to do.

You're probably right about that. I think they do drive kind of bad given the condition of the cars. THey also haul a bunch of friends, surf boards and what not to the beach on the weekends.

BTW, I have to say that you might have one of the cars that has the best resale value on the market. One of my friends have already put like 35k on the car and he says that BB value was just a hundred bucks less than what he had bought it originally.