In the battle for the gas sipping championship this year the champ remains undefeated. Toyota tops the list again with Honda nipping at their heals.
1. Toyota Prius
Price: $22,400
The Toyota Prius, sits at the top of the list of most fuel efficient and widely available vehicles, Clocking 50 mpg combined fuel economy, this is the one on the top of most everyone’s list.
51 mpg city 48 mpg highway
$1.34 to drive 25 miles $801 annual fuel cost
3.7 tons of CO2 annually
2. Honda Civic Hybrid
Price: $23,800
This leader in the category only trailer the Prius for fuel efficiency getting 42 mpg. Compared to the conventional Civic, the hybrid costs about $8,000 more, and it costs about $430 less to run annually. Doing the math it may not make total Bottom-Line dollars and cents, but in your heart you know it is a right thing to do.
40 mpg city 45 mpg highway
$1.59 to drive 25 miles $953 annual fuel cost
4.4 tons of CO2 annually
3. Honda Insight
Price: $19,800
Right behind the Prius and Civic is the Honda Insight, a hybrid with a fuel economy of 41 mpg. At under $20,000 it is more affordable than the Fuel Efficient leaders.
40 mpg City 43 mpg Highway 41 mpg Combined
$1.63 to drive 25 miles $977 annual fuel cost
4.5 tons of CO2 annually
4-5. Ford Fusion Mercury Milan
Price: $27,625 Price: $27,500
The most fuel-efficient family sedan behind the Prius, at 39 mpg, The higher price reflects the added Made-In_America cost factors, but if you are true to the Red White and Blue the Ford products may be for you. The Fusion Hybrid was named North American Car of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show. Oddly the Mercury badge lists for a little less than the Ford.
41 mpg city 36 mpg highway
39 combined $1.71 to drive 25 miles $1,025 annual fuel cost
4.7 tons of CO2 annually
6. Smart Car
Price: $11,990
Yep it’s tiny and cheap (about the cost of a pretty cool motorcycle these days). Choose either the coupe or the convertible and it will get a stated 36 mpg. This makes it the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid car on the market.
33 mpg city 41 mpg highway
$1.85 to drive 25 miles $1,113 annual fuel cost
4 tons of CO2
annually
7. Lexus HS 250h
Price: $34,200
The Lexus HS 250h is the most expensive fuel-efficient car on the market, but it IS the only self-acclaimed luxury hybrid sedan available. It gets 35 mpg, so you know you’re going green without going too crazy on the investment, while still showing your fiends you’ve made it.
35 mpg city 34 mpg highway
$1.91 to drive 25 miles $1,145 annual fuel cost
5.3 tons of CO2 annually
8. Nissan Altima Hybrid
Price: $26,780
Next to the Lexus, the Altima, hybrid will give the sense of a luxury while still getting 34 mpg.
35 mpg city 33 mpg highway
$1.96 to drive 25 miles $1,177 annual fuel cost
5.4 tons of CO2 annually
9. Toyota Camry Hybrid
Price: $26,150
The Camry is a family Sedan with outstanding mileage but again it has a premium price that does not pencil out to overall inexpensive cost of ownership.
33 mpg city 34 mpg highway
34 combined $1.96 to drive 25 miles $1,177 annual fuel cost
5.4 tons of CO2 annually
10. Audi A3 TDI
Price: $29,950
The Audi A3 "clean diesel" TDI gets a stated 34 mpg. While this is 10 mpg more than Audi’s gasoline powered version, it produces more pollution than a comparable gasoline engine or hybrid. While it tops this list for CO2 emissions, compared to the Prius at 3.7 tons of CO2 annually the Audi’s 6.2 tons of CO2 looks high, but compared to the Nissan or Lexus it looks much better.
30 mpg city 40 mpg highway
$2.04 to drive 25 miles $1,226 annual fuel cost
6.2 tons of CO2 annually
