Top 10 Fuel-Efficient Cars

Top 10 Fuel-Efficient Cars
Top 10 Fuel-Efficient Cars

These cars top the rankings in the US Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency's 2004 Fuel Economy Guide. These are the cars that had the best gas mileage (most fule-efficient), according to government tests.

Best Gas Mileage
Make	Model	Engine size (liters)	Cylinders	Transmission	City	Hwy	Est. annual fuel cost
Honda	Insight	1	3	5-speed manual	60	66	$405
Toyota	Prius	1.5	4	Variable automatic	60	51	$466
Honda	Civic Hybrid	1.3	4	Variable automatic	48	47	$541
Volkswagen	Diesel New Beetle/Golf/Jetta	1.9	4	5-speed manual	38	46	$598
Honda	Civic	1.7	4	5-speed manual	36	44	$635
Toyota	Echo	1.5	4	5-speed manual	35	43	$651
Toyota	Scion XA	1.5	4	4-speed automatic	32	38	$727
Toyota	Corolla	1.8	4	5-speed manual	32	40	$705
Toyota	Scion XB	1.5	4	5-speed manual	31	35	$773
Toyota	Celica	1.8	4	4-speed automatic	29	36	$781
Source: Fueleconomy.gov Note: Est. annual fuel cost is CNN/Money's calculation based on 15,000 miles of 55 percent city, 45 percent highway driving and a gallon of gasoline costing $1.71, which was the national average for regular gasoline on March 2, 2004. For cars using diesel fuel, the price is assumed to be $1.69, the national average for diesel fuel on that date.

Of course, the best way to save fuel is to have the best fuel economy car :-)