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02-01-2005, 11:05 AM
Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars for 2005
By Jeff Bryan (http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/103325/article.html#)
We've compiled a list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently sold in the U.S. based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) miles-per-gallon ratings for city and highway travel. In order to arrive at a final hierarchy, we used the EPA's combined fuel economy formula: 55 percent of city mpg rating plus 45 percent of highway mpg rating. The rating for each vehicle below is expressed in mpg as a city/highway ratio. All ratings apply to base models equipped with a manual transmission, except where indicated otherwise with an asterisk. Also, we only allowed a given model to appear once on the list, except in the case of the Honda Civic because it's available in both gas-electric hybrid and regular gasoline versions.
Honda Insight — 61/66
Toyota Prius (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/prius/index.html) — 60/51*
Honda Civic Hybrid (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/civic/index.html) — 45/51
Volkswagen Golf TDI (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/volkswagen/golf/index.html) — 38/46
Volkswagen Jetta TDI (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/volkswagen/jetta/index.html) — 38/46
Volkswagen New Beetle TDI — 38/46
Honda Civic HX (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/civic/index.html) — 36/44
Toyota Echo (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/echo/index.html) — 35/42
Toyota Corolla (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/corolla/index.html) — 32/41
Scion xA (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/scion/xa/index.html) — 32/37
Honda Accord Hybrid (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/accord/index.html) — 30/37*
Pontiac Vibe (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/pontiac/vibe/index.html) — 30/36
Toyota Matrix (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/matrix/index.html) — 30/36
Scion xB (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/scion/xb/index.html) — 31/35*
Dodge Neon (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/dodge/neon/index.html) — 29/36
Toyota Celica GT (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/celica/index.html) — 29/36*
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/103325/article.html
By Jeff Bryan (http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/103325/article.html#)
We've compiled a list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently sold in the U.S. based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) miles-per-gallon ratings for city and highway travel. In order to arrive at a final hierarchy, we used the EPA's combined fuel economy formula: 55 percent of city mpg rating plus 45 percent of highway mpg rating. The rating for each vehicle below is expressed in mpg as a city/highway ratio. All ratings apply to base models equipped with a manual transmission, except where indicated otherwise with an asterisk. Also, we only allowed a given model to appear once on the list, except in the case of the Honda Civic because it's available in both gas-electric hybrid and regular gasoline versions.
Honda Insight — 61/66
Toyota Prius (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/prius/index.html) — 60/51*
Honda Civic Hybrid (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/civic/index.html) — 45/51
Volkswagen Golf TDI (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/volkswagen/golf/index.html) — 38/46
Volkswagen Jetta TDI (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/volkswagen/jetta/index.html) — 38/46
Volkswagen New Beetle TDI — 38/46
Honda Civic HX (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/civic/index.html) — 36/44
Toyota Echo (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/echo/index.html) — 35/42
Toyota Corolla (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/corolla/index.html) — 32/41
Scion xA (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/scion/xa/index.html) — 32/37
Honda Accord Hybrid (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/honda/accord/index.html) — 30/37*
Pontiac Vibe (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/pontiac/vibe/index.html) — 30/36
Toyota Matrix (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/matrix/index.html) — 30/36
Scion xB (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/scion/xb/index.html) — 31/35*
Dodge Neon (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/dodge/neon/index.html) — 29/36
Toyota Celica GT (http://www.edmunds.com/new/2005/toyota/celica/index.html) — 29/36*
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/103325/article.html