The best gas mileage cars are your best answer to nowadays inflationary fuel prices and deteriorating economic situation.
Fuel saving automobiles leading the revolt against the gas-guzzlers are the hybrid fuel-electric cars from the Land of the Rising Sun, the Toyota Prius, the more conventional-looking Honda Civic and the Nissan Altima.
The famous Toyota Prius is a hybrid auto, constructed from the very start to utilize its petrol-saving 1.5 liter 4 cylinder engine with storage batteries and an electric motor. This hybrid returns an EPA fuel consumption figure of 48 mpg and 45 mpg on the highway.
Honda's little Civic is available as a hybrid, with a 1.3 liter 4-cylinder engine. The Honda Civic's EPA figures are 40 mpg in town, and 45 mpg on the freeways. The Honda Civic petrol-powered model gets you 26/34 mpg, which is most respectable for a petrol engine. It is one of the best gas mileage cars around.
Nissan's Altima Hybrid is a 2.5 liter 4-cylinder vehicle which gives you an EPA 35 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. The car has an electric motor as do both the Honda and Toyota hybrid cars, but it fails to match their record fuel economy. Instead the Nissan gives some powerhouse performance and acceleration.
Other gas-powered best gas mileage cars would include the eye-catching Smart Fourtwo, a tiny gas-powered auto that is often mistaken for an electric vehicle. The Fourtwo has a 1-l, 3-cylinder, 71 h.p. gasoline engine that returns 33 mpg city and 41 on the highway.
Volkswagen's Jedda TDI is a 2 litre 4-cylinder turbo-diesel automobile delivering 30/41 mpg city/highway with its 6-speed manual gearbox. Yet its automatic transmission still manages to deliver 40 mpg on the open road, according to the EPA. This is quite a Vee Dub, indeed.
The hybrid model Toyota Camry car does 33 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway with a 2.4 liter 4-cylinder engine. The Camry hybrid looks just like any normal Camry, which can be a good thing sometimes.
The powerful little Mini Cooper gives you from its 1.6 liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine. The tiny Mini Cooper fits four adults with ease and is an absolute ball to drive.
Toyota's little Yaris car gets you 29/36 mpg (city/highway) mileage from its 1.5 liter 4-cylinder engine and with a manual gearbox. The 4-speed automatic gearbox is nearly as cheap to run on gas, and does 35 mpg out on the highways. Like all the good quality compact cars, the tiny Yaris has more room inside it than you would think from looking at it. It to be rated one of the best gas mileage cars.