Wild petrol prices and a faltering economy make high gas mileage cars more desirable than ever previously.
A decade ago, buying a car with anything less than a 1.3 liter motor was out of the question. And indeed, it was most often the 1.4 liter and 1.6 liter lower-level models that were put in the limelight.
Motor car makers have, nevertheless, picked up on trends where more fuel-efficient cars are desired to save money on gasoline costs.
And also, there is a growing environmental awareness and a desire to slash our carbon footprints. This, along with years of experimentation, have both caused the creation of a super mini-type passenger vehicle.
The new super mini class of car is taking this advanced engine technology to the limit in terms of the size of its motor, with some new models having tiny 800cc. However, in the orient, the home of tiny electronic parts, there have been several small cars running around for years with diminutive 350 cc motors. That is lower than many motor bikes.
Combining a smaller engine with a smaller car and paying attention other issues altering fuel efficiency, such as vehicle wind resistance, these motoring engineers have developed models that save money on fuel costs with every kilometer you drive. And they manage to do it excellect performance figures, with top speeds nearing 100 miles per hour.
In Point Of Fact, with one of these hot super-mini high gas mileage cars, it�s not really necessary to drive gently to save on fuel costs. However, if you did blend this technique with other fuel saving tactics like driving to save fuel, car pooling and making sure your machine is always in tip top shape, you would cut your gas usage even further.
While those extra small mini cars may be supreme in the four stroke motor market, it is the hybrid cars, like Toyota's Prius and Honda Civic that are really dominating the mid-sized market.
Both these Japanese hybrids are well tested, and have mileage scores of over 40, even for town driving. With their hybrid conventional engines and their auxiliary electric motors, they do better than some of those tiny-engined cars driving around.
This is the future of today's cars � developing cars that save fuel. Giving car buyers the choice to buy economical vehicles that provide better long-term value for money. And also, with ongoing research into alternative fuels, prompted by the realization that fossil fuel reserves will not go on for ever, and that wasting them is damaging our planet... Soon, we may be offered a host of other fuel options, such as solar vehicles, or even water. We are already seeing a few electric motor cars right now.
Ford, Mercury and Mazda are just some of the car makers that have created their own hybrid cars and models which, while not exactly breaking the 40-mpg-or-more barrier, they do manage to make the reasonable category of vehicles that get you more than 30 mpg.
Plan see even more great high gas mileage cars hit the market over the next few months. What do you think?.