Best Mileage for Hybrids and Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency compiles its Fuel Economy Guide to educate car buyers on fuel-efficient vehicles. The following hybrid and alternative-fuel cars, trucks and SUVs have the best fuel economy within the listed vehicle classes. All segment ranges and averages include both automatic-transmission cars and manual-transmission cars; only automatics are listed, however, due to popularity.
| Hybrid Cars and SUVs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Each class includes the 2009 gas-electric vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. | ||||||||
| Class Leaders | City MPG | Highway MPG | ||||||
| Passenger Cars (Range: 20-48; Avg.: 31/34) | ||||||||
| Toyota Prius | 48 | 45 | ||||||
| Honda Civic Hybrid | 40 | 45 | ||||||
| SUVs (Range: 20-34; Avg.: 26/25) | ||||||||
| Ford Escape Hybrid (2WD) | 34 | 31 | ||||||
| Mazda Tribute Hybrid* (2WD) | 34 | 31 | ||||||
| Mercury Mariner Hybrid (2WD) | 34 | 31 | ||||||
| Trucks (Range: 20-22; Avg.: 21/21) | ||||||||
| Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid (2WD) | 21 | 22 | ||||||
| GMC Sierra Hybrid (2WD) | 21 | 22 | ||||||
*Only available in California. | ||||||||
| Ethanol Flexible-Fuel Cars, Trucks and SUVs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Each class includes the 2009 flexible-fuel vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. These vehicles are designed to run on either gas or E85, which is a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gas. Mileage estimates are for vehicles using E85 fuel only. | |||||||||||
| Class Leaders | City MPG | Highway MPG | |||||||||
| Passenger Cars (Range: 12-23; Avg.: 13/19) | |||||||||||
| Chevrolet HHR | 16 | 22 | |||||||||
| Chevrolet Impala | 14 | 22 | |||||||||
| SUVs (Range: 9-16; Avg.: 10/14) | |||||||||||
| Chevrolet Tahoe (2WD) | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| GMC Yukon (2WD) | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| Pickup Trucks (Range: 9-16; Avg.: 10/13) | |||||||||||
| Chevrolet Silverado (2WD) | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| GMC Sierra (2WD) | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| Minivans (Range: 11-16; Avg.: 11/16) | |||||||||||
| Chrysler Town & Country | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 11 | 16 | |||||||||
2WD = two-wheel drive | |||||||||||
| Diesel Cars and SUVs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Each class includes the 2009 diesel vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. Mileage estimates are for automatic-transmission vehicles only. | |||||
| Class Leaders | City MPG | Highway MPG | |||
| Passenger Cars (Range: 23-41; Avg.: 26/36) | |||||
| Volkswagen Jetta | 29 | 40 | |||
| Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec | 23 | 32 | |||
| SUVs (Range: 17-24; Avg.: 18/24) | |||||
| Mercedes-Benz ML320 | 18 | 24 | |||
| Mercedes-Benz R320 | 18 | 24 | |||
Source: EPA's 2009 Fuel Economy Guide | |||||
© Cars.com 6/30/09
