Best Gas Mileage by Vehicle Class

Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency compiles its Fuel Economy Guide to educate car buyers on fuel-efficient vehicles. The following gas-powered, automatic cars and trucks have the best fuel economy within the listed vehicle classes.

Best Gas Mileage for Cars, Trucks and SUVs
Each class includes the 2006 vehicles with the best gas mileage estimates in that category. All vehicles have automatic transmissions.
Class Leaders	City MPG	Highway MPG
Compact Cars (Range: 13 - 40; Avg.: 22/31)
Honda Civic	30	40
Scion xA	31	38
Midsize Cars (Range: 10 - 34; Avg.: 19.2/29.5)
Scion xB	30	34
Pontiac Vibe	29	34
Full-Size Cars (Range: 11 - 33; Avg.: 16/25)
Hyundai Sonata	24	33
Toyota Avalon	22	31
Luxury Cars (Range: 10 - 32; Avg.: 16.7/26)
Audi A3*	25	31
Audi A4*	24	32
Lexus IS 250*	24	32
Sports Cars (Range: 10 - 34; Avg.: 16.5/24.5)
Acura RSX	25	34
Volkswagen GTI	25	31
SUVs (Range: 12 - 30; Avg.: 16.2/22.2)
Toyota RAV4 (2WD)	24	30
Honda CR-V (2WD)	23	29
Pickup Trucks (Range: 9 - 28; Avg.: 14.7/20.5)
Subaru Baja	21	28
Ford Ranger (2WD)	21	26
Mazda B2300 (2WD)	21	26
Toyota Tacoma (2WD)	21	26
Minivans (Range: 13 - 28; Avg.: 17.4/24)
Mazda5	21	26
Honda Odyssey (VCM)	20	28
Requires premium gas 2WD = two-wheel drive, VCM = variable cylinder management The lowest and highest mpg estimates and average city/highway mpg is listed for each class. The average includes only models with automatic transmissions. Source: EPA's 2006 Fuel Economy Guide*

Last updated on 4/20/06

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