What's Your Favorite Fuel-Sipper?

In this age of rising gas prices, small, fuel-stingy cars have suddenly become a hot commodity. Gone are the days when teenage boys thought they had to impress girls with supercharged muscle cars and hulking SUVs. Now young Johnny will angle to borrow his mom’s Toyota Yaris to take Sally to the prom. Yet despite the 33% rise in sales of subcompacts, the average sale price of these cars has inexplicably dropped 1.4%. Large SUVs, meanwhile, are selling for 4.8% more than they were a year ago, according to USA Today. Experts are at a loss, especially because the used-car market is reflecting fuel prices more predictably: Used fuel-sippers are up, while dealers are discounting large SUVs.

We’ve been wondering: What’s your favorite subcompact? We’ve listed the usual suspects below (all 2008 model year); now let us know what you think in our comments section.

• Chevy Aveo: $12,170-$13,920 (23-24/32-34 mpg)
• Hyundai Accent: $10,775-$14,795 (24-27/32-33 mpg)
• Nissan Versa: $12,880-$15,640 (24-30/31-36 mpg)
• Toyota Yaris: $11,550-$13,925 (29/35-36 mpg)
• Ford Focus: $14,395-$16,925 (24/33-35 mpg)
• Honda Fit: $13,950-$15,270 (27-28/33-34 mpg)