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By Joe Bruzek
March 5, 2015
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We asked whether a gas, diesel or hybrid car would get the best fuel economy in our latest mileage challenge, where we pitted the Volkswagen Golf TDI, Mini Cooper and Honda CR-Z against each other. It’s a question many Facebook users were curious about — the results raked in the most attention this week, mostly from VW fans. Ranking second was more small car news. We ranked the affordability of small cars when equipped with the same features.

  1. Mileage Challenge 7.2: The Results
  2. 2012 Ford Focus vs. 2011 Chevy Cruze vs. 2011 Volkswagen Jetta: Affordability Index
  3. Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: October 2010
  4. Cadillac to Add Small Car to Lineup
  5. Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends Some Honda Civic Trims
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Managing Editor
Joe Bruzek

I manage Cars.com’s daily news publishing and execution of Editorial strategy. As a lifelong enthusiast, I’ve worked in the automotive industry for over 20 years, attending Universal Technical Institute for my Automotive Technology Certificate before continuing education for technical writing and journalism, where I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Technical and Professional Communication with emphasis in Journalism and Automotive Technology. Since starting at Cars.com in 2006, I’ve reviewed hundreds of cars and tested new cars in almost every setting, from standardized fuel economy and cargo to dynamic testing such as drag-strip acceleration, towing, off-road and rock-crawling. I’m a juror on the World Car Awards panel of journalists from around the world that vote on their favorite car of the year, as well as a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association.

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