2026 Hyundai VENUE

One of the least expensive new cars you can buy is the 2026 Hyundai Venue — but inexpensive doesn’t mean cheap.

Continuously variable transmissions allow the engine of a car to continuously operate in its most effective rpm range.

We put together lists of the SUVs with the best mpg by fuel type, including conventional gasoline-powered models, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

A total of seven models from five automakers still start at prices below $25,000, and all of them are cars or subcompact SUVs.

For 2026, Hyundai is dropping the Limited trim from the top of the Venue range, rolling its equipment into the SEL.