Top 10 non-hybrid cars that get 30mpg or more

While they may not be hybrids, these 5 cars get you the close to hybrid level fuel economy. Honda, Toyota and Nissan dominated most of the list while Hyundai, Mazda and Kia squeezed there way in. MINI Cooper stands out as the only German made car on the list.

Figures are based on the 2006-2007 combined fuel economy statistics from fueleconomy.gov.

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Top 10 non-hybrid cars that get 30mpg or more:

Honda Fit: 33 Combined - 31 city / 37 highway
Toyota Yaris: 36 Combined - 34 city / 39 highway
Nissan Versa: 32 Combined - 30 city / 36 highway
MINI Cooper: 33 Combined - 30 city / 37 highway
Honda Civic: 33 Combined - 30 city / 40 highway
Toyota Corolla: 33 Combined - 30 city / 38 highway
Nissan Sentra: 32 Combined - 29 city / 36 highway
Hyundai Accent: 31 Combined - 28 city / 37 highway
Kia Rio: 32 Combined - 29 city / 38 highway
Mazda 3: 31 Combined - 28 city / 35 highway
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Will_ - 6/7/2007 3:57:53 PM

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And a Toyota still tops the list. Granted, the Yaris is like the smallest one in terms of size, I believe.

Will_ - 6/7/2007 3:58:39 PM

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No, the Mini is up there, nevermind...

Rupert - 6/7/2007 6:15:34 PM

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lol Sailor and your bipolarity.

528i - 6/7/2007 6:20:43 PM

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hahahahahah.

uscgame - 6/8/2007 2:46:16 AM

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lmao

silent_power - 6/7/2007 4:08:59 PM

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Will, my precious is on top.
Very nice car, I must say. Black coloured, 1 year ownership, over 30000 Km, about 18 Km/L gasoline. I enjoy it every day.

enthusiastx11 - 6/7/2007 9:59:12 PM

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yes whopping.
and for 3mpg less you could have the stylish, fast and fun to drive mini.

HeavyChevy - 6/7/2007 5:06:37 PM

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No American cars

chewy - 6/7/2007 5:48:59 PM

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36 MPG average is actually 6.5 liters per 100km. Sure, a diesel would do much better. But it isn't that bad.

S4cabriofoxone - 6/7/2007 6:13:21 PM

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Hazzle. LOL.

chewy - 6/7/2007 6:15:42 PM

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Yep, shows that you can drive a large and powerful diesel and get similar fuel economy as the Yaris.

nozferatu - 6/8/2007 11:54:52 AM

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Yes being that it's a European market, it's even MORE embarrassing that cars in the US can't get over 36 MPG and the European cars can. Far shorter distances, etc...and they still get better mileage.

I despise this American mentality of waste...it's engrained in this society from birth. So it doesn't surprise me when I read or hear comments such as "Well prices are lower here so the demand for better economy isn't needed." How about caring about your environment that you live, breath, shit, sleep, and exist in? Think the demand for that is not important enough?

S4cabriofoxone - 6/7/2007 6:14:20 PM

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As strange as it is, I'd rather my wife got a Mini Cooper S than a CLS550 or Jaguar XF, because of the lousy gas mileage (at least on the Merc). Perhaps the Jag's mileage will be more impressive.

Rupert - 6/7/2007 6:27:01 PM

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I can add a hundred cars we get in Europe to that list. 30 mpg or more?
We have E classes and 5 series (07 523i, 525i, 530, 520d, 525d, 530d, 535d) and A6s that get that and even far exceed it. Hell we have BMW X3s and Land Rover Freelanders and even bloody Chrysler Grand Voyagers that do that. And even the S320cdi gets pretty close (29 US combined).
No wonder America is addicted to oil if you can't get these cars.

Rupert - 6/7/2007 6:34:22 PM

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I'm trying to find the biggest car that gets more than 30 US combined...so far the CM-B CLS 320cdi is winning.
Basically everything smaller than an S class can get it with the right engine.

Winner! Citroen C8 (a 7 seater minivan) 2.0 hdi 120 - 33 US mpg

Rupert - 6/7/2007 6:39:59 PM

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I should add it's tied with the Peugeot 807 and Fiat Ulysse (the same car, new badge).
Honourable mention the Toyota Previa 2.0 D-4D 8 seater - 32 US mpg, and the VW Sharan (7 seats) 1.9 tdi 115 - 35 US mpg.
The Citroen wins because it is bigger than the Previa and Sharan but only loses out slightly on MPG.

silent_power - 6/7/2007 6:55:38 PM

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Toyota does not sell any Previa in Europe. This model is discontinued here.

Rupert - 6/7/2007 7:25:29 PM

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Toyota do sell the Previa in Europe...I know several people who have one.

Htay7500 - 6/7/2007 7:40:41 PM

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i hear Toyota JPN has a Estima (their Previa) hybrid.

1970toyotamarc - 6/7/2007 7:16:14 PM

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We in America do want high mpg cars (finally), as current sales figures indicate. But we also want to breathe, which is why we dont have as many diesels. I will forego a few mpg for the sake of living a few more years without a respirator. Better yet, I'll just get a hybrid. Oh, I did.

Flame on

Rupert - 6/7/2007 7:27:58 PM

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Diesel's different know, with particulate filters and proper fuel in the US diesels are nothing like as bad as they used to be, and indeed ones equipped with particulate filters (as they will all have to be in a few years under EU law) emit LESS particulate matter than gasoline engines.
Diesels got a bad reputation as dirty as you used to see them with clouds of smoke and dust, but no more, not even under hard acceleration.

1970toyotamarc - 6/8/2007 10:49:11 AM

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I will once again relate my past trip to Vegas in my Prius, averaging 49mpg at between 75-80mph, where I drove alongside a brand new white Jetta with a big black spot above the muffler. Yeah, real clean.

I will relent when all the diesles become Bluetec or something similar, but even bluetec is not as clean as the dirtiest allowed gasoline engine right now. By the tme it is I'll be on to my next gen hybrid.

Furthermore, I dont live near a volcano, but I do live in close proximity to several million vehicles, so I am a little more concerned about them.

silent_power - 6/7/2007 7:22:22 PM

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Very true. Diesels are dirty and expect price of "enhanced" diesel fuel to surpass gasoline price. At least this is what is happening in my country.

Rupert - 6/7/2007 7:28:48 PM

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Please tell me how diesels are dirty.

Rupert - 6/7/2007 7:29:21 PM

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And which country might you be from?

AMGC55 - 6/7/2007 7:33:12 PM

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all the cute cars!!

Rupert - 6/8/2007 4:49:51 AM

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That 30% more oil thing is getting old, you've have several engineers who understand things like fractionating columns (heck I even understood some of it from GCSE Chemistry) that diesel doesn't need more oil to make it. It uses a different part of oil from petrol, if it didn't become diesel, it would be wasted or turned into jet fuel or something.

enthusiastx11 - 6/7/2007 10:00:44 PM

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why isn't the E320bluetec on the list?
should be.
test have gotten 34mpg overall. and it's rated high 30s for highway.

EnnNorak - 6/8/2007 11:00:49 AM

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If the 2008 C-Class makes it to North America with a 4-cylinder 2- or 2.5-litre diesel, it would be near the top of that list and customers could drive long distances in an economical vehicle without sacrificing interior room and up-scale appointments.

OBSERVER1984 - 6/8/2007 11:30:45 AM

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7 from Japan, 2 Korean and just only one European.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 11:57:23 AM

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I dont think that Toyota sells Previa in Europe. Go see their european site.
In Japan they sell a hybrid Estima (ICE 2.4L) which is very elegant and has low emissions (no PM matter, 113 g/km CO2, NOx and NMHC 75% lower than 2005 standards).

Diesels are still dirty. Nanoparticles (a category of PM that poison you, by passing through your skin) are produced from diesel engines. Furthermore, diesels emit more Nox which produces acid rain.

Heyhuub - 6/8/2007 12:16:04 PM

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Yeah, overhere in Europe we are all dying and won't pass the age of 45 because of all the poisen diesel fumes.

Plus we are all mutants because of all the Acid rain.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 1:02:59 PM

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You have to realise that all these "substances" act in a cumulative manner and affect not only most of the people but nature too... Being healthy and living in a healthy environment are the most precious things someone can ask:
And life does not end at 45... Life (of course, begins with "L", the rest is known) is sweet, no matter how old you 're.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 1:52:29 PM

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Also toyota yaris already surpasses Japan’s Ministry of Health standards for inside air quality. The VOC issue.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 2:11:29 PM

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Vehicle use produces five key regulated air pollutants:
nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide(CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate matter (PM).
NOx and hydrocarbons combine to form ground-level ozone,which damages the lungs and increases the vulnerability of plant life to disease.
Carbon monoxide causes cardiovascular damage, and sulfur dioxide leads to acid rain.
Particulate matter can contribute to lung cancer and respiratory problems at any ambient concentration;
the World Health Organization estimates that it leads to 100,000 deaths per year in Europe.
Approximately 10 percent by weight of the VOCs emitted are known or suspected to cause cancer;
these include benzene, 1,3-butadiene, acetaldehyde, and formaldehyde.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 2:13:28 PM

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The Accord produces twice the carbon monoxide and VOCs as the other cars,
while the diesel automobiles have approximately
six times more NOx and eight times more particulate matter than the Prius and Civic.
Notably, the diesel vehicles do not currently meet some state air standards and cannot be sold in California or several northeastern states.
The hybrids lead the diesel vehicles by far in terms of air emissions.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 2:51:57 PM

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... That was after germans proudly introduced high efficiency particulate diesel HEPA filter...

omarrana - 6/8/2007 3:16:35 PM

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wow The Sailer is serving you all

silent_power - 6/8/2007 3:27:36 PM

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That was a comparison between hybrid prius, accord and diesel VW with HEPA filter at last months of 2005.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 3:35:25 PM

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http://www.martinandalex.com/images/DieselVsHybrid.pdf

silent_power - 6/8/2007 3:37:59 PM

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That was a study about ICE future in US.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 3:55:51 PM

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In terms of enviroment diesel is dirty. I have a pic that shows very clearly EU IV emissions standards diesel vs gasoline.
There is a significant difference. Better not to mention hybrid Toyota and Lexus...

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4889/chart01vt8.jpg

silent_power - 6/8/2007 4:11:09 PM

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Gasoline standards are much more stricter...
Lets say that I am from Skopia FYROM and you re from Germany.We are both in EU. We are economically equal... But you provide 80 % of the bugdet...
In that manner yes! diesel is equal to petrol... but petrol has the "load" to surpass.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 4:13:51 PM

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Désolé, nous ne pouvons obtenir le document que vous demandez .
Il n'est peut être plus sur notre serveur, ou a changé d'adresse.
Merci d'utiliser le plan du site pour retrouver un document répondant à votre attente.

Sorry, the document isn't available.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 4:15:53 PM

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see ya. Have a nice night.

silent_power - 6/8/2007 4:41:19 PM

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http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7353/clipboard0200jp5.jpg
Sorry, but it is really not working.

If diesel engines were CLEAN, MB wouldnt had fail to pass Californias standards, though they were sure of acomplishing target...

Hey Sailor, neither I am from FYROM...
Geia xara.