2006 Vehicles with the Highest Fuel Efficiency

J.D. Power's Top 10 Vehicles with the Highest Fuel Efficiency:

1. Honda Insight
55 mpg hwy - 60 mpg city

2. Toyota Prius Hybrid
51 mpg hwy - 60 mpg city

3. Honda Civic Hybrid CVT PZEV
51 mpg hwy - 49 mpg city

4. Volkswagen New Beetle GLS TDI
46 mpg hwy - 38 mpg city

5. Volkswagen Golf GL TDI
46 mpg hwy - 38 mpg city

6. Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.9 TDI
46 mpg hwy - 38 mpg city

7. Toyota Echo
42 mpg hwy - 35 mpg city

8. Toyota Corolla LE
41 mpg hwy - 32 mpg city

9. Scion xA 4AT
38 mpg hwy - 31 mpg city

10. Kia Rio Cinco 4AT
38 mpg hwy - 29 mpg city
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chewy - 7/17/2006 7:21:21 PM

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HEMI

Actually it is getting better. While filling up yesterday at Chevron (in California) I noticed that everysingle station had a separate green hose diesel, ULSD diesel with only 15 ppm sulfur. Of course that was a relatively new station.

kart1 - 7/17/2006 9:53:22 PM

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I don't like diesels because they make so much more noise than gasoline engines, but then again I am referring to the older diesels. Haven't been able to try the new ones from VW or MB because they aren't sold in CA. Gas stations equipped with diesels aren't hard to find in my area, infact I'd say 1/2 two has diesels. Actually only Arco doesn't have it.

chewy - 7/17/2006 11:58:16 PM

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kart1

You are right, modern diesels are not that loud at all. The new diesels should arrive by next model year, hopefully.

MercBasher - 7/18/2006 4:13:10 PM

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Did anyone notice that there are no vehicles from Ford, GM and DCX on the list. Considering that Ford and GM sell a lot of small cars in Europe and Asia why is it that these vehicles can't be part of their portfolios in the US market too?