Forget the EPA. Consumer Guide's editors drove 150,000 miles last year. We drove to work, to day care, to the grocery store, and on vacation. We drove through record heat, blinding snow, driving rain, and confounding road construction, keeping track of every drop of fuel we used along the way.
The EPA admits its fuel economy numbers are estimates. Ours are real. A typical Consumer Guide test car is evaluated by at least four editors, and all account for their individual fuel usage. Here are the vehicles in each class that used the least fuel while in our care.
Read Article