Toyota and Honda ranked top in the US government’s annual top-10 fuel economical cars list this year. With 60 miles per gallon in the city and 51 mpg on the highway, The 2007 hybrid-electric Toyota Prius ranked first while the Honda Civic Hybrid was second with 49 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway. Out of the top 10 vehicles, 7 were from Honda and Toyota. The new Toyota Camry Hybrid raked at No. 3, with 40 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway. The most fuel-efficient sport utility vehicle was from Ford Motor Co.; Escape Hybrid front-wheel drive, which was fourth with 36 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway.
Six gas-only vehicles made the top 10: the manual version of the Honda Fit, the manual Toyota Corolla, manual and automatic versions of the Toyota Yaris, and manual versions of the Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent.
Luxury cars were among the least fuel-efficient cars in this survey. The worst performer was Lamborghini L-147/148 Murcielago with 9 mpg in the city and 14 mpg on the highway.
The US government compiles the list based on information from manufacturers. Every year millions of Americans buy new and used cars. These consumers can make more educated decision in buying the cas based on this fuel economy information compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy of US government.
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