Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars for 2006



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on 05/01/2006







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With gas prices steep as a Himalayan slope, fuel-efficiency is a prime consideration for an ever increasing number of car buyers. Edmunds.com has compiled a list of the 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently sold in the U.S.





Rankings are based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) miles-per-gallon ratings for city and highway travel.



More specifically, Edmunds.com editors used the EPA's combined fuel economy formula: 55 percent of city mpg rating plus 45 percent of highway mpg rating. The rating for each vehicle below is expressed in mpg as a city/highway ratio. All ratings apply to base models equipped with a manual transmission, except where indicated otherwise with an asterisk.



Each model was allowed only one appearance on the list. The sole exception is the Honda Civic, which appears twice as a result of being available in both gas-electric hybrid and regular gasoline versions.



Honda Insight — 60/66

Toyota Prius — 60/51*

Honda Civic Hybrid — 49/51*

Volkswagen Golf TDI — 37/44

Volkswagen New Beetle TDI — 37/44

Volkswagen Jetta TDI — 36/41

Toyota Corolla — 32/41

Scion xA — 32/37

Hyundai Accent — 32/35

Kia Rio — 32/35

Honda Civic — 30/40*

Pontiac Vibe — 30/36

Toyota Matrix — 30/36



Source: Edmunds.com









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