Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars for 2005
Here is the list of of the top 10 most fuel-efficient cars currently sold in the U.S. based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) miles-per-gallon ratings for city and highway travel. In order to arrive at a final hierarchy, we 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. Also, we only allowed a given model to appear once on the list, except in the case of the Honda Civic because it's available in both gas-electric hybrid and regular gasoline versions.
- Honda Insight — 61/66
- Toyota Prius — 60/51*
- Honda Civic Hybrid — 45/51
- Volkswagen Golf TDI — 38/46
Volkswagen Jetta TDI — 38/46
Volkswagen New Beetle TDI — 38/46
- Honda Civic HX — 36/44
- Toyota Echo — 35/42
- Toyota Corolla — 32/41
- Scion xA — 32/37
- Honda Accord Hybrid — 30/37*
Pontiac Vibe — 30/36
Toyota Matrix — 30/36
Scion xB — 31/35*
- Dodge Neon — 29/36
Toyota Celica GT — 29/36*
