Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars In America

We have compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars that are currently available in America. Many of the listed cars may be a dead-giveaway for a “top gas saver” and others you may have not thought of. If you are in the market to purchase a new vehicle or downsize from your gas guzzler then this is the list you want to look over.

All vehicles listed are the newest 2009 or 2008 model – whichever is currently available (June 2008).

#1

 

Toyota Prius
Price: $21,100
Gas Mileage: 48 mpg city / 45 mpg highway
Link: Toyota.com

Notes: The new Toyota Prius may be very difficult to come by if you are not on one of the Toyota dealership’s waiting lists. Some of the current lists are upwards of 6 months long.

#2

Honda Civic Hybrid
Price: $22,600
Gas Mileage: 40 mpg city / 45 mpg highway
Link: Honda.com

#3

Smart for Two
Price: $11,590
Gas Mileage: 31 mpg city / 41 mpg highway
Link: Smart.com

Notes: This may be the smallest vehicle you can currently buy so it may not appeal to everyone especially guys over 6ft tall.

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Is Smart Really The Smart Choice When It Comes To Safety?

Smart has been scrutinized and questioned about it’s over-all safety when you consider the small size of the Smart Fortwo vehicle. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released the official data on the Smart Fortwo vehicle crash tests results. The tests have actually raised some eyebrows in a good way if that is possible. The little car scored a rating of “good” in both frontal and side impact tests conducted by the IIHS. In the rear impact tests the Smart Fortwo scored an “acceptable”.

After the tests it seems apparent that the developers at Smart are actually “Smart” when it comes to making a safe Smart car. This car may be safer than some of those several ton SUV’s on the road today. Although you would not want the Smart car to “meet” a 4 ton SUV at any speed, that would not be so pretty and “Smart”.

 

Smart Fortwo Crash Test Video: