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Despite what automakers would have you believe, fuel efficiency just doesn't come in big packages. Sure, they've overrun the market with big, powerful new hybrids that promise to sip rather than guzzle gas. Don't believe the marketing of such "hype-brid" vehicles. The truth: the most fuel-efficient cars are sub-compacts and mid-size vehicles. Here's a look at the 10 most fuel efficient cars for 2009, and a look at 2008's most-efficient list.

 
 
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  • Posted By: DJWilson2 @ 11/13/2009 11:47:40 AM

    Sadly the most efficient gas car in the world is not even represented.
    One of the issues with the Prias is it still uses gasoline, but the Honda Civic GX uses gas as well...
    Compressed Natural Gas, the same gas used for cooking and heating.
    THere used to be a nice home refuleling station available from the Honda owned company Fuelmaker but Honda abandoned all the faithful GX owners who depended upon Honda to support thier investment.
    Sadly Honda chose to trash Fuelmaker rather than support thier customers.
    I am having second thoughts about Honda as a company...

  • Posted By: Plutonius @ 09/24/2009 10:43:47 PM

    Why do folks continue to flash a 5 star crash test rating for a subcompact as a definition for a safe subcompact car. The majority of crashes on American roads will not occur between a subcompact and a car of similar mass.

    Crash tests only simulate a crash between two vehicles of similar mass traveling at opposite directions. A collision with a vehicle with greater mass will make the crash test results completely irrelevant. Subcompacts are simply not safe for America`s roads. The rest is simply smoke and mirrors to get people to buy these death traps. Remember folks, fuel economy comes at a price. Nothing is free in this world and something must be sacrificed for something to be gained.

  • Posted By: bighunk50 @ 09/04/2009 9:54:15 AM

    What about the air car?

    What ever happened to it?

    Cajun

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