Top 10 Most Efficient Non-Hybrid 2013 Cars
(By Combined Mileage)
With hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric vehicles
topping the fuel/energy efficiency charts, Motor Trend put together a list of the most
efficient fossil-fuel powered cars based on the EPA’s combined rating for the 2013
models. This list is consists of equal parts gasoline- and
diesel-powered vehicles.
Here are the top EPA-rated non-hybrid vehicles available
from lowest to highest (ties broken by the model with the highest highway
mileage, then city mileage):
10) Nissan Sentra FE+: 1.8-liter I-4, 34 mpg Combined,
30/39 mpg city/highway
The Sentra is offered in a fuel-economy enhancing package that gets combined
mileage to 34 mpg. The car may not get 40 mpg highway, but its combined mileage
is pretty high.
9) Volkswagen Passat Dual-Clutch: 34 mpg Combined, 30/40 mpg
city/highway
The Volkswagen Passat TDI is the only midsize car to make
the list of most fuel efficient cars. Combine that with a roomy
interior, large trunk, and sporty look. And to top it off it was named
8) Fiat 500 manual: 34 mpg Combined, 31/40 mpg city/highway
While the Fiat 500’s 101-hp 1.4-liter I-4 engine may be
short on power, it eases out 34 mpg combined. Just don’t be surprised if
the, five-speed manual, transmission needs to be shifted into a lower gear or two to climb any
hills.
 |
| Audi A3 TDI |
5) Volkswagen Jetta TDI/Jetta Sportwagen TDI: 34 mpg
Combined, 30/42 mpg city/highway – Tie with Golf TDI, A3 TDI
Volkswagen has owned the passenger car
diesel market in the U.S. with its 140-hp, turbo diesel 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The compact
Jetta sedan with manual or dual-clutch transmission and Jetta Sportwagen wagon
with the manual are rated 34 mpg combined.
5) Volkswagen Golf TDI: 34 mpg Combined, 30/42 mpg
city/highway – Tie with Jetta TDI, A3 TDI
The Volkswagen Golf TDI offers 34 mpg combined in a slick hatch bodystyle with two or four doors.
5) Audi A3 TDI: 34 mpg Combined, 30/42 mpg city/highway –
Tie with Golf TDI, Jetta TDI
If you want something a bit more luxurious than the
Volkswagen Golf, you can step up to the redesigned 2013 Audi A3 TDI with
dual-clutch transmission. While still maintaining the same 34 mpg combined fuel
economy.
4) Nissan Versa sedan CVT 35 mpg Combined, 31/40 mpg
city/highway
One of the least expensive cars in the U.S. is also one of
the most fuel efficient. The subcompact 2013 Nissan Versa sedan, with its
109-hp 1.6-liter four-cylinder, is third on our list. It also offers more rear-seat
leg room than many larger vehicles.
3) Volkswagen Passat manual: 35 mpg Combined, 31/43 mpg
city/highway
 |
| Smart Fortwo coupe |
A midsize family sedan with a six-speed manual transmission
and 35 mpg combined? What’s not to like? Of course you may want more power, but the Passat manual gives you all the control without the guilt.
2) Smart Fortwo coupe and cabriolet: 36 mpg Combined, 34/38
mpg city/highway
As its name suggests, the Smart Fortwo offers seating for
just two people. The Smart is the smallest car on the list but also
the least powerful with a 70-hp I-3 engine and five-speed automated manual
transmission.
1) Scion iQ: 37 mpg combined 36/37 mpg city/highway
Although the Scion iQ’s 3+1 seating is most comfortable for
just two occupants, the car offers the highest combined rating of any
non-hybrid 2013-model-year car in the U.S. The city car’s 37 mpg combined
rating matches its highway rating thanks to a 36 mpg city rating.
Honorable Mentions
Chevrolet Spark manual: 34 mpg Combined, 32/38 mpg city/highway
Mazda3: 2.0-liter I-4, six-speed auto, 33 mpg Combined, 28/40 mpg city/highway
Chevrolet Sonic: turbocharged 1.4-liter I-4, six-speed manual, 33 mpg Combined, 29/40 mpg city/highway
Toyota Yaris: 1.5-liter I-4, five-speed manual, 33 mpg Combined, 30/37 mpg city/highway
Ford Fiesta dual-clutch auto, 5M, and SFE 1.6-liter I-4, 33 mpg Combined, 29/39-40 mpg city/highway
Source: EPA
Read more: http://wot.motortrend.com/top-10-most-efficient-non-hybrid-2013-cars-by-combined-mileage-318023.html#ixzz2Ivnr6u3V
