Forget What Your Brand Or The EPA Says About Mileage. Here Are The REAL MPG Champs For 2008!
Agent001 submitted on 3/15/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:31:23 PM
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Our good friend Tom Appel over at Consumer Guide was kind enough to share this real world mileage rating list from their tests so AutoSpies.
com readers can see what mileage these vehicles REALLY get.
See the highlights and the vehicles that impressed us most in the list below.
As you can see the Toyota Prius absolutely blows EVERYTHING out of the water.
The EPA admits its fuel economy numbers are estimates. Our numbers are real. A typical Consumer Guide test car is evaluated by at least four editors, all of whom account for their individual fuel usage. Here are the vehicles in each class that used the least amount of fuel while in our care.
Compact Car CG Class Average: 26 mpg
Vehicle
| Body
| Transmission
| CG Fuel Economy | EPA City/Highway |
| Civic Hybrid | sedan | CVT
| 38.0 mpg
| 40/45 mpg |
Midsize Car CG Class Average: 21 mpg
Vehicle
| Body
| Transmission
| CG Fuel Economy | EPA City/Highway |
| Toyota Prius | sedan | CVT
| 45.2 mpg
| 48/45 mpg |
Premium Large Car CG Class Average: 17 mpg
Vehicle
| Body
| Transmission
| CG Fuel Economy | EPA City/Highway |
| | | | | |
| BMW 750Li | sedan | automatic | 19.0 mpg | 17/25* mpg |
Sporty/Performance Car CG Class Average: 19 mpg
Vehicle
| Body
| Transmission
| CG Fuel Economy | EPA City/Highway |
| Mini Cooper S | hatchback | manual | 31.2 mpg
| 29/36* mpg |
Compact SUV CG Class Average: 19 mpg
Large SUV CG Class Average: 13 mpg
Vehicle
| Body
| Transmission
| CG Fuel Economy | EPA City/Highway |
GMC Yukon 2WD
| 4-door wagon
| automatic | 16.7 mpg
| 14/20 mpg |
Premium Large SUV CG Class Average: 14 mpg
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