HIgh MPG car

[Christine]

I just purchased a Hyundai Elantra which claims 40 mpg. If I do strictly highway driving, I do get close to 40 mpg. But my weekend driving around where I live certainly brings the average down, but the car does very well on highway driving. A fully loaded one cost me $21000 with fees and everything and let me tell you, this thing is LOADED. The lower model you can probably get out the door for $18000.00.

Anyway, I thought about a Prius because of the mileage and my parents have one but highway driving does NOT optimize their efficiency.

Also thought about the VW diesels but I don't like the fact that I sort of have to hunt for a diesel station in my area and the VW repair service place in my town doesn't have the best reputation.

 

[stevenpensacola]

Honda Fit.

Versatile, has been a Car and Driver 10 Best winner every year it's been sold in the US.

Fun to drive...it's that's important to you.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2012-10best-cars-feature-2012-honda-fit-page-8


Excellence comes in many sizes, but when the Fit first earned its way onto our 10Best list in 2007, it alone offered that quality in the B-segment, a size class that was largely an afterthought in the go-go Aughts.

Now, the class is bursting with legitimate pint-sized threats from Hyundai, Mazda, Ford, and Chevy, but Honda still wins with best-in-class passenger space and cargo capacity. It also offers the most flingable chassis and a five-speed manual that is among the great ambassadors to the stick. That transmission would no doubt sway even more converts if it had a sixth gear to calm the engine on the highway.

Overall, though, the Fit is not just a triumph over other small cars, it’s a triumph of engineering. It makes the minds behind other cars seem lazy. There are so few intrusions into the capacious interior that you’d think the structure consists of a thin layer of aluminum foil stretched over some toothpicks, even though this body shell is astoundingly rigid. All hatchbacks offer folding seats, but the Fit’s create a completely flat load floor and open up 57 cubic feet of cargo volume—13 more than you’ll get if you flop the back row in a Ford Explorer.

In other markets, this tiny Honda is sold as the Jazz, which is appropriate: It exudes all the unflappable cool and versatility of a session drummer.

 

[phorsenuf]

I went back and forth between the Hyundai and Kia. Went with the Kia Forte because the dealership gave us a better deal. They are pretty much identical cars. I do a lot of highway driving. I bought the car last April with 36 miles on it, I'm now just shy of 21,000. Getting ready to do another long road trip next week.
I easily average 40mph. I think the best I've done is either 41.5 or 42.5 mpg. It gets great city driving mileage as well. I love my car. It's so much roomier then it looks and drives real nice.

 

[Mommee]

Chevy Cruze. DH loves loves loves his!

 

[DharmaLou]

My Prius was $24K and it has a 10.5 gallon tank. I filled up for $32 today.

 

[crz4mm2]

Just bought a Prius tonight. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[WDWBarb]

Just bought a Prius tonight. I'll let you know how it goes.

Congrats!!! What color?

 

[crz4mm2]

Congrats!!! What color?

Blizzard Pearl!

 

[mrodgers]

Cracks me up when people talk about how great of fuel mileage they get and only state how much it costs to fill up.

My Prius was $24K and it has a 10.5 gallon tank. I filled up for $32 today.

My used VW Jetta with a gasoline turbocharged engine cost $6000, has a 14.5 gallon tank, and uses premium fuel ($4.08/gallon right now). I filled up yesterday for $32 as well. Looks like I saved $18k to get the same mileage as a Prius and I can easily keep up speed climbing up the hills I climb instead of laying the throttle down on the floor as I would think I would in a little weak powered Prius and struggle to hold the speed limit.

 

[Bilberry]

My Ford Escape hybrid SUV as of last week is getting a little over 40 mpg! I have to drive it gingerly to reach that level, causing some behind me to look a bit agitated at my slow acceleration. It is a bit of a game at this point though, to see how many MPG I can squeeze out of the car. I'm guessing 41 or 42 will be the max I can take it.

Saw this yesterday on one gas saving ecar that looks to be receiving poor ratings. It broke down during test driving for Consumer Reports.

"Consumer Reports Tests Fisker Karma; Car Breaks Down"

http://dougpowers.com/2012/03/09/consumer-reports-tests-fisker-karma-car-breaks-down/

 

[DharmaLou]

Cracks me up when people talk about how great of fuel mileage they get and only state how much it costs to fill up.


My used VW Jetta with a gasoline turbocharged engine cost $6000, has a 14.5 gallon tank, and uses premium fuel ($4.08/gallon right now). I filled up yesterday for $32 as well. Looks like I saved $18k to get the same mileage as a Prius and I can easily keep up speed climbing up the hills I climb instead of laying the throttle down on the floor as I would think I would in a little weak powered Prius and struggle to hold the speed limit.

Ok, I get 50mpg. with a 10.5 gallon tank. Is that better? And to be completely honest, having owned 3 VWs (Diesel Rabbit, Diesel Golf & Beetle) before my Toyotas, I'll take a Toyota any day.

 

[toklotursa]

Check into Hyundai.
The Sonata is rated for 42 MPG and is a VERY nice car. We just purchased on for my DW for her 130 mile round trip commute. The Sonata is a full size sedan and is priced in the low 20's.

If you are look for something smaller check out the Elantra.
The Elantra is rated for 47 MPG and is priced in the upper teens.

My DW owned a 2004 Elantra and never had a bit of trouble. My DD is the new owner of the 04 and couldn't be happier.

 

[Christine]

Check into Hyundai.
The Sonata is rated for 42 MPG and is a VERY nice car. We just purchased on for my DW for her 130 mile round trip commute. The Sonata is a full size sedan and is priced in the low 20's.

If you are look for something smaller check out the Elantra.
The Elantra is rated for 47 MPG and is priced in the upper teens.

My DW owned a 2004 Elantra and never had a bit of trouble. My DD is the new owner of the 04 and couldn't be happier.

I've just purchased an Elantra and the highest MPG that is quote is 40 mpg. The Sonata was 35 mpg. Are you referring to the hybrid version of the Sonata?

 

[toklotursa]

The 2012 Sonata we bought had 42 mpg on the sticker and the Elantra had 46 mpg. We bought the Sonata and we are very pleased with the 36 in very high traffic conditions. (30 to 45 minutes to go 20 miles) with a total trip of 65 miles each way.

 

[Christine]

The 2012 Sonata we bought had 42 mpg on the sticker and the Elantra had 46 mpg. We bought the Sonata and we are very pleased with the 36 in very high traffic conditions. (30 to 45 minutes to go 20 miles) with a total trip of 65 miles each way.

That's interesting. My 2012 Elantra sticker only has 40 mpg on it.

Below is the mileage that Hyundai reports to the government:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Hyundai2012.shtml

I really don't know how you are getting a sticker like that. That type of mileage is unheard of in a regular gasoline engine on a standard size car. The hybrid Sonata only shows 40 mpg.

 

[toklotursa]

2012 Sonata gas. Hard to justify a Hybrids extra cost when the gas model cars are getting such great milage.

I would have bought the VW diesel, but here they are very expensive (30k+).

 

[toklotursa]

All I can tell you is that is what the sticker said.