Fuel Efficient Cars 2011

Nowadays it is becoming more and more apparent that the cost of the fuel cannot be ignored anymore when it comes to figuring out your budget. That’s why small cars, hybrids and electric cars occupy top sales lists. When picking top of the 2011 class in terms of fuel efficiency, different places and magazines took different approaches, so if you are in the market for such car you should consider multiple reviews.

The popular website Kelley Blue Book (kbb.com) chose Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius as the most fuel efficient cars of 2011. Leaf is pretty much a full-on electric car. If you consider its hydro consumption, it would equal out to about 2.38l/100km. Hybrids Volt and Prius are decribred as taking 2.53l and 3.9l respectively. To some people hybrid would be preferrable since it offers 2 types of fuel. Honorable mentions were Lexus CT 200h, Honda Insight, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Volkswagen Golf TDI, Hyundai Elantra, Fiat 500 and Ford Focus.

When looking at a small size cars that are not hybrids, the top of the list went to Toyota Yaris, closely followed by Honda Civic, Kia Rio and Mini. The difference between fuel consumption on these models is barely noticeable.

The list above was made for North American market and considered only new models. In the Eastern Europe however, buying used vehicle is still extremely popular, so here is a list of best fuel efficient cars in 2011: Audi А2 1.2 TDI L3 and VW Polo 1.2 TDI L3 are leading the top (3.6l in the city, 2.7 on the hwy), and they are followed by Smart Fortwo (3.9l and 3.1l), Toyota Prius II, Renault Megane 1.5dCi, Citroen C2 and Peugeot 206.

And since some of us still like to have a little play while driving, it is also important to mention cars that have the best economy to power ratio. Here the winner is VW GОlf VI (featuring 1.4l engine with 80hp, 8l/100km consumption), followed by VW РОLO (1.2l engine with 60hp engine, consuming 6.1l) and OPEL CORSA (1.2l 70hp enginge, using up 6.4l).