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Highest Fuel Economy by Vehicle Class: 2012 Model Year
2012 Fuel Economy Information
Rankings are based on combined city and highway fuel economy estimates (weighted by 55% city and 45% highway). The best automatic and manual transmission vehicles in each class are listed, except where a class does not include both. In classes where the most fuel-efficient vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or electric vehicle (EV), the best conventional gasoline, diesel, or regular hybrid vehicle is also listed.
| Class | Make/Model | MPG combined/city/highway |
|---|---|---|
| Two Seater | Honda CR-Z (automatic, hybrid) Honda CR-Z (manual, hybrid) |
37/35/39 34/31/37 |
| Minicompact Car | Scion iQ (automatic) Fiat 500 (manual) |
37/36/37 33/30/38 |
| Subcompact Car | Mitsubishi i-Miev (automatic, electric)† Ford Fiesta SFE FWD (automatic) Chevrolet Sonic 5 (manual) |
112/126/99 33/29/40 |
| Compact Car | Chevrolet Volt (automatic, plug-in hybrid) * Honda Civic Hybrid (automatic) Volkswagen Golf (manual, diesel) Volkswagen Jetta (manual, diesel) |
60/58/62 44/44/44 34/30/42 |
| Midsize Car | Nissan Leaf (automatic, electric)† Toyota Prius (automatic, hybrid) Volkswagen Passat (manual, diesel) |
99/106/92 50/51/48 35/31/43 |
| Large Car | Hyundai Sonata (automatic) Hyundai Sonata (manual) |
28/24/35 |
| Small Station Wagon | Audi A3 (automatic, diesel) Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen (manual, diesel) |
34/30/42
|
| Midsize Station Wagon** | Toyota Prius v (automatic, hybrid) | 42/44/40 |
| Sport Utility Vehicle | Ford Escape Hybrid FWD (automatic) Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2WD (manual) |
32/34/31 26/24/31 |
| Minivan | Mazda 5 (automatic) Mazda 5 (manual) |
24/21/28 |
| Small Pickup Truck | Toyota Tacoma 2WD (manual, 2.7 L) Toyota Tacoma 2WD (automatic, 2.7 L) |
22/21/25 21/19/24 |
| Standard Pickup Truck** | Chevrolet C15/K15 Silverado Hybrid (automatic) GMC C15/K15 Sierra Hybrid (automatic) |
21/20/23
|
| Special Purpose Vehicle** | Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van (auto)† Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Wagon (auto)† Ford Transit Connect Wagon FWD |
62/62/62 24/22/27 |
| Van (Cargo) ** | Chevrolet G1500 Express 2WD (automatic, 4.3 L) GMC G1500 Savana 2WD (automatic, 4.3 L) |
17/15/20 |
| Van (Passenger) ** | Chevrolet G1500/H1500 Express (automatic, FFV) GMC G1500/H1500 Savana (automatic, FFV) |
14/13/17 |
† This is an all-electric vehicle. Since electricity is not measured in gallons, a conversion factor is used to translate the fuel economy into miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPGe).
* This vehicle is a plug-in hybrid, which runs on both gasoline and electricity. Since electricity is not measured in gallons, a conversion factor is used to translate the fuel economy when running on electricity into miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPGe). The combined MPGe estimate includes a mix of gasoline and electric energy use.
** There are no vehicles of manual transmission for model year 2012 for this vehicle class. The fuel economy of FFVs is determined with the vehicle operating on gasoline.
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