40 MPG Cars: 2001-2013

15 thoughts on “40 MPG Cars: 2001-2013”

1. 2011 Toyota CT 200h … Should be … 2011 Lexus CT 200h
   Or am i wrong?

2. @MrReeds – Aye, yup! Thanks for the catch … I’ve fixed the typo.

3. I would love to see a list of vehicles with 1,000 lb or greater towing capacity listed by their MPG (top 25?).

   Thanks,

   Gary

4. I’d suggest that you add a column to your charts for the MSRP listed price and then make the entire chart sortable by column headings and/or year, that would really help shoppers sort through all the figures for all the vehicles you have rated.

5. Looks like the snowjob to cover old public knowledge never relents. You guys at this site are participating in a massive scam that puts the world in danger. Just search “Pogue Carburetor”. It is a heating element on the fuel line that makes fuel enter the carburetor as a hot vapor, giving a ghetto cruiser over two hundred miles per gallon, coast to coast and back. Canadian inventor C.N. Pogue patented and demonstrated it in the 1930s. You can look it up at the US patent office. Spotlight Magazine published the blueprints to it and a score of carburetors much better than manufacturers install in “Secrets of the 200MPG Carburetor”.

   Is the price the world pays directly for waste as bad as what we pay for a wasted environment? For one cost; the kids who live next to roads who get leukemia from the smog? Do the most dangerous criminals wear ski masks or business suits? MPGOMATIC, Don’t take part in the scam! Publish the truth on working alternatives! SEARCH “pogue carburetor”!

6. @Mark – Thanks for the informative comment! While I’m not aware of any new cars that use carburetors these days, I’d like to scrape up a few dimes and commission a journalist to dig up the dirt on Pogue’s work. It’s a topic that deserves new light. Smokey Yunick earned a bunch of press with his hot vapor system back in the day …

7. In 1959 I bought an Austin Healy Sprite that I drove from Hayward, Ca, to PortAngeles Wa and back plus local driving and I was able to clock 43mpg. In surface traffic having to slow down for every hick town and intersection on the way (no expressways) The car had a 4 cyl engine with dual SU carbs and would easily keep up with or pass traffic at the time

8. Just finished a 800 mi. trip in my 2014 Focus SE and got 41 mph avg ..no complaints here

9. I went from New Hampshire to Florida, drove a bit over 3200 miles, in my 2010 Toyota Corolla … and I averaged 38.3mpg. If anyone has driven the East Coast, they know that it’s “on and off” the throttle most of the way, and when it’s “on” the speed is usually 75-80 mph. I’ll keep my Corolla for a while …

10. I am surprised that you failed to test and show the Mercedes Benz GLK250 Bluetec 4Matic. I own this 2014 diesel SUV and get have over 18,000 miles on it already. I’ve experienced 31mpg to 37mpg in town and got as high as 40.1 mpg on the highway.
    Why leave it off your reports?

11. @Mike – Great numbers, Mike … and thanks for the catch! It was an oversight on my part. I’ve only driven the GLK250 Bluetec briefly at a media event, this didn’t allow enough time to produce a full review. It’s a sweet ride. I’ll be adding the GLK250 to the lists and fingers crossed, I’ll secure one from the media fleet to test before winter is over.

12. What about the Nissan Note. I regularly get 36 – 37 mpg in mixed driving, and 42-45.3.

    It’s not a hybrid, electric or diesel.

    Why this car wasn’t mentioned is puzzling

13. The higher mileage numbers should read highway miles.

14. Just came across your site! Great info and hoping I can navigate enough to find some mileage calculations for compact SUVs. 🙂

15. Thanks for sharing this information….it’s helpful!