If you're thinking about getting a more fuel-efficient vehicle to save money on your gas bill, did you know you could also be saving money on your auto insurance premiums too? Generally speaking, smaller, less-expensive and fuel-efficient cars with smaller engines are cheaper to insure than larger, more expensive cars with higher horsepowered engines.
So if you're in the market for a vehicle that will cost you less in gas and possibly insurance, you may want to consider the vehicles listed in the 2011 ecoEnergy for Vehicles Awards as the most fuel-efficient for the 2011 model year. No matter what type of vehicle you're looking for, a two-seater, compact, pickup or minivan, chance are you can find a model that suits your need for fuel efficiency.
Two seaters
Subcompacts
Compacts
Mid-sizes
Full-sizes
Station Wagons
Pickup Trucks
Special Purposes
Minivans and Vans
Two-seaters
Honda CR-Z
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 5.6 L/100 km
- Highway driving 5.0 L/100 km
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Subcompacts
Ford Fiesta SFE
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 6.8 L/100 km
- Highway driving 4.9 L/100 km
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Compacts
Honda Civic Hybrid
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 4.7 L/100 km
- Highway driving 4.3 L/100 km
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Honda Civic Hybrid car insurance quotes.
Mid-sizes
Toyota Prius
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 3.7 L/100 km
- Highway driving 4.0 L/100 km
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Full-sizes
Honda Accord Sedan
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 8.8 L/100 km
- Highway driving 5.8 L/100 km
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Honda car insurance quotes.
Hyundai Sonata
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 8.7 L/100 km
- Highway driving 5.7 L/100 km
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Hyundai car insurance quotes.
Station wagons
Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 6.7 L/100 km
- Highway driving 4.7 L/100 km
Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI Clean Diesel
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 6.7 L/100 km
- Highway driving 4.6 L/100 km
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Audi and Volkswagen car insurance quotes today.
Pickup trucks
Toyota Tacoma
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 10.0 L/100 km
- Highway driving 7.7 L/100 km
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Special purposes
Ford Escape Hybrid
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 5.8 L/100 km
- Highway driving 6.5 L/100 km
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Minivans
Toyota Sienna
Fuel Consumption:
- City driving 10.4 L/100 km
- Highway driving 7.5 L/100 km
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