Stingiest Sippers: The 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicles in the U.S.
Your leanest and greenest weapons to do battle with the $4 gallon.
By Jared Holstein • Photos by Aaron Kiley and the Manufacturers
2. Honda Civic Hybrid
City: 40 mpg/Highway: 45 mpg
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
The Prius’s main contender is the Civic hybrid, a more quotidian approach to economical hybrid transportation. In rendering the hybrid more aerodynamic, Honda also made it one of the better-looking Civic offerings, more likely to appeal to those who don’t need to wear their environmentalism on their lapel, although this may be part of the reason that it hasn’t seen near the sales success as the Prius. The Civic hybrid drives more like a regular car than the competition, is a more responsive handler, and is a touch less sluggish. The Civic’s hybrid system is simple and compact, but doesn’t deliver quite the miserly numbers of the Prius.
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