Hybrids, Subaru, Mazda Clean Up In Consumer Reports 'Best New-Car Value' List

People buy green cars for fuel efficiency, but that's often far from their only good quality.

Consumer Reports released its "Best New-Car Value" list yesterday, and there are plenty of hybrids and fuel-efficient gasoline cars on it.

The magazine named the 2014 Toyota Prius hybrid best overall automotive value.

This is the second year the Prius has topped the Consumer Reports list--which highlights those cars the magazine feels give buyers the best "bang for the buck"--and the hybrid also took top honors in the Compact/Subcompact Cars category.

Regarding the decision, Consumer Reports automotive editor Rik Paul said the Prius has the best observed fuel economy of any non plug-in car the magazine has tested--at 44 mpg overall--and that its five-year cost of ownership equates to just 47 cents a mile.