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Best Fuel Efficiency in the U.S.: 2010 Toyota Prius, at 50 MPG

 
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Well, now it's official. The 2010 Toyota Prius offers the best gas mileage of any new car sold in the U.S. for the upcoming 2010 model year, with a blended EPA rating of 50 miles per gallon.

The 2010 Prius had actually been rated at 50 mpg back in March, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had to finish rating all 2010 models before it could issue a definitive list.

Its formal ratings are 51 mpg city / 48 mpg highway on the EPA's two cycles.

The 2010 Prius returns better overall gas mileage than the 2009 Prius it replaced, which was rated at 48 city / 45 highway. The new car is both more powerful and offers more luxury features.

Dealer stocks of 2010 Prius models remain low, due to strong global demand  for the world's most popular hybrid car. Nine of the 10 highest-mileage cars on the EPA list, in fact, were hybrids from Ford, Honda, Lexus, Mazda, Mercury, Nissan, and Toyota.

[2010 Fuel Economy Guide]





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  1. By  Hybrid MPG Posted: 10/18/2009 6:33pm PDT

    This comes as no surprise. What vehicle would get better mileage than a hybrid? What I don't understand is why people are peddling the Honda Civic Hybrid, which gets less mileage and costs more.
    It's important for people to realize, though, that just because your vehicle is listed as a hybrid doesn't mean it's the best mileage you can get in a vehicle, or even the best mileage in that class of vehicle. Take the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, for instance. It gets the worst gas mileage of all the hybrid suvs, and yet I see them all over the roads. Jeep SUVS (not hybrids) get better gas mileage than those suckers. I don't see the appeal.
    The Prius, though, is a great little car and not only get the best gas mileage in its class, but the best mileage overall. I just long for the day when it's more affordable.
     
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  2. By uglydawg Posted: 10/27/2009 2:57am PDT

    What car gets better gas mileage than a Prius?
    Try a BMW 520d... okay not available in the US market
    BTW: you guys going to start a Toyota FT-86 website? Now THAT's my kind of website :-9
     
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