Best gas mileage by vehicle class

Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency compiles its Fuel Economy Guide to educate car buyers on fuel-efficient vehicles. Compare estimates for all vehicles at fueleconomy.gov. The following gas-powered cars, trucks and SUVs have the best fuel economy within the listed vehicle classes.

Each class includes the 2011 vehicles with the best gas mileage estimates in that category. The first number represents city MPG, while the second number is the highway MPG.

Two-Seater Cars
Smart ForTwo 33 /  41
Audi TT 22 / 31

Subcompact Cars
Ford Fiesta 29 / 40
Toyota Yaris 29 / 36

Minicompact Cars
Mini Cooper 29 / 37
Mini Cooper S 27 / 36

Compact Cars
Mazda2 29 / 35
Kia Rio 28 / 34

Midsize Cars
Nissan Versa 28 / 34
Nissan Sentra 27 /  34

Large Cars
Hyundai Sonata 24 / 35
Honda Accord 23 / 33

Small Station Wagons
Nissan Juke 27 / 32
Kia Soul 26 / 31

Midsize Station Wagons
Audi A6 Avant 18 / 26
Mercedes-Benz E350 16 / 23

Small Pickup Trucks
Ford Ranger (2WD) 22 / 27
Toyota Tacoma (2WD) 21 / 25

Standard Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet Silverado (2WD) 15 / 22
GMC Sierra (2WD) 15 / 22

Minivans
Honda Odyssey 19 / 28
Toyota Sienna 19 / 24
Kia Sedona 18 / 25

SUVs
Mitsubishi Outlander (2WD) 25 / 31
Chevrolet HHR (2WD) 22 / 32
Chevrolet Equinox (2WD) 22 / 32
GMC Terrain (2WD) 22 / 32
Hyundai Tucson (2WD) 23 / 31

* If there are multiple drivetrains available for a vehicle, only the one with the highest mpg estimate is listed as a class leader to avoid redundancy. Visit the EPA website to find the mileage estimates for specific drivetrains.

** The lowest and highest mpg estimates and average city/highway mpg is listed for each class; ranges include cars with manual and automatic transmissions. Ranges exclude hybrids, as well as cars that run on diesel fuel. The average and range only include estimates for models that were available at the time of publication.

Source: EPA's 2011 Fuel Economy Guide