Hybrid Car Review

Since my list of the most fuel efficient cars of 2008 has been so useful to so many people, I have now created a list of most fuel efficient cars of 2007.

Method: I went to the EPA website: fueleconomy.gov, and examined each vehicle whose combined mpg (45% Highway and 55% City Driving) was above 25 mpg. Using that information, I compiled the following list of fuel sippers. There were 81 models in 2007 that made the cut.

Once again, it's not surprising to see hybrids and small cars top the list.

			MPG*
Ranking	Category	Vehicle	City	Highway	Combined**
1	Family Sedans	Toyota Prius 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	48	45	47
2	Small Car	Honda Civic Hybrid 4 cyl, 1.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	40	45	42
3	Family Sedans	Nissan Altima Hybrid 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	35	33	34
4	Family Sedans	Toyota Camry Hybrid 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	33	34	33
5	Station Wagon	Pontiac Vibe 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	25	41	32
6	Small Car	Toyota Yaris 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	29	36	32
6	Hatchback	Toyota Yaris 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	29	36	32
7	Small Car	Toyota Corolla 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	28	37	32
8	Small Car	Toyota Yaris 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	29	35	32
8	Hatchback	Toyota Yaris 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	29	35	32
9	Small Car	MINI Cooper 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium	27	36	31
10	Small Car	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	28	34	31
10	Hatchback	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	28	34	31
11	Small Car	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular	27	35	31
11	Hatchback	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular	27	35	31
12	Small Car	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic (S5), Regular	27	34	30
12	Hatchback	Honda Fit 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic (S5), Regular	27	34	30
13	SUV	Ford Escape Hybrid FWD 4 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	31	29	30
14	Small Car	Toyota Corolla 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	26	35	30
15	Small Car	Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular	25	36	30
16	Small Car	Honda Civic 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	26	34	30
17	Small Car	Kia Rio 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	25	35	30
18	Small Car	Honda Civic CNG 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 5-spd, RNG=200, Natural Gas	24	36	29
19	Small Car	Hyundai Accent 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, I4, Regular	27	32	29
19	Small Car	Kia Rio 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	27	32	29
19	Hatchback	Hyundai Accent 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, I4, Regular	27	32	29
20	Small Car	MINI Cooper 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium	26	33	29
20	Small Car	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	26	33	29
20	Hatchback	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	26	33	29
20	Station Wagon	Pontiac Vibe 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	26	33	29
20	Station Wagon	Toyota Matrix 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	26	33	29
21	Small Car	Nissan Sentra 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	25	33	29
21	Family Sedans	Hyundai Elantra 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	25	33	29
22	Small Car	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular	26	31	28
22	Hatchback	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular	26	31	28
23	Small Car	Hyundai Accent 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, I4, Regular	24	33	28
23	Small Car	Ford Focus 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, I4, Regular	24	33	28
23	Family Sedans	Hyundai Elantra 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	24	33	28
23	Hatchback	Hyundai Accent 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, I4, Regular	24	33	28
23	Hatchback	Ford Focus 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, I4, Regular	24	33	28
23	Station Wagon	Ford Focus Station Wagon 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, I4, Regular	24	33	28
24	Station Wagon	Toyota Matrix 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	25	31	28
25	Small Car	MINI Cooper S 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium	24	32	28
25	Small Car	Mazda 3 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	24	32	28
25	Small Car	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	24	32	28
25	Family Sedans	Honda Accord Hybrid 6 cyl, 3 L, Automatic 5-spd, HEV, Regular	24	32	28
25	Family Sedans	Saturn Aura Hybrid 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	24	32	28
25	Hatchback	Nissan Versa 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	24	32	28
26	SUV	Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD 4 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	28	27	28
26	SUV	Mercury Mariner Hybrid 4WD 4 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	28	27	28
27	Small Car	Chevrolet Aveo 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	33	28
27	Small Car	Chevrolet Aveo 5 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	33	28
27	Hatchback	Chevrolet Aveo 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	33	28
27	Hatchback	Chevrolet Aveo 5 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	33	28
28	Small Car	Nissan Sentra 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular	24	31	27
29	Small Car	Saturn Ion 4 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	32	27
29	Family Sedans	Nissan Altima 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular	23	32	27
29	Family Sedans	Kia Spectra 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	32	27
29	Luxury Sedan	Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec 6 cyl, 3 L, Automatic 7-spd, Diesel	23	32	27
29	Convertible	MINI Cooper Convertible 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Premium	23	32	27
30	Small Car	Nissan Sentra 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	24	30	27
31	SUV	Lexus RX 400h 2WD 6 cyl, 3.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Premium	28	25	27
31	SUV	Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2WD 6 cyl, 3.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	28	25	27
32	Small Car	Mazda 3 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (S4), Regular	23	31	27
32	Small Car	Chevrolet Aveo 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Small Car	Ford Focus 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Small Car	Chevrolet Aveo 5 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Small Car	Mitsubishi Lancer 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, SOHC, Regular	23	31	27
32	Family Sedans	Honda Accord 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Family Sedans	Nissan Altima 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular	23	31	27
32	Hatchback	Chevrolet Aveo 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Hatchback	Ford Focus 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Hatchback	Chevrolet Aveo 5 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
32	Station Wagon	Ford Focus Station Wagon 4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	31	27
33	Hatchback	Dodge Caliber 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	24	29	26
34	Small Car	MINI Cooper S 4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium	23	30	26
34	Family Sedans	Kia Spectra 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular	23	30	26
35	SUV	Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2WD	27	25	26
35	SUV	Lexus RX 400h 4WD 6 cyl, 3.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Premium	27	25	26
35	SUV	Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4WD 6 cyl, 3.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular	27	25	26
36	SUV	Saturn Vue Hybrid 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular	23	29	26
* MPG based on revised MPG figures from the EPA. The MPG testing was adjusted in 2008 to reflect real world driving.
* Combined MPG Based on 45% Highway and 55% City Driving

The list may seem to be repeating itself, but fuel efficiency depends on the engine type. There's also a diesel car on the list, so keep that in mind. Comparing the fuel economy of a diesel to a gasoline car can be said to be like comparing apples and oranges, but it all depends on the reader.

The rankings are based on combined fuel economy. There are 81 models, but 36 rankings.

If you notice a 2007 model year car that gets a combined 25 mpg or better and is not on the list, please let me know in the comments.

Update: I have lists up on the most fuel efficient cars of 2006 and the most fuel efficient cars of 2005.