AOL Autos Ranks Most Fuel Efficient Automakers

With fuel prices soaring and seemingly no end in sight, where does one turn?For some, it's a vehicle that's been engineered to sip, not guzzle. The question then: Which brand is more likely to ease you out of the gas station without feeling you've been turned upside down and shaken?

Perhaps surprisingly, it's not always the Asian-based carmakers that come up on top where fuel economy ratings are concerned.

A look at the U.S. government's official fuel economy ratings (published by the Department of Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and the Environmental Protection Agency) might not be light reading, but it does give a new sense of perspective on what is a very complex issue.


Top 10 Best Average Fuel Economy AutoMakers
Rank Combined Manufacturer # Cars
1 27.66 mpg MINI 12
2 23.81 mpg Honda 27
3 23.36 mpg Chevrolet 88
4 22.33 mpg Lotus 3
5 22.21 mpg Volkswagen 28
6 22.20 mpg Pontiac 24
7 22.14 mpg Saturn 21
8 21.8 mpg KIA 20
9 21.77 mpg Suzuki 18
10 21.6 mpg Toyota 55


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