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Most Fuel Efficient 2011 Compact Cars

The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2011 compact cars. The table includes Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid, Diesel vehicles.
The annual fuel cost (shown in the right-most column) is calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles, of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving. The calculation assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon.

Table 1. Most Fuel Efficient Compact Cars (2011 models)

Include: Electric vehicles (EV) Hybrid vehicles

Rank	Brand	Model Year	Vehicle Type	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost
1	Lexus	2011 CT 200h	Hybrid	42	43	40	$1,803
2	Honda	2011 Civic Hybrid	Hybrid	41	39	43	$1,842
3	Honda	2011 Insight	Hybrid	40	39	41	$1,880
4	Chevrolet	2011 Volt	Plug-in Hybrid	37	35	40	$2,022
5	Lexus	2011 HS 250h	Hybrid	34	35	33	$2,201
6	Volkswagen	2011 Jetta		32	29	39	$2,287
7	Volkswagen	2011 Golf		32	29	39	$2,287
8	Mazda	2011 2		31	29	34	$2,415
9	Kia	2011 Rio		30	28	35	$2,437
10	MINI	2011 Cooper Countryman		30	27	34	$2,520
11	Hyundai	2011 Accent		30	27	35	$2,492
12	Toyota	2011 Corolla		30	27	34	$2,520
13	Hyundai	2011 Accent Blue		29	26	35	$2,550
14	Ford	2011 Focus FWD		29	25	34	$2,642
15	Chevrolet	2011 Aveo		29	27	34	$2,520
16	MINI	2011 Cooper S Countryman		28	26	32	$2,641
17	Mazda	2011 3		28	25	32	$2,704
18	Suzuki	2011 SX4 Sedan		28	25	32	$2,704
19	Kia	2011 Forte Koup		28	25	34	$2,642
20	Mitsubishi	2011 Lancer		28	25	33	$2,672
21	MINI	2011 Cooper S Countryman All4		27	25	30	$2,775
22	BMW	2011 335d	Diesel	27	23	35	$2,757
23	Volkswagen	2011 GTI		27	24	33	$2,741
24	Suzuki	2011 SX4 Sport/Anniversary Edition		26	23	31	$2,882
25	Suzuki	2011 Kizashi S		26	23	31	$2,882
26	Honda	2011 Accord Coupe		26	23	32	$2,848
27	Audi	2011 A4		25	22	30	$3,000
28	Scion	2011 tC		25	23	30	$2,918
29	Audi	2011 A4 quattro		25	21	31	$3,052
30	Acura	2011 TSX		25	22	31	$2,963
31	Volkswagen	2011 CC		25	22	31	$2,963
32	Suzuki	2011 Kizashi		25	23	30	$2,918
33	Suzuki	2011 Kizashi S AWD		25	22	29	$3,038
34	Suzuki	2011 Kizashi AWD		25	22	29	$3,038
35	Volvo	2011 C30 FWD		24	21	30	$3,089
36	Volvo	2011 S40 FWD		24	21	30	$3,089
37	Saab	2011 9-3 Sport Sedan		24	21	30	$3,089
38	Lexus	2011 GS 450h	Hybrid	23	22	25	$3,225
39	Chrysler	2011 200 Convertible		23	20	29	$3,226
40	Saab	2011 9-3 Convertible		23	20	28	$3,267
41	Saab	2011 9-3 Sedan AWD		23	20	29	$3,226
42	Chevrolet	2011 Camaro		22	19	29	$3,334
43	Subaru	2011 Impreza AWD		22	20	27	$3,312
44	BMW	2011 328i		22	19	28	$3,376
45	BMW	2011 335i		22	19	28	$3,376
46	Volvo	2011 S60 AWD		21	18	26	$3,589
47	Mercedes-Benz	2011 C300		21	18	25	$3,641
48	Dodge	2011 Challenger		21	18	27	$3,541
49	Audi	2011 S4		21	18	28	$3,497
50	BMW	2011 335i xDrive		21	19	26	$3,469
51	Mercedes-Benz	2011 C350		20	17	25	$3,776
52	Mercedes-Benz	2011 C300 4matic		20	18	25	$3,641
53	BMW	2011 328i xDrive		20	18	25	$3,641
54	Volkswagen	2011 CC 4motion		20	17	25	$3,776
55	Mitsubishi	2011 Lancer Evolution		19	17	23	$3,893
56	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CL550 4matic		18	15	23	$4,217
57	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CL63 AMG		17	15	21	$4,357
58	Dodge	2011 Challenger SRT8		17	14	23	$4,413
59	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CLS550		16	14	21	$4,553
60	BMW	2011 M3 Sedan		16	14	21	$4,553
61	Mercedes-Benz	2011 C63 AMG		15	13	19	$4,949
62	Rolls-Royce	2011 Phantom Coupe		14	11	18	$5,625
63	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CLS63 AMG		14	12	18	$5,312
64	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CL600		14	12	18	$5,312
65	Mercedes-Benz	2011 CL65 AMG		14	12	18	$5,312
66	Rolls-Royce	2011 Phantom Drophead Coupe		14	11	18	$5,625

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Data source: Fuel economy test., Reference.