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Most Fuel Efficient 2012 Minicompact Cars

The following table compares the fuel economies of the top 100 most fuel-efficient 2012 minicompact cars. The table includes 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 Minicompact Cars (2012 models)

Include: Electric vehicles (EV) Hybrid vehicles

Rank	Brand	Model Year	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost
1	Scion	2012 iQ	37	36	37	$2,057
2	Fiat	2012 500	32	30	37	$2,287
3	MINI	2012 Cooper	32	29	36	$2,359
4	MINI	2012 Cooper S	30	26	34	$2,579
5	MINI	2012 Cooper S Convertible	30	26	34	$2,579
6	Fiat	2012 500 Abarth	30	28	33	$2,495
7	MINI	2012 Cooper Convertible	30	27	34	$2,520
8	Fiat	2012 500 Cabrio	29	27	32	$2,582
9	MINI	2012 John Cooper Works	28	25	32	$2,704
10	MINI	2012 John Cooper Works Convertible	28	25	32	$2,704
11	Lotus	2012 Evora	23	20	28	$3,267
12	Porsche	2012 New 911 Carrera	23	20	28	$3,267
13	Porsche	2012 New 911 Carrera Cabriolet	23	20	28	$3,267
14	Mitsubishi	2012 Eclipse Spyder	23	20	27	$3,312
15	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera	22	19	27	$3,421
16	Porsche	2012 New 911 Carrera S Cabriolet	22	19	27	$3,421
17	Porsche	2012 New 911 Carrera S	22	19	27	$3,421
18	Porsche	2012 911 GTS Cabriolet	21	19	26	$3,469
19	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4	21	18	26	$3,589
20	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet	21	18	26	$3,589
21	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4 Targa	21	18	26	$3,589
22	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4S	21	18	26	$3,589
23	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet	21	19	26	$3,469
24	Porsche	2012 911 C4 GTS	21	18	26	$3,589
25	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera 4S Targa	21	19	26	$3,469
26	Porsche	2012 911 C4 GTS Cabriolet	21	19	26	$3,469
27	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera Cabriolet	21	19	26	$3,469
28	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera S	21	19	26	$3,469
29	Porsche	2012 911 Carrera S Cabriolet	21	19	26	$3,469
30	Porsche	2012 911 GTS	21	19	26	$3,469
31	Porsche	2012 911 Turbo Cabriolet	19	16	24	$3,984
32	Porsche	2012 911 Turbo Coupe	19	17	24	$3,832
33	Porsche	2012 911 Turbo S Cabriolet	19	16	24	$3,984
34	Porsche	2012 911 Turbo S Coupe	19	17	24	$3,832
35	Jaguar	2012 XK	19	16	24	$3,984
36	Jaguar	2012 XK Convertible	18	16	22	$4,112
37	Aston Martin	2012 DB9	15	13	20	$4,860
38	Aston Martin	2012 Virage	15	13	18	$5,048
39	Aston Martin	2012 DBS	14	12	18	$5,312

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Data source: Fuel economy test., Reference.