Consumer Reports: Best, worst new cars for fuel economy ...

Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assigns a petroleum monetary system rating to all new vehicles, Consumer Reports magazine conducts its own self-governing testing. The magazine recently finished testing on 2011 heavy and has free its catalog of the the majority excellent and worst new cars for petroleum economy. Consumer Reports looked additional than a car's petroleum efficiency and too weighed every vehicle's examination performance, reliability and security minutes in creation its the majority excellent cars recommendations.

David Champion, older director of Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center comments on the new nutritional and petroleum monetary system in general: "Hybrid and diesel vehicles give improved petroleum monetary system supposed conservative cars, but contain more often than not cost additional to buy, and as gas management rise, the pay-back occasion stay shorter. All-wheel drive more often than not reduces gas mileage by concerning 2 mpg as,at the same time as a physical broadcast can get better petroleum monetary system by 1 to 2 mpg."

Consumer Reports named together the the majority excellent and worst cars for petroleum monetary system in six dissimilar categories:

SUBCOMPACT CAR

- Best: Honda Fit - 30 mpg

- Worst: Chevrolet Aveo LT - 25 mpg

SMALL WAGONS AND HATCHBACKS

- Best: Volkswagen Golf TDI (Diesel, manual) - 38 mpg

- Worst: Scion xB, Subaru Impreza Outback Sport (AWD) - 23 mpg

SMALL SEDAN

- Best: Toyota Corolla LE - 32 mpg

- Worst: Subaru Impreza 2.5i - 24 mpg

FAMILY CAR

- Best: Toyota Prius IV (Hybrid) - 44 mpg

- Worst: Ford Fusion SEL (V6, AWD), Chevrolet Impala LTZ (V6), Mazda V6 - 20 mpg

UPSCALE/SPORTS SEDAN

- Best: Lexus HS 250 h (Hybrid) - 31 mpg

- Worst: Lincoln MKZ - 20 mpg

SMALL SUV

- Best: Ford Escape Hybrid - 26 mpg

- Worst: Dodge Nitro SLT (3.7 liters), Jeep Liberty Sport - 16 mpg

More information: For additional in order on any of as,at the same occasion as vehicles or additional heavy tested by staff at the magazine, call the Consumer Reports New Cars website: http://www.consumers/index.htm

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