The hatchback holds a special place in the hearts of high-MPG enthusiasts. The advent of the hatchback coinceded, more or less, with the original gas crisis, back in the 1970s. Today's crop of high-MPG hatchbacks achieve respectible gas mileage without sacrificing the creature comforts that were absent from their anscestors.

The diminutive Toyota Yaris and Honda Fit top the Best Gas Mileage Hatchback charts, closely followed by the Hyundai Accent and Nissan Versa. All are conventionally powered vehicles, targeted at the budget-concious driver. This category was tailor-made for the Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, and Beetle TDIs ... alas VW did not import the high-mileage diesel-powered models this year.

Model	Engine	Displacement	Transmission	Fuel	City	Highway
Toyota Yaris	4 cylinder	1.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	29 city	36 highway
Toyota Yaris	4 cylinder	1.5 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	29 city	35 highway
Honda Fit	4 cylinder	1.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	28 city	34 highway
Honda Fit	4 cylinder	1.5 liter	Automatic (5)	Regular	27 city	35 highway
Honda Fit	4 cylinder	1.5 liter	Automatic (S5)	Regular	27 city	34 highway
Hyundai Accent	4 cylinder	1.6 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	27 city	32 highway
Nissan Versa	4 cylinder	1.8 liter	Automatic (CVT)	Regular	26 city	33 highway
Nissan Versa	4 cylinder	1.8 liter	Manual (6)	Regular	26 city	31 highway
Hyundai Accent	4 cylinder	1.6 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	24 city	33 highway
Ford Focus	4 cylinder	2 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	24 city	33 highway
Nissan Versa	4 cylinder	1.8 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	24 city	32 highway
Dodge Caliber	4 cylinder	1.8 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	24 city	29 highway
Ford Focus	4 cylinder	2 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	23 city	31 highway
Dodge Caliber	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	23 city	28 highway
Dodge Caliber	4 cylinder	2 liter	Automatic (CVT)	Regular	23 city	27 highway
Volkswagen GTI	4 cylinder	2 liter	Automatic (6)	Premium	22 city	29 highway
Volkswagen Jetta	4 cylinder	2 liter	Automatic (6)	Premium	22 city	29 highway
Suzuki Aerio	4 cylinder	2.3 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	22 city	28 highway
Suzuki Aerio	4 cylinder	2.3 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	22 city	28 highway
Volkswagen GTI	4 cylinder	2 liter	Manual (6)	Premium	21 city	29 highway
Volkswagen Jetta	4 cylinder	2 liter	Manual (6)	Premium	21 city	29 highway
Scion tC	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	21 city	29 highway
Suzuki Aerio AWD	4 cylinder	2.3 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	21 city	26 highway
Dodge Caliber	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Automatic (CVT)	Regular	21 city	25 highway
Ford Focus	4 cylinder	2.3 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	20 city	29 highway
Volkswagen New Beetle	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Automatic (6)	Regular	20 city	29 highway
Mitsubishi Eclipse	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	20 city	28 highway
Volkswagen New Beetle	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	20 city	28 highway
Scion tC	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	20 city	27 highway
Mitsubishi Eclipse	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Automatic (S4)	Regular	20 city	26 highway
Subaru Impreza AWD	4 cylinder	2.5 liter	Automatic (4)	Regular	20 city	25 highway
Dodge Caliber	4 cylinder	2.4 liter	Automatic (CVT)	Regular	20 city	24 highway
Volkswagen Jetta	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	19 city	28 highway
Volkswagen Jetta	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Automatic (6)	Regular	19 city	28 highway
Volkswagen Rabbit	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	19 city	28 highway
Volkswagen Rabbit	5 cylinder	2.5 liter	Automatic (6)	Regular	19 city	28 highway
Subaru Impreza AWD	4 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (5)	Regular	19 city	26 highway
Subaru Impreza AWD	4 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (5)	Premium	18 city	25 highway
Subaru Impreza AWD	4 cylinder	2.5 liter	Automatic (4)	Premium	18 city	23 highway
Mitsubishi Eclipse	6 cylinder	3.8 liter	Automatic (S5)	Premium	17 city	26 highway
Subaru Impreza AWD	4 cylinder	2.5 liter	Manual (6)	Premium	17 city	23 highway
Mitsubishi Eclipse	6 cylinder	3.8 liter	Manual (6)	Premium	16 city	25 highway