Over its six-year run, the Toyota Echo built a reputation based on strong gas mileage ratings and a low sticker price. With highway gas mileage figures that ranged into the low 40 mile per gallon (MPG) range (when outfitted with the five-speed manual) and a MSRP that started at just $9,995, the draw was clear. Toyota marketed the 2000 Echo as bringing “Roominess, Performance and Youth Appeal to the Entry-Level Segment.” Ah, but the appreciation of the finer points of high-MPGs and low monthly payments knows no age barriers.
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Toyota Echo Gas Mileage
July 12th, 2008 — gas mileage, toyota
Hybrid Gas Mileage Ratings
July 9th, 2008 — chevrolet, ford, gas mileage, GMC, honda, hybrid, mazda, mercury, nissan, saturn, toyota
While today’s hybrid gas mileage ratings may seem impressive when compared to the majority of conventional vehicles on the market, there’s still a long way to go. This unfulfilled dream is clearly evident when studying the historical chart of hybrid gas mileage. The earliest models of the Honda Insight set the bar remarkably high (regardless of the change in the EPA’s testing procedures implemented in 2007); so high that they remain to be equaled by a production vehicle today.
Viewing the statistics, it’s easy to understand how the Insight hybrid achieved those remarkable gas mileage results. Weighing in at under a ton, Honda’s little spaceship had a big head start, with a diminutive 1.0 liter three cylinder engine providing just enough oomph and efficiency to land the micro hybrid’s gas mileage in the stratosphere.
With the Insight put out to pasture after the 2006 model year, the Toyota Prius snatched the hybrid gas mileage crown, edging out the Honda Civic Hybrid.
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Toyota Yaris Gas Mileage
January 23rd, 2008 — gas mileage, toyota
The sub-compact Toyota Yaris delivers very good gas mileage, an entry-level price, and a whole lot of personality. On the highway, the Yaris scores highway gas mileage figures in the mid-thirty mile per gallon (MPG) range, with a city rating of 29 MPG.
Scion Gas Mileage
January 22nd, 2008 — gas mileage, toyota
Toyota’s Scion packs a whole lot of style into some seriously small packages, with good gas mileage ratings, to boot. Scion’s best gas mileage is produced by the xD, with highway gas mileage estimates in the low thirty mile per gallon (MPG) range.
The snappy Scion xD five-door hatchback is fitted with a 1.8 liter DOHC four-cylinder engine that produces 128 horsepower (HP) and 125 foot pounds of torque. The 2008 xD’s gas mileage figures crack the magic 30 MPG highway mark: 27 city / 33 highway MPG when equipped with the five-speed manual and 26 city / 32 highway MPG when fitted with the four-speed automatic transmission.
We spent a week test driving a Scion xD this past summer and walked away with a favorable impression of the little critter. Check out our Scion xD Review:
30 MPG Cars
December 8th, 2007 — audi, chevrolet, chrysler, dodge, ford, gm, honda, hybrid, hyundai, kia, mazda, mercedes-benz, nissan, pontiac, saturn, subaru, suzuki, toyota, vw
Thirty miles per gallon (MPG) on the highway isn’t too much to ask. As the chart below shows, the 30 MPG car isn’t a rarity in America these days. Alas, it’s not nearly as common as it was 25 years ago. Looking back at the lists of high MPG cars built in the early 1980s might be a surprise to some, for the lists were long and the fuel efficiency ratings were high. The 30 MPG car was not an oddity back then … it was more part of our nation’s mindset.
