In times past, being called a miser wasn’t a good thing. It brought to mind stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge, the unforgettable Charles Dickens character from "A Christmas Carol." Or maybe Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck’s cheap-skate uncle, if your reading is...
In times past, being called a miser wasn’t a good thing. It brought to mind stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge, the unforgettable Charles Dickens character from "A Christmas Carol." Or maybe Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck’s cheap-skate uncle, if your reading is not quite so high-brow.
But these days, there are misers, and then there are misers. So when MSN.autos selected four Toyotas and a Scion in its list of Top 10 Fuel Misers based on their stingy fuel-economy figures, well, we thought that was pretty cool.
The MSN story detailing the list, which is based on the EPA’s combined mpg numbers, notes that "hybrid technology continues to be your best bet—if you're looking for vehicles that get the most out of each tank of fuel during city driving," so it probably will come as no surprise that the Prius tops the MSN.autos Gas Miser list.
It’s there because the versatile, five-seat Prius is rated by the EPA at 46 mpg/combined.
The Camry hybrid also was named to the list. The MSN.autos story notes that it provides a roomy interior and a hybrid system that produces what it calls "a V6-like 187 horsepower" while rated at a combined 34 mpg by the EPA.
Not surprising to us, the top-ranked non-hybrid vehicle on the 2008 Gas Miser list is the Yaris, which EPA testing rates at 32 mpg/combined. We’re pleased to note that the story recognizes the Yaris not just for its exceptional fuel economy, but also for what it calls, "a roomy, versatile interior in a rather inexpensive package."
Also named on the list are the Corolla, which is EPA-rated at 31mpg/combined, and the Scion xD, EPA-rated at 29 mpg/combined.
It’s pretty hard to imagine that we’ll ever see anything but the ghost of gas prices past, so as we ponder our own Scrooge-like tendencies in the face of current and future gas prices, a list like this might just come in handy. We thought you might like to know as you ponder your own New-car Carol.
- Jon F. Thompson, Editor, Open Road
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In times past, being called a miser wasn’t a good thing. It brought to mind stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge, the unforgettable Charles Dickens character from "A Christmas Carol." Or maybe Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck’s cheap-skate uncle, if your reading is not quite so high-brow.
But these days, there are misers, and then there are misers. So when MSN.autos selected four Toyotas and a Scion in its list of Top 10 Fuel Misers based on their stingy fuel-economy figures, well, we thought that was pretty cool.
The MSN story detailing the list, which is based on the EPA’s combined mpg numbers, notes that "hybrid technology continues to be your best bet—if you're looking for vehicles that get the most out of each tank of fuel during city driving," so it probably will come as no surprise that the Prius tops the MSN.autos Gas Miser list. It’s there because the versatile, five-seat Prius is rated by the EPA at 46 mpg/combined.
The Camry hybrid also was named to the list. The MSN.autos story notes that it provides a roomy interior and a hybrid system that produces what it calls "a V6-like 187 horsepower" while rated at a combined 34 mpg by the EPA.
Not surprising to us, the top-ranked non-hybrid vehicle on the 2008 Gas Miser list is the Yaris, which EPA testing rates at 32 mpg/combined. We’re pleased to note that the story recognizes the Yaris not just for its exceptional fuel economy, but also for what it calls, "a roomy, versatile interior in a rather inexpensive package."
Also named on the list are the Corolla, which is EPA-rated at 31mpg/combined, and the Scion xD, EPA-rated at 29 mpg/combined.
It’s pretty hard to imagine that we’ll ever see anything but the ghost of gas prices past, so as we ponder our own Scrooge-like tendencies in the face of current and future gas prices, a list like this might just come in handy. We thought you might like to know as you ponder your own New-car Carol.
- Jon F. Thompson, Editor, Open Road
More...