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The Best of 2004
The Year's Top-Rated Models in Each Vehicle
Class
(For rankings of all model year 2000-2004
vehicles, click
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ACEEE's Green
Book®
Online.)
| Two Seaters |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green Score |
Class Ranking |
| HONDA
INSIGHT |
1.0L 3, auto CVT |
SULEV II |
57 |
56 |
56 |
Superior |
| MAZDA
MX-5 MIATA |
1.8L 4, auto [P] |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
22 |
28 |
33 |
Above Avg. |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green Score |
Class Ranking |
| HONDA
INSIGHT |
1.0L 3, manual |
ULEV I |
60 |
66 |
52 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA
MR2 |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
26 |
33 |
37 |
Above Avg. |
"Auto CVT"
denotes continuously
variable automatic transmission.
[P] denotes premium gasoline. |
| Subcompact Cars |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| SCION
xA |
1.5L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
32 |
38 |
40 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA CELICA
GT |
1.8L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
29 |
36 |
38 |
Superior |
| ACURA
RSX |
2.0L 4, auto stk |
Tier 2 bin 5 |
25 |
34 |
38 |
Superior |
| VOLKSWAGEN NEW
BEETLE |
2.0L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 5 |
24 |
30 |
36 |
Above Avg. |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| SCION
xA |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
32 |
38 |
39 |
Superior |
| ACURA
RSX |
2.0L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 |
27 |
33 |
38 |
Superior |
| MINI
COOPER |
1.6L 4, manual [P] |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
28 |
37 |
38 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA CELICA
GT |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
27 |
33 |
36 |
Above Avg. |
|
"Auto stk" denotes
manually adjustable
automatic transmission.
[P] denotes premium gasoline.
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| Compact Cars |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| HONDA CIVIC
GX |
1.7L 4, auto CVT [CNG]
1 |
PZEV |
30 |
34 |
57 |
Superior |
| HONDA CIVIC
HYBRID |
1.3L 4, auto CVT |
PZEV |
47 |
48 |
51 |
Superior |
| NISSAN
SENTRA |
1.8L 4, auto |
PZEV |
28 |
35 |
42 |
Superior |
| HONDA CIVIC
HX |
1.7L 4, auto CVT |
ULEV I |
35 |
40 |
41 |
Above Avg. |
| TOYOTA
ECHO |
1.5L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
33 |
39 |
41 |
Above Avg. |
| MAZDA
3 |
2.0L 4, auto stk |
PZEV |
26 |
34 |
40 |
Above Avg. |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission
Standard |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| HONDA CIVIC
HYBRID |
1.3L 4, manual |
PZEV |
45 |
51 |
51 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA
ECHO |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 9 |
35 |
43 |
43 |
Superior |
| NISSAN
SENTRA |
1.8L 4, manual |
PZEV |
28 |
35 |
42 |
Superior |
| HONDA CIVIC
HX |
1.7L 4, manual |
ULEV I |
36 |
44 |
42 |
Superior |
| MAZDA
3 |
2.0L 4, manual |
PZEV |
28 |
35 |
41 |
Above Avg. |
| TOYOTA
COROLLA |
1.8L 4, manual |
ULEV I |
32 |
40 |
40 |
Above Avg. |
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Compressed natural
gas vehicle fuel economy given as
gasoline-equivalent MPG.
"Auto CVT" denotes continuously
variable automatic
transmission.
"Auto stk" denotes manually adjustable
automatic
transmission. |
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