Has the High Cost of Fuel Affected Your Car Buying Decision?

AutoTrader.com Offers Help Finding a Fuel Efficient Used Vehicle

ATLANTA, AutoTrader.com, the world's largest automotive marketplace, with more than 2.5 million vehicle listings and more than $50 billion in facilitated auto sales each year, can help you locate makes and models that score high in fuel economy and are also easy to find in your local market.

AutoTrader.com drilled into its mammoth site data to produce a localized list of vehicles (year/make/model) that offer an average of 25 miles per gallon or more (city driving) and are in wide supply in 50 top US cities. On a national basis*, the most fuel-efficient and readily available used cars are:

   2002 Toyota Prius Gas/Electric Hybrid         52 mpg
   2004 Honda Civic Gas/Electric Hybrid          46 mpg
   2002-2004 Volkswagen Jetta Turbo Diesel       42 mpg
   2003 Toyota Echo                              35 mpg
   2001-2002 Toyota Corolla                      32 mpg
   2001-2004 Honda Civic                         32 mpg
   2004 Scion XA                                 32 mpg
   2002 Chevrolet Prizm                          32 mpg
   2004 Scion XB                                 31 mpg
   2004 Hyundai Accent                           29 mpg
   2001 Saturn SL1                               29 mpg
   1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 Dodge Neon       29 mpg
   1997, 2003, 2004 Nissan Sentra                29 mpg
   2004 Chevrolet Aveo                           28 mpg
   2000 Nissan Altima                            28 mpg
   1997, 1999 Ford Escort                        28 mpg
   2001, 2002 Saturn SL2                         27 mpg
   2003, 2004 Chevy Cavalier                     26 mpg
   2003 Ford Focus                               26 mpg
   2004 Hyundai Elantra                          26 mpg
   2004 Pontiac Sunfire                          26 mpg
   2003 Honda Accord                             26 mpg