Affordable Fuel Efficient Cars

Good news for consumers who are searching for affordable fuel efficient hybrids.  The new Honda Insight is the first hybrid car available for under $20,000, list price starts at $19,800 and estimated gas mileage is 40mpg city driving and 43 on the highway, it compares to the first generation Toyota Prius Hybrid that was priced at $30,000, even the price of the Prius has come down from the original Prius priced at $30,000 to the new 2010 model starting at $19,700  Toyota reports that the 2010 model gets 50 mpg combines city/highway driving.

With so many fuel efficient cars available today, the prices are getting more competitive and there has never been a better time to go green.

Below is a list of other great prices on  new Hybrids on the market today;

Hybrid version of Honda’s Civic $23,800

Nissan’s Altima $26,780

Ford’s Fusion $27,625

Ford Escape SUV $31,500

Mercury’s Milan $31,590

Toyota’s Camry $26,150

There are many new cars on the market today that are very fuel efficient and even more affordable than the Hybrids, and even though the estimated fuel efficiency ratings are lower, when you consider the lower sticker price, your overall savings may end up to be comparable.

Below is a list of some gasoline engine fuel efficient cars to check out:

Toyota Corolla- $15,350- 27/35

Toyota Matrix -$16,550-26/32

Toyota Yaris -$12,35-29/36

Honda’s Fit -$14,900-28/34

Mazda 3-$16,045

Ford’s Focus -$15,995

Now is the time to come on down to St. Louis Auto Stop to apply for our Guaranteed Credit program and check out our stock of fuel efficient vehicles today.

Many smaller cars with regular gasoline engines also get great mileage with low emissions for even less money. Some examples include the Corolla ($15,350), Matrix ($16,550) and Yaris ($12,355) from Toyota, Honda’s Fit ($14,900), the Mazda 3 ($16,045), Chevy’s Aveo ($11,965) and Cobalt ($14,990), the Hyundai’s Accent ($9,970) and Elantra ($14,145), Pontiac’s G3 ($14,335), the Kia Rio ($11,495), the MINI Cooper ($19,500), Ford’s Focus ($15,995), and the Smart Car ForTwo ($11,990).

Diesel fuel is now cleaner than ever, and a few automakers are going down that road. Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI ($22,660), Audi’s A3 TDI ($29,950) and BMW’s 335d ($43,900) are three examples of high performance vehicles with solid green credentials regarding fuel efficiency and emissions. An added bonus is that such cars can run on carbon-neutral biodiesel as well as petroleum-based diesel fuel.

Consumers just starting their search for a new fuel efficient vehicle should check out GreenCar.com, which provides detailed information on the many greener vehicles available today as well as those on the horizon. Also, the federal government’s website FuelEconomy.gov provides detailed mileage and emissions information on dozens of new cars every year, and provides users with an easy and free way to compare different vehicles along the lines of environmental impact.