Hybrid and electric cars turn in the best fuel economy numbers, but if you are not ready to trust that new-fangled technology, here are five gasoline-driven cars that manage very good mileage. For this round-up, we stuck with recent models we have actually driven. Instead of focusing on the highway fuel economy number, which many automakers do in their advertising, we looked at the combined city and highway numbers.
2013 Chevrolet Spark Despite the model name, the Spark does not use electric power at the wheels, instead making due with a little 1.2-liter four cylinder engine. It won't go fast, but it will go.
EPA combined fuel economy: 34 mpg CNET fuel economy: 34.8 mpg
2013 Dodge Dart The Dart returns, sans slant six, instead taking advantage of Fiat's Multiair technology in its turbocharged 1.4-liter engine, which regulates the intake valves independent of a camshaft.
EPA combined fuel economy: 32 mpg CNET fuel economy: 30.8 mpg
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by Wayne Cunningham via CNET
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