Non-hybrid cars with great gas mileage
Reilly Brennan of aolautos.com wrote an article on three cars that will be available to us in the near future that will give us great gas mileage without the hefty price tag of hybrids. Brennan was actually pretty down on hybrids. He made some good points though. The lowest priced hybrid you can get is about $20,000 and that’s a base model and the price goes up to $100,000. You are basically paying for the hybrid engine but when you actually number crunch it will take you a long time to recoup your money for the hybrid technology. I know that’s not the only reason that people drive hybrids. I get the whole environment aspect, Brennan and myself for that matter are just saying that hybrids are an expensive car and are only about 3% of all new cars. Anyways, the three non-hybrid cars that Brennan talks about are the talk of the auto industry these days. I know I’ve talked about them on this blog, but I’ll touch on them again anyways.
2011 Ford Fiesta - supposedly will get 40 mpg when it is with a 1.6-liter 4 cylinder engine. This car has been winning numerous awards in the rest of the world for sometime now, and the starting price is $13,320.
2011 Chevrolet Cruze - you will get 40 mpg from the “high-efficiency model.” Not sure what the non-high efficiency model gas mileage will be, but you would think not a lot worse. The price has not been determined but it should be in the mid-teens. 1.4-liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine. This car will compete with the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.
2010 Fiat 500 - not a lot of information available could be available to some metropolitan areas in late 2010 and might be priced in the low $20,000s though this is speculation at this point. 1.4-liter 4 cylinder engine that will be like the Mini Cooper or Smart Forwo getting 38 mpg.
So, there you have it. Check out these cheaper cars with great gas mileage. Might be worth it.