The Most Fuel Efficient 2015 Cars

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday published an updated version of its Model Year 2015 Fuel Economy Guide. The guide and its online version contain information to help consumers find the most fuel-efficient cars available today.

Or not. The guide also lists the vehicles with the worst fuel-economy ratings. As you might expect, that list is full of high-performance cars, led by the Bugatti Veyron, a 16-cylinder, 8.0-liter sports car that achieves a combined city/highway fuel economy  of 10 mpg. The least fuel-efficient list also includes various models from Ferrari, Maserati, Mercedes, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Bentley, Infiniti, and a Chevy Camaro that gets 14 mpg.

Here are the most fuel-efficient cars in eight different EPA classes:

Two-seater Cars
smart fortwo electric drive convertible and coupe; 107 mpg equivalent
Honda CR-Z; 37 mpg

Minicompact  Cars
Fiat 500e electric drive; 116 mpg equivalent
Toyota Scion iQ; 37 mpg

Subcompact Cars
Chevrolet Spark EV electric drive; 119 mpg equivalent
Audi A3 diesel; 36 mpg
Ford Fiesta SFE FWD; 36 mpg

Compact Cars
Volkswagen eGolf electric drive; 116 mpg equivalent
Toyota Prius C; 50 mpg

Midsize Cars
Nissan Leaf electric drive; 114 mpg equivalent
Toyota Prius; 50 mpg

Large Cars
Ford C-Max Hybrid; 40 mpg

Small Station Wagons
Kia Soul Electric; 105 mpg equivalent
Honda Fit; 36 mpg

Midsize Station Wagons
Toyota Prius v hybrid electric; 42 mpg

Small Pickup Trucks
Chevrolet Colorado 2WD; 22 mpg
GMC Canyon 2WD; 22 mpg
Toyota Tacoma 2WD; 22 mpg

Standard Pickup Trucks
Ram 1500 2WD diesel; 23 mpg

Cargo Vans
Chevrolet Express 2500 2WD; 12 mpg
GMC Savana 2500 2WD; 12 mpg

Passenger Vans
Ford Transit T150 Wagon; 16 mpg

Minivans
Mazda 5; 24 mpg

Small SUVs
Lexus NX 300h; 33 mpg

Standard SUVs
Toyota Highlander 4WD; 28 mpg

The EPA has both a booklet and interactive version with data on model year 2015 vehicles.

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Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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