The Pac-Car holds the Guinness World Record as the most economical car. Built by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology to demonstrate how fuel efficient a car can be, it travelled 5385 km for only 1 litre of gasoline. This corresponds to 0.0186 l/100km, or 12,646 MPG! This means the Pac-Car would only use 8 litres of fuel to drive around the globe.
Most Economical Cars - Welcome to our site!
Weighing only 30kg the downside of the Pac-Car is it isn't exactly a practical family car! Welcome to the Most Economical Cars where a fuel efficient car doesn't mean giving up on practicalities. Here you will find all types of economical cars including large family cars, people movers, pick ups and even sports cars!
These cars will save you money and greatly benefit the environment while matching other cars for features.
A note about hybrid cars: the emphasis on this website is fuel economy ratings so we only list hybrid cars that are not plug in hybrids and therefore only use regular fuel as their source of energy. It would not make sense to include plug in hybrids in our list of most fuel efficient cars since they receive energy from two sources - both regular fuel and electrical outlets, so regular fuel economy ratings are not possible to obtain. Please also visit our sister site Hybrid Cars Compared, which is dedicated to hybrid cars and provides information on hybrid cars across all classes of vehicle, both plug in and regular hybrids.
We have introduced a new site for electric cars. Please visit Electric Cars Compared, to find information on the best all electric powered cars currently available, such as the Tesla Roadster. These cars run on electricity alone.
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Most Fuel Efficient Cars - Top Performers
Fiat 500 |
Smart for Two |
Citroen C3 |
Fiat Punto |
Toyota Prius Hybrid |