A Sedan May Not Be Big Enough, So Which Is The Best Gas Mileage SUV?


They were all the rage as recently as 2-3 years ago: the SUV. Sports Utility Vehicles. Big and spacious, they made people feel safe on th road, even if you really didn't need one. The problem is most of them were terrible on fuel efficiency. The truck kind of morphed into the SUV when auto companies found out that soccer Moms, who were too cool for Mini-Vans, started buying these things up by the 1000's. Then came the $5 gallon of gas and people started looking a little bit closer at what they were driving. The result: the SUV has its first slump in sales...ever.

Fast forward and gas prices are in that $3 range, many people really need the space and need to drive these vehicles. So here is a list of the SUV's out there that have the best MPG rating as rated by the EPA.

Small SUV Hybrids (Maximum Seating capacity: 5)

2010 Ford Escape hybrid

City/Highway Combined: 32 mpg
Tank Capacity: 15.1
Range = 483 miles per tank

This hybrid has been the standard for small SUV's since it came on the market.



2010 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

City/Highway Combined: 26 mpg
Tank Capacity: 17.2 gal
Range = 447 miles per tank

The Highlander hybrid features a V-6 engine with 270HP.

2010 Mercury Milan

City/Highway Combined: 32 mpg
Tank Capacity: 15 gal
Range = 480 miles per tank

The Milan is an upgraded version of the Escape from  Ford's luxury Mercury division.

Small SUV (Maximum Seating capacity: 5)

2010 Honda CR-V

City/Highway Combined: 23 mpg
Tank Capacity: 15.3 gal
Range = 351 miles per tank

The CR-V is always a top rated vehicle in this class when you check all of the reputable websites.

2010 GMC Terrain

City/Highway Combined: 26 mpg
Tank Capacity: 18 gal
Range = 468 miles per tank

The Terrain just misses the best fuel range in this section. The Equinox has a larger tank.

2010 Chevy Equinox

City/Highway Combined: 26 mpg
Tank Capacity: 18.8 gal
Range = 488 miles per tank

The Equinox has the biggest fuel tank in this section and has good has combined MPG rating in the class.



Large SUV (Up to 8 passengers)

2010 Chevy Tahoe

City/Highway Combined: 17 mpg
Tank Capacity: 26 gal
Range = 442 miles per tank

2010 Honda Pilot

City/Highway Combined: 19 mpg
Tank Capacity: 21 gal
Range = 399 miles per tank


2010 Chevy Traverse

City/Highway Combined: 19 mpg
Tank Capacity: 22 gal
Range = 418 miles per tank

Best Gas Mileage SUV

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Brent
Posted 5 days ago
In 1980, GM modified their 350ci gas V8 to run on diesel fuel. The result [beep] ed. These engines offered better fuel economy but little else. They were very slow, and not very reliable. Loud too
Cordell
Posted 28 days ago
Diesel is the way to go. There are very few engine configurations that promise increased fuel economy and power. There are few engines that offer this in addition to reliability.
 

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