High MPG most searched for cars on KBB
Boy, if this doesnt tell you something about how people are starting to deal with the gasoline and oil crisis:
“In the first half of 2006, cars made by Toyota and Honda were the most-searched-for vehicles on the Kelley Blue Book website, KBB announced today. Here is the list of the top ten most-searched-for vehicles, and to see what kind of mileage the cars consumers have been looking for get, I’ve included the EPA’s combined mileage rating for each of the vehicles. Since mileage varies depending on a lot of factors, I compared only 2006 models and then, whenever presented with a choice not defined by KBB [transmission type, for example] I chose the top option as listed on KBB.com. I know that consumers care about more than good gas mileage when they’re researching buying a vehicle, but if there was ever a time when gas prices affect car-buying choices, it is now, and I think these ratings reflect that.
1. Honda Civic -34 mpg
2. Honda Accord – 28 mpg
3. Toyota Camry – 28 mpg
4. Toyota Corolla – 33 mpg
5. Toyota RAV4 – 26 mpg
6. Honda Odyssey – 21 mpg
7. Honda Pilot – 20 mpg
8. Toyota Highlander – 24 mpg
9. Chevrolet Tahoe – 17 mpg
10. Honda CR-V – 25 mpg”
Source: Most-researched vehicles in Kelley Blue Book so far for 2006 – AutoblogGreen
Well, I believe in the UK that it is Kilometers per liter, isnt it, instead of miles per gallon? I am not sure, but the numbers would look a lot different if so.
In general, our MPG is really low…REALLY low…thats our government for you though, they like low mileage and cheap gas. The only way to truly get people to buy smaller and more efficient cars is to increase the cost of gasoline, which now is only $3.37 a gallon…which is some of the cheapest gas in the world.
Interesting, this is the 2nd time I’ve read something on a US site referring to MPG and thought that they were really low. In the UK, the most efficient of the Honda Civics (not hybrid) is stated (by Honda) as having a consumption of 47.1MPG on the urban cycle (I’ve just taken this from http://www.eta.co.uk)
I can only think that the methods of measuring the MPG vary in the two countries, although that seems rather difficult. My Clio, which is 7 years old, gets about 36MPG purely urban driving and up to 48MPG+ on a motorway, which isn’t as efficient as when it was new, but still brilliant compared with the ratings listed here.)
It is MPG (distances are one of the few things that haven’t changed. We do buy petrol by the litre though, so it’s confusing!)….. ah well, some how they must alter the figures. Either that or petrol in the US is not as efficient as in the UK (I’ve noticed differences in quality of fuel over here, so although it’s a long shot I’d say possible).
In fact, reading your article re your mini’s consumption that’s lower than I’d expect here in the UK – I’d expect it to be nearer 35MPG, so there has to be some difference in fuel quality, which also explains some of the price difference.
It would be interesting to know if anyone else has noticed this.
On the highway, the mileage is pretty good…but our government doesnt want us to have good mileage, they (well, the guys in charge currently) make too much money off the gasoline!