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Fuel Economy vs. Acceleration

Fuel Economy vs. Acceleration

You don't always have to give up engine performance in return for good fuel economy. To prove this, Consumer Reports compiled this list of vehicles that provided the best combination of fuel economy and acceleration in our tests. Vehicles are ranked within each category based on the overall miles per gallon and 0-60-mph acceleration times they achieved in our tests. Both were weighted equally.

For more on saving gas, see our guide to fuel economy.

* = MPGe, mile-per-gallon equivalent.

Best fuel economy and acceleration by category based on CR tests

Make & model

Fuel economy
(overall mpg)

Acceleration
0-60 mph (sec.)

BMW i3 Giga

139*

7.5

Ford Focus Electric

107*

10.2

Nissan Leaf SL

106*

10.3

Chevrolet Volt LT

105*

8.0

Ford C-Max Energi

94* / 37**

8.1

Toyota Prius Three

52

10.3

Toyota Prius C Two

43

11.3

Lexus CT 200h Premium

40

11.0

*=MPGe, **=MPG on gas only

Smart ForTwo Passion

36

11.2

Ford Fiesta SE (3-cyl., MT)

35

9.0

Scion iA

35

10.3

Toyota Yaris iA

35

10.3

Honda Fit EX

33

10.0

Ford Fiesta SE sedan

33

10.9

Chevrolet Spark LT

33

12.0

Toyota Yaris LE

32

10.8

Hyundai Accent GLS

31

10.3

Nissan Versa Note SV

31

10.9

Mazda3 i Touring sedan

33

8.3

Hyundai Elantra SE

33

9.9

Kia Forte LX

33

10.1

Mazda3 i Grand Touring hatchback

32

8.2

Honda Civic LX

32

8.7

Volkswagen Jetta SE (1.4T)

32

9.1

Toyota Corolla LE Plus

32

9.9

Honda Civic EX-T

31

7.1

Mini Cooper (3-cyl.)

31

8.3

Scion iM

31

10.0

Toyota Corolla iM

31

10.0

Nissan Sentra SV

31

10.4

Chevrolet Cruze LT

30

8.5

Ford Focus SE (2.0)

29

9.8

Mazda MX-5 Miata Club

34

6.7

Mini Cooper S

30

7.0

Toyota 86

30

7.2

Subaru BR-Z Premium

30

7.2

Volkswagen GTI Autobahn

29

6.6

Ford Fiesta ST

29

7.3

BMW Z4 sDrive28i

28

6.1

Volkswagen GLI Autobahn

27

7.2

Porsche 718 Boxster (base)

26

4.4

Subaru Impreza WRX Premium

26

6.0

Audi TT 2.0T (auto)

26

6.3

Ford Mustang Premium (2.3L EcoBoost, auto)

25

6.4

Ford Focus ST

25

6.6

BMW M235i

25

5.2

Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid

41

8.0

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid SE

39

8.2

Ford Fusion SE Hybrid

39

8.3

Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE

38

7.6

Mazda6 Sport

32

7.5

Honda Accord LX (4-cyl.)

30

7.7

Chrysler 200 Limited (4-cyl.)

30

9.8

Chevrolet Malibu LT (1.5T)

29

8.4

Nissan Altima 2.5 SV

29

8.4

Kia Optima

28

8.0

Toyota Camry LE (4-cyl.)

28

8.6

Volkswagen Passat SE (1.8T)

28

8.6

Hyundai Sonata SE (4-cyl.)

28

9.2

Honda Accord EX-L (V6)

26

6.3

Toyota Camry XLE (V6)

26

6.4

Chrysler 200 C (V6)

25

6.9

Nissan Altima 3.5 SL (V6)

24

6.3

Ford Fusion SE (1.5T)

24

9.2

Tesla Model S P85D

87*

3.5

Lexus ES 300h

36

8.2

BMW 328d xDrive

35

8.5

Mercedes-Benz CLA 250

28

6.6

Acura ILX Premium

28

7.5

Audi A4 Premium Plus

27

6.3

Acura TLX 2.4L

27

7.4

Audi A3 Premium

27

8.3

Mercedes-Benz C300 (AWD)

26

6.8

BMW 330i xDrive

26

6.9

Volkswagen CC Sport

26

7.5

Infiniti Q70 (V6)

25

5.6

Acura TLX SH-AWD

25

6.5

Nissan Maxima Platinum

25

6.5

Lexus ES 350

25

6.7

Buick LaCrosse Essence

24

6.3

Toyota Avalon Limited

24

6.6

Mercedes-Benz E300 (AWD)

24

7.1

Volvo S60 T5 Drive-E

25

7.9

Toyota Avalon Limited

24

7.0

Buick Regal Premium I (turbo)

24

7.4

Buick Verano Leather

24

8.5

BMW 535i

23

6.1

Acura RLX Tech

23

6.5

Cadillac ATS Luxury

23

6.5

Volvo S90 T6 Momentum (AWD)

23

7.2

Lincoln MKZ 2.0 Eco Boost

23

7.4

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XLE

31

8.7

Honda HR-V LX

29

10.5

Mazda CX-3 Touring

28

9.6

Mercedes-Benz GLA250

26

6.9

BMW X1 xDrive28i

26

7.9

Mini Cooper Countryman S

26

8.3

Hyundai Tucson Sport (1.6T)

26

8.4

Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium

26

8.7

Subaru Crosstrek Premium

26

9.7

Infiniti QX30 Premium

25

7.1

Mazda CX-5 Touring (2.5L)

25

8.0

Chevrolet Trax LT

25

10.8

Toyota RAV4 XLE

24

9.4

Nissan Rogue SV

24

9.5

Jeep Renegade Latitude

24

9.9

Mitsubishi Outlander SEL (4-cyl.)

24

10.0

Hyundai Tucson SE (2.0L)

24

11.0

Honda CR-V EX

24

9.0

BMW X3 xDrive 28i

23

7.3

Kia Sportage LX

23

9.6

Fiat 500X Easy

23

9.8

Ford Escape SE (1.5T)

23

10.1

Buick Encore Leather

23

11.0

Acura RDX

22

6.6

Mercedes-Benz GLC300

22

6.8

Jeep Compass Latitude

22

10.3

Jeep Cherokee Latitude (4-cyl.)

22

10.9

Jeep Cherokee Limited (V6)

21

7.7

Audi Q5 Premium Plus

21

7.9

Volkswagen Tiguan SEL

21

8.5

Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE

21

8.6

Jeep Patriot Latitude

21

10.3

Tesla Model X 90D

92*

4.9

Lexus RX 450h

29

7.5

Toyota Highlander Hybrid Ltd.

25

8.3

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (diesel)

24

8.6

Lexus RX 350

22

7.5

Mazda CX-9 Touring

22

7.9

Acura MDX Tech

21

6.8

BMW X5 xDrive 35i

21

7.4

Kia Sorento EX (V6)

21

7.4

Nissan Murano SL

21

7.7

Ford Edge SEL

21

8.8

Jaguar F-Pace Prestige

20

6.0

Audi Q7 Premium Plus

20

6.7

Cadillac XT5 Premium

20

7.1

Honda Pilot EX-L

20

7.5

Toyota Highlander XLE

20

7.5

Hyundai Santa Fe SE (V6)

20

7.6

Volvo XC90 T6 Momentum

20

7.7

GMC Acadia Denali

19

6.8

Porsche Cayenne (base)

19

7.8

Infiniti QX60 (3.5L)

19

8.3

Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE

18

6.5

Mercedes-Benz GLE350

18

6.8

Infiniti QX70

18

6.8

Chevrolet Equinox LTZ (V6)

18

7.1

Lincoln MKX 2.7L

18

7.2

Nissan Pathfinder SL

18

7.7

Toyota 4Runner SR5 (V6)

18

7.7

Ford Explorer XLT

18

7.9

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (V6)

18

8.0

Mercedes-Benz GLS350d

20

8.2

Dodge Durango Limited (V6)

18

9.4

Ford Flex SEL

18

8.5

Cadillac Escalade Premium

16

6.1

Chevrolet Tahoe LT

16

7.7

Chevrolet Suburban LTZ

16

7.9

Chevrolet Traverse LT

16

8.8

Infiniti QX80

15

6.9

Lincoln Navigator Base

15

7.0

Toyota Sequoia Limited

15

7.1

Buick Enclave CXL

15

7.9

Chrysler Pacifica Touring-L

21

8.0

Honda Odyssey EX-L

21

8.4

Toyota Sienna XLE (FWD)

20

8.8

Kia Sedona EX

20

8.0

Nissan Quest SL

19

8.4

Toyota Sienna XLE (AWD)

19

8.5

Honda Ridgeline RTL

20

7.3

Ram 1500 Big Horn (diesel)

20

9.5

Toyota Tacoma SR5 (V6)

19

8.2

Chevrolet Colorado LT (V6)

18

7.5

Ford F-150 XLT (2.7 EcoBoost)

17

7.0

Ford F-150 XLT (3.5L EcoBoost)

16

7.2

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT

16

7.5

Toyota Prius V Three

41

10.7

Ford C-MAX Hybrid SE

37

8.4

Mini Clubman Base (3-cyl.)

28

10.5

Fiat 500L Easy

27

9.5

Kia Soul Plus

26

8.8

Volkswagen Golf Alltrack SE

25

8.5

Subaru Outback 2.5i

24

10.5



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