Curious about the best and worst mileage out there? Wondering what a Hummer actually gets, anyway? Well, numbers are readily available for everything, ironically, except the Hummer and other very large SUV's. Turns out that vehicles over 8,500 pounds are exempt from reporting fuel efficiency, so naturally, the manufacturers don't. So the Hummer numbers below are not official, but are the generally agreed-upon numbers in a
web search of "hummer gas mileage", two of which are
CBS News and the Siera Club (
here and
here).
All other numbers are from
www.fueleconomy.gov, a US government-sponsored site (Department of Energy and EPA) providing comparison of cars and trucks in terms of gas mileage, greenhouse gas and other air pollution, and safety information, along with general information on gas prices, fuel economy tips, and how various alternative technologies work. Numbers are given as city followed by highway MPG, except for Hummers, where only a range is available.
Passenger Cars
Best
Honda Insight (Manual) : 61/66
Toyota Prius : 60/51
Honda Insight (Automatic) : 57/56
Honda Civic Hybrid (Automatic) : 48/47
Honda Civic Hybrid (Manual) : 46/51
VW New Beetle (Manual) : 38/49
VW New Beetle (Automatic) : 35/42
Worst
Maserati Coupe & Gransport : 12/17
Bentley Continental GT : 11/18
Aston Martin DB9 Volante : 11/17
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish S : 11/17
Bentley Arnage : 10/14
Lamborghini L-147 Murcelago : 9/13
Trucks, Vans, SUVs
Best
Ford Escape HEV 2WD : 36/31
Toyota Rav4 2WD : 24/30
Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD : 24/29
Mazda B2300 2WD (Manual) : 24/29
Worst
Chevrolet Astro : 14/17
Ford E150 Econoline : 14/17
GMC Safari : 14/17
Ford E150 Club Wagon : 13/17
Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG : 12/14
Hummer H2 : 10-13
Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup : 9/12
Hummer H1 : 8-10
Final note: Rumors are that the fuel efficiency for the Hummer H3 has increased considerably (for a Hummer), in the range of 16-19.
Kelley Blue Book gives in 16 city and 20 highway. Which at least puts it above some of the others in the "Worst" list!
