Popular support for fuel efficiency rises and falls with the price of gasoline. True, the desire for fuel efficiency also walks merrily through the meadow hand-in-hand with the desires of environmentalists for clean air; something that has nothing to do with the price of fuel except to say that more expensive fuel makes for less fuel used. That being said, while Car And Driver puts vehicles through their paces (15 of them in its April issue) to determine quickness in the 0-60 test, the editors also calculate the fuel economy of their test cars. Don't ignore the EPA... yet. But Car & Driver, and GoodCarBadCar's Driven section, along with plenty of other publications, do their level best to discover real-world fuel economy. Here are the results from C/D's April issue, listed for no particular reason in order of sippiness.
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BMW 335d: 28 miles per gallon
Mazda 3 s GT: 26 miles per gallon
Ford Fusion SE (4-cyl/manual): 25 miles per gallon
Honda Accord EX-L (4-cyl/manual): 25 miles per gallon
Mazda 6 i Touring (4-cyl/manual): 24 miles per gallon
Pontiac Solstice GXP: 23 miles per gallon
Kia Soul Sport: 22 miles per gallon
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S: 19 miles per gallon
Nissan 370Z: 19 miles per gallon
BMW 135i: 19 miles per gallon
Volkswagen Passat CC 3.6 4Motion: 18 miles per gallon
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid RWD: 18 miles per gallon
Mazda RX-8 R3: 14 miles per gallon
LPE S'Charged Pontiac G8: 12 miles per gallon
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