Monday, July 7, 2008

Four Toyotas Named to Gas Miser List


In times past, being called a miser wasn’t a good thing. It brought to mind stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge, the unforgettable Charles Dickens character from "A Christmas Carol." Or maybe Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck’s cheap-skate uncle, if your reading is not quite so high-brow.
But these days, there are misers, and then there are misers. So when MSN.autos selected four Toyotas in its list of www.fivestartoyota.com based on their stingy fuel-economy figures, well, we thought that was pretty cool.
The MSN story detailing the list, which is based on the EPA’s combined mpg numbers, notes that "hybrid technology continues to be your best bet—if you're looking for vehicles that get the most out of each tank of fuel during city driving," so it probably will come as no surprise that the Prius tops the MSN.autos Gas Miser list.
It’s there because the versatile, five-seat Prius is rated by the EPA at 46 mpg/combinedIn times past, being called a miser wasn’t a good thing. It brought to mind stingy old Ebenezer Scrooge, the unforgettable Charles Dickens character from "A Christmas Carol." Or maybe Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck’s cheap-skate uncle, if your reading is not quite so high-brow.
But these days, there are misers, and then there are misers. So when MSN.autos selected four Toyotas in its list of www.fivestartoyota.com based on their stingy fuel-economy figures, well, we thought that was pretty cool.
The MSN story detailing the list, which is based on the EPA’s combined mpg numbers, notes that "hybrid technology continues to be your best bet—if you're looking for vehicles that get the most out of each tank of fuel during city driving," so it probably will come as no surprise that the Prius tops the MSN.autos Gas Miser list.
It’s there because the versatile, five-seat Prius is rated by the EPA at 46 mpg/combined.

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