Best Gas Mileage in SUVs
By: Import User
Updated: May 7, 2008
OKAY LET¹S PROTECT YOUR POCKETBOOK THIS MORNING...
GAS PRICES ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE POINT THAT WILL CAUSE ARKANSANS TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE-STYLES.
MANY ARE ALREADY CHANGING THE WAY THEY LIVE BY ADAPTING TO HIGHER PRICES AT THE PUMP.
MANY HAVE TRADED THEIR TRUCKS AND SUV¹S IN FOR SMALLER MORE FUEL EFFICIENT CARS. BUT IF YOU LIKE THE LOOK, IF YOU LIKE THE SPACE. IF YOU LIKE THE SECURITY OF HAVING 4-WHEEL-DRIVE THERE ARE SOME SUV¹S THAT GET SURPRISINGLY GOOD GAS MILEAGE WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER SUVs.
HERE WE GO:
THE 2008 SUV¹S WITH BEST GAS MILEAGES NUMBER #1
· FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 34/30 4 CYLINDER.
· MAZDA TRIBUTE HYBRID 34/30 4 CYLINDER .
· MERCURY MARINER HYBRID 34/30 4 CYLINDER .
WE HAVE A 3 WAY TIE BETWEEN THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID, THE MAZDA TRIBUTE HYBRID, AND THE MERCURY MARINER HYBRID.
THESE 3 SUVs HAVE 4 CYLNDER HYBRID ENGINES.
THEY ALL AVERAGE 34 MILES-PER-GALLON IN CITY DRIVING AND 30 MILES-PER-GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY.
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THE NEXT MOST FUEL EFFICIENT SUV IS THE
IT HAS A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. IT GETS 27 MILE PER GALLON IN THE CITY AND 25 MILES-PER-GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A MID-SIZE SUV.
· LEXUS RX400-h 27/24 6 CYLINDER
NEXT IS THE LEXUS RX400-H. IT IS ALSO A HYBRID AND HAS A 6 CYLINDER ENGINE.
IT AVERAGES 27 MILES-PER-GALLON IN THE CITY AND 24 MILES-PER-GALLON ON THE
HIGHWAY. THIS IS ALSO A MID-SIZE SUV.
FOLLOWING THE LEXUS ARE THE ONLY 2 NON-HYBRID SUVS --THE
JEEP COMPASS AND THE JEEP PATRIOT.
· JEEP PATRIOT 23/28 4 CYLINDER
· JEEP COMPASS 23/28 4 CYLINDER
BOTH S-U-Vs HAVE 4 CYLINDER ENGINES. THEY BOTH AVERAGE 23 MILES-PER-GALLON IN THE CITY AND 28 MILES-PER-GALLON ON THE HIGHWAY.
SO YOU DO HAVE SOME OPTIONS .
YOU COULD STILL GET DRAMATICALLY BETTER GAS MILEAGE BY PURCHASING THE
BUT AGAIN IF YOU LIKE OR NEED THE SPACE, ONE OF THESE SUVs MIGHT BE A GOOD OPTION FOR YOU AND IT WILL HELP PROTECT YOUR POCKETBOOK AT THE GAS PUMP.
