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Buyer's Guide

Learn about the way hybrid cars combine the use of gasoline and electric power for greater efficiency on the road.

Input the percentage of miles you drive on average.
"Stop and Go Traffic" (city driving, congested highway driving...) %
"Open Road Traffic" (free-flowing highway, rural roads...) %

About how many miles do you drive your vehicle in a year?
miles

How much do you pay for gas?
(please include dollars and cents separated by decimal point, e.g. "2.25")
$ /gallon

About how long do you usually own your vehicle?
years

Where do you live?

What size of vehicle are you interested in?

Two-Seater

Honda Insight Gen. 1 (Automatic) (Automatic)
Honda Insight Gen. 1 (Manual) (Manual)

Compact Car

Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 1 (Automatic) (Automatic)
Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 1 (Manual) (Manual)
Honda Civic Hybrid Gen. 2
Honda Insight Gen. 2
Toyota Prius Gen. 1

Midsize Car

Honda Accord Hybrid
Nissan Altima Hybrid
Toyota Camry Hybrid
Ford Fusion Hybrid
Lexus GS 450h
Mercury Milan Hybrid
Toyota Prius Gen. 2
Toyota Prius Gen. 3

Large Car

Lexus LS 600hL

Compact SUV

Ford Escape Hybrid
Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Mazda Tribute Hybrid

Midsize SUV

Toyota Highlander
Lexus RX 400h

Fullsize SUV

Chrysler Aspen Hybrid
Dodge Durango Hybrid
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid
Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
GMC Yukon Hybrid

Fullsize Pickup Truck

GMC Sierra Hybrid
Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

Minivan

No hybrids currently available. Go to the ACEEE Green Book if you would like to find the most fuel-efficient models currently on the market.

Notes:

1. The Toyota Prius Gen. 1 is the debut Prius from 2003. Toyota substantially redesigned the Prius for the 2004 Model Year ("Prius Gen. 2"), and the 2010 Model Year ("Prius Gen. 3"), both of which appear under Midsize cars.
2. The Honda Civic Hybrid was redesigned for the 2006 Model Year.
3. Average values for new model year 2003 vehicles.
4. The original two-seat Honda Insight was discontinued in 2006. A new 5-seat Insight ("Honda Insight Gen. 2") was introduced in the U.S. in 2009.

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