The Best Vehicles by Class: 2009
This Year's Top-Rated Models in each vehicle class.
(For
rankings of all model year 2000-2009 vehicles,
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| Compact Cars |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission Standard a |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green Score |
Class
Ranking |
| HONDA CIVIC GX |
1.8L 4, auto [CNG] 1 |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
24 |
36 |
57 |
Superior |
| HONDA CIVIC HYBRID |
1.3L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
40 |
45 |
51 |
Superior |
| KIA RIO |
1.6L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
26 |
35 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT |
1.6L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
26 |
35 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| TOYOTA COROLLA |
1.8L 4, auto |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
27 |
35 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission Standard a |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green Score |
Class
Ranking |
| CHEVROLET AVEO |
1.6L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 4 |
27 |
34 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| KIA RIO |
1.6L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
27 |
33 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| HONDA CIVIC |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
26 |
34 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| FORD FOCUS |
2.0L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
24 |
35 |
44 |
Above Avg |
| HYUNDAI ACCENT |
1.6L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
27 |
33 |
44 |
Above Avg |
"auto CVT" denotes continuously
variable automatic transmission.
1 Compressed natural gas vehicle fuel economy given
as gasoline-equivalent MPG.
a A listing with two emission standards
(e.g., Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV) denotes a single vehicle
carrying both a federal and a California emission certification.
Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner
of the two certifications. |
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Introduction
Best Vehicles by Class
Two Seaters
Subcompacts
Compact Cars
Midsize Cars
Large Cars
Small Wagons
Midsize Wagons
Minivans
Large Vans
Compact Pickups
Standard Pickups
Compact SUVs
Midsize SUVs
Large SUVs
Greenest Vehicles of 2009
Meanest Vehicles for the Environment
in 2009
The year's market trends |
