The Best Vehicles by Class: 2012
This Year's Top-Rated Models in each vehicle class.
(For
rankings of all model year 2000-2012 vehicles,
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| Midsize Cars |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission Standard a |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| NISSAN LEAF |
Electric (Li-ion bat.) |
ZEV |
3.8 |
2.9 |
55 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA PRIUS |
1.8L 4, auto CVT |
PZEV / Bin 3 |
51 |
48 |
54 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID LE |
2.5L 4, auto CVT |
PZEV / Bin 3 |
43 |
39 |
51 |
Superior |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA |
1.8L 4, auto |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
29 |
40 |
49 |
Superior |
| TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID XLE |
2.5L 4, auto CVT |
Bin 3 |
40 |
38 |
48 |
Above Ave |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission Standard a |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| CHEVROLET CRUZE ECO |
1.4L 4, manual |
Bin 4 |
28 |
42 |
49 |
Superior |
| HYUNDAI ELANTRA |
1.8L 4, manual |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
29 |
40 |
49 |
Superior |
| VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
2.0L 4, manual [D] |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
31 |
43 |
48 |
Superior |
| MAZDA 3 DI 5-DOOR |
2.0L 4, manual |
Bin 5 |
27 |
38 |
47 |
Above Ave |
| CHEVROLET CRUZE |
1.4L 4, manual |
Bin 4 |
26 |
38 |
46 |
Above Ave |
[P] denotes premium gasoline
[D] denotes diesel fuel
"auto CVT" denotes continuously
variable automatic transmission.
a A listing with two emission standards
(e.g., Tier 2 bin 3 / 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 2012
Meanest Vehicles for the Environment
in 2012
The year's market trends |
