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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| Small Wagons |
| Automatics |
Specifications |
Emission Standarda |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| HONDA FIT |
1.5L 4, auto |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
28 |
35 |
48 |
Superior |
| AUDI A3 |
2.0L 4, auto stk [D] |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
30 |
42 |
48 |
Superior |
| KIA SOUL ECO |
1.6L 4, auto |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
29 |
36 |
48 |
Superior |
| HONDA FIT |
1.5L 4, auto stk |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
27 |
33 |
47 |
Above Ave |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN |
2.0L 4, auto stk [D] |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
29 |
39 |
47 |
Above Ave |
| Manuals |
Specifications |
Emission Standarda |
MPG:
City |
MPG:
Hwy |
Green
Score |
Class
Ranking |
| VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN |
2.0L 4, manual [D] |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
30 |
42 |
48 |
Superior |
| HONDA FIT |
1.5L 4, manual |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
27 |
33 |
47 |
Above Ave |
| KIA SOUL |
1.6L 4, manual |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
27 |
35 |
47 |
Above Ave |
| SCION xD |
1.8L 4, manual |
ULEV II / Bin 5 |
27 |
33 |
46 |
Above Ave |
[D] denotes diesel fuel
"auto stk" denotes manually adjustable automatic
transmission.
a A listing with two emission standards
(e.g., Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II) 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 |
