| As gasoline prices continue to soar | | | | Hyundai Sonata, 10th. |
| high, the public also continue to find | | | | In full-size cars segment, Chevrolet |
| ways to adapt. More and more car buyers | | | | Impala topped the list. This was |
| are now prioritizing fuel efficiency | | | | followed by Dodge Charger, Ford Five |
| when looking for a car. | | | | Hundred, Dodge Magnum, Mercury Montego, |
| The gas mileage is usually in the top | | | | Toyota Avalon, Buick Lucerne, Kia |
| list. Buyers add the sticker price of a | | | | Amanti, Chrysler 300, and Ford Crown |
| car plus its estimated lifetime fuel | | | | Victoria. |
| cost. Through this way, consumers are | | | | Volvo S40 topped among the luxury with |
| having a lead as to their total expenses | | | | $40,966 as the cost of sticker and life |
| and savings while the car is under their | | | | time fuel. Hyundai Azera followed |
| possession. | | | | shortly. These two cars were followed by |
| Patrick Olsen, the managing editor of | | | | Chrysler Pacifica, Volvo V50, Lexus IS |
| Cars.com, said that when gasoline prices | | | | 250, Lincoln MKZ, Volvo V70, Cadillac |
| begin to get high, hybrid cars takes the | | | | CTS, Volvo S60, and Mercedes-Benz C230. |
| center stage. According to him, these | | | | The mentioned Volvo, Lexus and |
| cars cost less and are very typical for | | | | Mercedes-Benz luxury cars are |
| an environment that is aiming for clean | | | | recommended to use premium fuel. In the |
| air. However, he added that these cars | | | | calculations, premium fuel cost is |
| are not affordable to some. He added | | | | pegged at $3.44 per gallon. |
| that there are better choices if one | | | | At $33,385, Mazda5 topped the Minivans |
| really wants to save money. | | | | segment. This was followed by Dodge |
| identified the top 10 vehicles in | | | | Caravan, Chevrolet Uplander, Kia Sedona, |
| different car segments that yield the | | | | Chrysler Town and Country, Saturn Relay, |
| best value on vehicle price and average | | | | Toyota Sienna, Hyundai Entourage, Ford |
| lifetime fuel costs. | | | | Free Star, and Honda Odyssey. |
| By combining the base sticker price with | | | | In increasing order of sticker and |
| a fuel cost estimate that is based on | | | | lifetime fuel cost, the top SUVs were as |
| the car's estimated gas mileage, the | | | | follows: Jeep Patriot, Jeep Compass, Kia |
| list of these vehicles was compiled. | | | | Storage, Hyundai Tucson, Saturn Vue, |
| As to the fuel cost estimates, it was | | | | Ford Escape, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, |
| assumed that the car will be driven | | | | Honda Element, and Saturn Vue Hybrid. |
| 15,000 miles per year. Forty five (45) | | | | Meanwhile, the Ford Ranger, Toyota |
| percent of those miles are on the | | | | Tacoma, Mazda B2300, Chevrolet Colorado, |
| highway and the 55 percent are on city | | | | GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, Isuzu |
| streets. Per gallon, the cost of regular | | | | i-290, Chevrolet Silverado Classic, and |
| unleaded gasoline in the estimate is | | | | the Mazda B300 were the top pick up |
| $3.13. Another assumption is that car is | | | | trucks. |
| owned for eight years, and per gallon, | | | | has complete information on these |
| the cost of premium fuel is estimated at | | | | vehicles. |
| $3.44. | | | | About Established in June 1998, is the |
| Dodge, maker of quality Dodge Dart | | | | most expansive avenue for those car |
| parts, was included in 3 different | | | | enthusiasts. It has partnered with over |
| segments. | | | | 200 leading metro newspapers, television |
| In the compact cars segment, Toyota | | | | stations and their websites. From 13,000 |
| Yaris ranked 1st with Sticker and | | | | dealers, advertisers and private |
| Lifetime Fuel cost of $21,451. This car | | | | parties, this web site has over 2 |
| is followed by Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, | | | | million auto mobiles. It was recently |
| Chevrolet Aveo5, Chevrolet Aveo, Nissan | | | | chosen by as a "Best of the Web site" |
| Versa, Honda Fit, Toyota Corolla, Saturn | | | | for car shopping. |
| Ion, and Kia Spectra. | | | | is a division of Classified Ventures, |
| In the midsize segment, the ranking was | | | | LLC. The venture is owned by leading |
| as follows: Hyundai Elantra, 1st; Dodge | | | | media companies that includes Belo |
| Caliber, 2nd; Toyota Matrix, 3rd; Suzuki | | | | (NYSE: BLC), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: |
| Aerio, 4th; Pontiac Vibe, 5th; Toyota | | | | GCI), the McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI), |
| Prius, 6th; Kia Optima, 7th; Nissan | | | | Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) and the |
| Altima, 8th; Chevrolet Malibu, 9th; and | | | | Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). |