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2002 vehicles ranked by MPG

975 2002 model-year trims carry EPA ratings. Below: the 30 most efficient gas, hybrid and diesel models, the most efficient electric cars, and the winner in each vehicle class.

2001 rankings | 2003 rankings

Best MPG of 2002: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	2002 Honda Insight	Two Seaters	53	48	59
2	2002 Toyota Prius	Compact Cars	41	42	41
3	2002 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon	Small Station Wagons	39	35	45
4	2002 Volkswagen New Beetle	Subcompact Cars	38	35	44
5	2002 Volkswagen Golf	Compact Cars	38	35	44
6	2002 Honda Civic HX	Subcompact Cars	34	31	40
7	2002 Toyota Echo	Compact Cars	32	29	37
8	2002 Chevrolet Prizm	Compact Cars	31	27	37
9	2002 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	31	28	37
10	2002 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	30	27	35
11	2002 Saturn SC	Subcompact Cars	29	25	36
12	2002 Saturn SL	Compact Cars	29	25	36
13	2002 Ford Focus	Compact Cars	28	25	32
14	2002 Hyundai Accent/Brio	Compact Cars	28	24	33
15	2002 Toyota Celica	Subcompact Cars	28	25	32
16	2002 Dodge Neon	Compact Cars	27	24	31
17	2002 Nissan Sentra	Compact Cars	27	24	32
18	2002 Suzuki Esteem	Subcompact Cars	27	24	32
19	2002 Acura RSX	Subcompact Cars	26	23	30
20	2002 Daewoo Lanos	Compact Cars	26	23	32
21	2002 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	26	23	32
22	2002 Kia Rio	Compact Cars	26	23	29
23	2002 Mitsubishi Lancer	Compact Cars	26	24	30
24	2002 Suzuki Aerio	Compact Cars	26	23	30
25	2002 Chevrolet Cavalier	Compact Cars	25	22	30
26	2002 Honda Accord	Midsize Cars	25	22	29
27	2002 Hyundai Elantra	Compact Cars	25	21	30
28	2002 MINI Cooper	Minicompact Cars	25	22	29
29	2002 Mazda 626	Midsize Cars	25	23	29
30	2002 Oldsmobile Alero	Compact Cars	25	22	30

Most efficient electric cars of 2002 (MPGe)

#	Vehicle	MPGe	Range (mi)
1	2002 Toyota RAV4 EV	78	95
2	2002 Ford Explorer USPS Electric	39	38

Best in each class, 2002

Class	Most efficient 2002 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Toyota Prius	41
Large Cars	Chevrolet Impala	22
Midsize Cars	Honda Accord	25
Midsize Station Wagons	Ford Focus Station Wagon	28
Minicompact Cars	MINI Cooper	25
Minivan - 2WD	Chevrolet Venture FWD	20
Minivan - 4WD	Chevrolet Venture AWD	18
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD FFV	22
Small Station Wagons	Volkswagen Jetta Wagon	39
Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	Toyota RAV4 2WD	24
Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	Toyota RAV4 4WD	22
Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	23
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	Toyota Tacoma 4WD	18
Subcompact Cars	Volkswagen New Beetle	38
Two Seaters	Honda Insight	53
Vans, Cargo Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	17
Vans, Passenger Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (passenger)	16

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