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2003 vehicles ranked by MPG

1,044 2003 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.

2002 rankings | 2004 rankings

Best MPG of 2003: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	2003 Honda Insight	Two Seaters	53	48	59
2	2003 Honda Civic Hybrid	Compact Cars	41	40	43
3	2003 Toyota Prius	Compact Cars	41	42	41
4	2003 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon	Small Station Wagons	39	35	45
5	2003 Volkswagen New Beetle	Subcompact Cars	38	35	44
6	2003 Volkswagen Golf	Compact Cars	38	35	44
7	2003 Toyota Echo	Compact Cars	33	30	38
8	2003 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	31	28	36
9	2003 Dodge Neon/SRT-4/SX 2.0	Compact Cars	28	25	32
10	2003 Hyundai Accent/Brio	Compact Cars	28	24	33
11	2003 MINI Cooper	Minicompact Cars	28	25	33
12	2003 Nissan Sentra	Compact Cars	28	25	33
13	2003 Pontiac Vibe	Small Station Wagons	28	25	33
14	2003 Toyota Celica	Subcompact Cars	28	25	33
15	2003 Toyota Matrix	Small Station Wagons	28	25	33
16	2003 Ford Focus	Compact Cars	27	24	32
17	2003 Acura RSX	Subcompact Cars	26	24	30
18	2003 Honda Accord	Midsize Cars	26	23	31
19	2003 Kia Rio	Compact Cars	26	23	30
20	2003 Mitsubishi Lancer	Compact Cars	26	24	30
21	2003 Chevrolet Cavalier	Compact Cars	25	21	30
22	2003 Ford Escort ZX2	Subcompact Cars	25	23	28
23	2003 Hyundai Elantra	Compact Cars	25	22	30
24	2003 Oldsmobile Alero	Compact Cars	25	21	30
25	2003 Pontiac Grand Am	Compact Cars	25	21	30
26	2003 Pontiac Sunfire	Compact Cars	25	21	30
27	2003 Saturn Ion	Compact Cars	25	22	30
28	2003 Suzuki Aerio	Compact Cars	25	22	28
29	2003 Toyota MR2	Two Seaters	25	23	29
30	2003 Chrysler Sebring	Compact Cars	24	21	29

Most efficient electric cars of 2003 (MPGe)

#	Vehicle	MPGe	Range (mi)
1	2003 Toyota RAV4 EV	78	95

Best in each class, 2003

Class	Most efficient 2003 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Honda Civic Hybrid	41
Large Cars	Chevrolet Impala	22
Midsize Cars	Honda Accord	26
Midsize Station Wagons	Ford Focus Station Wagon	27
Minicompact Cars	MINI Cooper	28
Minivan - 2WD	Chrysler Town and Country/Voyager/Grand Voy. 2WD	21
Minivan - 4WD	Chevrolet Venture AWD	18
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD	22
Small Station Wagons	Volkswagen Jetta Wagon	39
Special Purpose Vehicle	London Taxi London Taxi	22
Special Purpose Vehicles	Porsche Cayenne S	14
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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