With fuel prices constantly fluctuating high and low (mostly high), many car buyers are eager for new fuel-efficient vehicle options that deliver low gas mileage while providing high quality comfort and features, and competitive pricing to boot. Hyundai, a South Korean car brand, has been known to sell cars that come with these three customer-friendly qualities.
In February of this year, five Hyundai cars attained impressive scores at the
DOE Euro 4 Fuel Efficiency Eco Run held by the Department of Energy. The scores ensure that the five Hyundai cars listed below are some of the most efficient new-car buying options available. Without further ado, take a look at the top 5 most fuel efficient Hyundai cars and what they have to offer.
Hyundai Accent (Sedan)
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Of all the fuel-sipping Hyundai cars on the Philippine market, it’s the Hyundai Accent sedan that takes the top spot. In the passenger car category of the recently concluded
DOE Euro 4 Fuel Efficiency Eco Run, the Accent Sedan 1.6 CRDi 6M/T (Diesel) earned the top spot with a
29.41 km/L rating, easily beating the other cars in the A-Segment, even those that were considerably smaller and lighter than Hyundai’s candidate. The Hyundai sedan also bested its competitors in the B-Segment despite having the highest engine displacement at 1.6L (it ran against engines with displacements between 1.3L and 1.5L)
Hyundai Accent (Hatchback)
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The smallest vehicle in Hyundai’s six entries into the DOE Eco Run also performed well, placing 8th in the B-Segment with its fuel consumption of
25.64 km/L.
Hyundai Tucson (Gas and Diesel)
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A pair of Hyundais slot behind the Accent--the Hyundai Tucson gas and diesel models. In the SUV category, the Tucson CRDi diesel engine ranked second in the Compact SUV segment, faring better than smaller and lighter SUVs in its class with a rating of
24.80 km/L. Meanwhile, the Hyundai Tucson 2.0 VGT gas also figured in the top ten of the SUV category.
Hyundai Elantra
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Coming in at number four for Hyundai in the
DOE Euro 4 Fuel Efficiency Eco Run is the Elantra compact sedan. Hyundai sent the 1.6L GL 6M/T as its representative in the C-Segment, where it managed to notch third place with a fuel rating of
27.83 km/L. The Elantra also featured on our list of the
Top 24 Most Fuel Efficient Cars in the Philippines.
Hyundai Santa Fe
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The final entry in the top 5 most fuel efficient Hyundai cars is the Hyundai Santa Fe. in the mid-size SUV category, the Santa Fe CRDi diesel engine ranked second, scoring an impressive fuel consumption rating of 22.76 km/L. The Santa Fe’s high rank came as a surprise considering it had one one of the most powerful engines among the SUV entries. Nevertheless, it scored exceptional fuel efficiency.
The good news is that fuel efficiency is not the only positive thing that these cars have to offer--they also score well in other areas that are sure to entice the even the most fuel-conscious car buyers. So if you’re in the market for a fuel-efficient car that comes well-packaged and can offer higher-priced peers a run for their money, the 5 Hyundai cars listed above are a reasonable purchase.
