Customer Rated Most Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Every engine is different, even if it's the same model, same size, etc...every engine will act and react a little differently. Generally these differences can be chocked up to how the engine was broke in, during it's most important first 500 miles or even be effected by who was working on the assyembly line the day it was made. Point being, fuel economy can change from vehicle to vehicle with no obvious explanation, there are just differences. So, instead of hype, Market Watch, turned to it's readers to choose which vehicles are the most fuel efficient.
It may surprise you, but Ford makes the list, along with luxury brand economy BMW. Ford and BMW were arrived at being the most fuel efficient based on a 6 month long study.
Starting March 1, 2008 and ending August 31, 2008, Expert System examined reader comments and messages on the Web sites: Automotive.com, CarandDriver.com, Carforum.com, and Carspace.com. Only readers' opinions related to fuel efficiency were analyzed, not manufacturers' specifications for the vehicles. The luxury vehicles with the highest ratings of fuel efficiency, ranging from the highest score on, are: BMW, Lexus, Acura, Jeep, and Infiniti. The non-luxury vehicles with the highest ratings are: Ford, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Chevrolet, and Honda. The auto brands were classified based on their sales prices.
It's believed that the information arrived from the semantic software, based on information from users, is the most honest feedback a potential buyer could find. Completely unbiased, the information collected offers insight to what vehicle owners really feel about their luxury and non-luxury cars. So, if you are feeling the pressure at the pump, doing your research can eliviate some of that stress in the next automotive purchase you make. Congratulations Ford and BMW!
Tags: economy, fuel efficient, mpg
April 9th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
An interesting view of the automotive industry. Where do you see the future of the industry, will it ever recover or will there be major casulties?
April 10th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Of course I think it will recover from these supposed ‘casualties’.
The domestic car manufacturers will need to learn now, much like they did in the 70’s and 80’s how to compete in a world market. Then it was gas guzzlers competing with efficient foreign manufacturers and this is much like the competition arising today. They fought back then and I’m sure they will now, it just might take them a little time to catch up and hopefully this time they will learn from their mistakes.
August 19th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
That ‘ll really guide in the purchase of automobiles.