June 2008
Best in cargo capacity & fuel economy
| With today's higher gas prices, many car buyers are opting to trade cargo space for fuel economy by buying a smaller vehicle
than they might have otherwise. To help buyers who are looking for both cargo capacity and fuel economy, our list below highlights
vehicles we've tested that provide the best combination of the two. (Find out how you can compare these cars and get unlimited price reports with the Consumer Reports New Car Buying Kit.) In order to get on our list, a vehicle must meet benchmarks that vary depending on vehicle category. The vehicle must have achieved a minimum overall miles-per-gallon (mpg) figure in our real-world fuel economy tests, and have a minimum number of cubic feet of cargo capacity, according to our measurements. (For more on fuel economy, see A Guide to Stretching Your Fuel Dollars.) A checkmark (  ) denotes vehicles that CR recommends. Recommended models that performed especially well in both Insurance Industry for Highway Safety tests and at
least one of the government tests are designated with a (  ). Within groups, vehicles are listed in order of fuel economy; those with identical economy figures are listed in order of
cargo volume.
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