Fuel savings comparison

How much money can you save on your next vehicle?

The chart below can help you see how much money you could save in fuel annually by choosing a more fuel-efficient vehicle. To compare two vehicles that Consumer Reports has tested, first look up their overall miles per gallon in the Vehicle Ratings chart (available to subscribers). Then locate the overall mpg figure for one vehicle on one axis of this chart and the mpg for the other vehicle on the other (it doesn't matter which is which). The box where the two intersect shows how much money you'd save per year, assuming you drive 12,000 miles and gasoline costs $2.50 a gallon. Remember: A vehicle that runs on regular fuel will save you even more compared with one that runs on premium.

mpg	12	14	16	18	20	22
12	0	$357	$625	$833	$1,000	$1,136
14	$357	0	$268	$476	$643	$779
16	$625	$268	0	$208	$375	$511
18	$833	$476	$208	0	$167	$303
20	$1,000	$643	$375	$167	0	$136
22	$1,136	$779	$511	$303	$136	0
24	$1,250	$893	$625	$417	$250	$114
26	$1,346	$989	$721	$513	$346	$210
28	$1,429	$1,071	$804	$595	$429	$292
30	$1,500	$1,143	$875	$667	$500	$364
32	$1,562	$1,205	$937	$729	$562	$426
34	$1,618	$1,260	$993	$784	$618	$481

mpg	24	26	28	30	32	34
12	$1,250	$1,346	$1,429	$1,500	$1,562	$1,618
14	$893	$989	$1,071	$1,143	$1,205	$1,260
16	$625	$721	$804	$875	$937	$993
18	$417	$513	$595	$667	$729	$784
20	$250	$346	$429	$500	$562	$618
22	$114	$210	$292	$364	$426	$481
24	0	$96	$179	$250	$312	$368
26	$96	0	$82	$154	$216	$271
28	$179	$82	0	$71	$134	$189
30	$250	$154	$71	0	$62	$118
32	$312	$216	$134	$62	0	$55
34	$368	$271	$189	$118	$55	0