Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Wagons and Hatchbacks

The most fuel-efficient vehicles on the market today are hatchbacks and wagons, with electric, hybrid and diesel models leading the way

The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt lead the pack by a wide margin, getting nearly 100 miles per gallon.

For those not ready to buy an electric vehicle yet, The Toyota Prius is your best bet - getting 50 miles to the gallon.

Here's the list of the ten most fuel efficient hatchbacks and wagons.

Rankings based on EPA mpg ratings for city and highway, expressed in mpg as a city/highway/combined ratio.

Note: the Leaf uses no gas, but its ranking reflects the EPA's "mpg equivalent" figures: 33.7kW-hrs equaling one gallon of gasoline energy.

		Model	Highway	City	Combined
1.		Nissan Leaf	106	92	99
2.		Chevrolet Volt	95	90	93
3.		Toyota Prius	51	48	50
4.		Lexus CT 200h	43	40	42
5.		Honda Insight	40	43	41
6.		Honda CR-Z	35	39	37
7.		Smart Fortwo	33	41	36
8.		Volkswagen Golf Diesel	30	42	34
9.		Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Diesel	30	42	34
10.		Audi A3 Diesel	30	42	34