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Consumer Reports' top fuel-friendly cars

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    Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota make the list

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Gas prices nearing four dollars a gallon it may be time to -- in your car.

For more fuel friendly vehicle here with affordable options is Mike Quincy from consumer reports -- -- so much for being with this morning.

A lot of people security in the gas prices which are going up.

Sure I mean it dead it's it's it definitely concerned people's budgets are tight there households they got to find a way to stretch a dollar and our fuel efficient cars becoming more.

Affordable as well I think they have to because that day at the car company's overall have to make their -- fleets.

More fuel efficient.

And luckily these days people have more and more options from which to choose a -- you brought -- three of these options that you think are good ones this first 100% electric car Ford Focus Ford Focus electric and consumer reports tests we got the equivalent.

-- -- 107 miles per gallon overall -- when you -- -- convert your electric miles to an equivalent gas mileage.

And really it's it's the most engaging electric car consumer reports is tested.

It's got good handling it's comfortable it's really fun to drive.

I got a factor on about -- Eighty miles for arranged for driving that ship when you run out.

You're only gonna buy it here on out you're not -- electric -- -- -- your friends with -- with a tow truck -- -- there's some -- they sat in this in the front and the back it's pretty tight.

It's definitely a small car it would does not what you call a luxury.

Limousine the other drawback is it's about 39000 dollars but you do get a 7500 dollar federal tax.

Rebate so it kind of brings it but it's a lot of money for what you get yet okay so let's go to this next one this is 2013.

Volkswagen Golf TD ITI what's having a TV guy is that church Turbo diesel buses this is a really nice car what we like about.

The Turbo diesel is it has an incredible cruising range you can get about 540.

Miles -- -- tank full of fuel.

I mean it's really -- it's really -- you've got great torque.

It's did typical European driving character it's as good steering feedback.

Nice fit and finish a lot of carpet the money about 25000 dollars -- really like driving the golf easy 540 miles on the taking -- definitely an -- in the next hour talk about as -- even up that.

Even more RS of volkswagens in on it and this the price you're saying between 25 and 30000 it's it's a lot of car for the money hatchback design good driver's test results and consumer.

What's testing okay let's not you over hop over to the -- -- -- what's the -- we're trying to make an obstacle.

At this -- here at this is the Toyota Camry Toyota Camry hybrid Toyota Camry hybrid did very well -- consumer reports just about 38 miles per gallon overall.

The -- thing about this car again.

650.

Mile so you're gonna get in New York City with a full tank of regular gasoline and tried to Detroit without stopping for fuel -- can't get them.

I'm gonna get in over here.

How many other hybrid that -- the cars are on the road now a lot of make up for the market about two things -- 2000 they started making hybrids.

And it really caught on their they're they're much more popular in the news about right now okay and Syria -- -- -- -- that's.

We're gonna send it back to you this is crazy -- -- -- -- you never know it's all.

Let -- -- -- quiet we're driving our British hybrid rental car one time my wife turned out she called which is like -- to go in order to traffic but it's it -- -- was so quiet.

Of nitrous I'd like Rick did read their one -- on FOX & Friends all of us hosts.

It was -- and Julian we got in the car drove -- and and the guest had to -- to break.

We didn't realize that a problem with the hosts drive anyway so Rick did that better is gonna play right.

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