Looking for the largest cars with most interior space but also best gas mileage (luxury, auto)
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I guess I'm not really sure what I want so was trying to figure what cars have decent space nad size with decent mpg to help narrow down choices.
Top pick would be a tacoma or frontier but probably not the most practical choice. Practical choice would probably be a hyundai, altima, another camry, etc.
in general size adds weight and weight decreases MPG. Whats your tgt MPG? then find the biggest car that gets it...
This is the right way to go about it. What do you consider an acceptable MPG? From there figure out the biggest cars that would get you near that number.
Off the top of my head, the biggest 4 cylinder sedans out there are the new Hyundai Sonata and the Buick LaCrosse. I know the LaCrosse will have an updated hybrid version next year as well, so that may be worth waiting for.
I would go check out the new Hyundai Elentra Limited. Yes it's small but it's not too small. 40MPG and all of the luxury gadgets you could want (well, almost).
I just bought a new Kia Optima 2.4 that is rated 23/34. I'm seeing 32MPG with my highway commute. It's a 4 banger with 200hp, so enough to pass and get going.
You get more bang for the buck with the Optima over the Sonata. You can find a Optima EX with leather, power seat, dual auto climate, bluetooth, satellite radio, and keyless ignition for around $21k new. Plus a good warranty if you keep cars for a long time. You need to step up to a Sonata SE to get the power seat and alloy wheels, which pushes the price up.
If you can spend over $26k, get the turbo and it will get 34MPG on the highway but have 276HP, enough to do 0-60 in under 6.5 secs.
you should be able to pick up a nice ford fusion/mercury milan they have the four cylinder or the six cylinder engine and they do quite good on fuel economy, or a taurus/sable through 2007, they come with the 3.0 V6 and also do pretty well. not sure about the fusion, but the sable my mom has turns in 21-23 city and 33 highway. the fusion should do about the same with the six, the four should do a bit better.
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