The original top of the hybrid world, keeps it’s place with a new sporty updated look. The Toyota Prius is a leading hybrid vehicle designed for those seeking fuel efficiency, innovative technology, and eco-friendly driving. With a sleek design, advanced safety features, and up to 57 MPG, the Prius offers a smart and stylish option for reducing your carbon footprint. Enjoy a smooth ride with its hybrid powertrain, spacious interior, and cutting-edge technology over its 12.3-inch touchscreen. Perfect for both city commutes and long road trips, the Prius is lives at the crossroards
What are the Most Fuel-Efficient Toyota Models?
Gas prices keep going up, up, up – and they always come back down far less quickly than they rise. For years, car buyers have been making fuel efficiency a major part of their buying decision. At Toyota, they recognized that early on, and committed to developing a fleet of efficient yet enjoyable vehicles.
Over the lifetime of a vehicle, often the largest expense will be the fuel burned to get around. Toyota has always recognized this, and Toyota cars and SUVs have always been some of the leaders on the road for fuel efficiency. Today’s Toyotas take it a step further, as the company has taken its hybrid program seriously – indeed, some of its most popular models have become available solely as hybrids. For the new-car buyer, here’s four of Toyota’s most fuel-efficient models.
Toyota Prius
Toyota Camry
It’s hard to believe it, but some of the biggest news of the year is the legendary Toyota Camry moving to a hybrid-only powertrain. With over 40 years in the American market, at times the Camry has sold close to 500,000 units a year! It’s long been one of the most popular midsize sedans on the market.
Now, the Camry features a 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder engine paired with an electric motor. Combined, these provide 225 net horsepower – a number that increases to 232 HP in the all-wheel drive version. Drive Mode Select provides modes including sport and EV Mode, which allows the Camry to operate solely on battery power at low speeds, for short distances. All of this combines to help the Camry achieve a fuel economy of 53 miles per gallon in the city and 50 MPG on the highway, for a combined 51 MPG.
Toyota Corolla and Corolla Hatchback
Combining good use of a small footprint and efficiency at a low entry level price, the Toyota Corolla and the Corolla Hatchback are peak practicality. Underneath the hood is a standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 169 horsepower, paired with a continuously variable transmission. Carrying over from 2024, it gets up to 32 MPG city and 41 MPG highway. Hybrid versions of the Corolla have 53 MPG city and 46 MPG highway and are available with all-wheel drive as well – a rarity for a compact car. These models have 51 MPG city and 46 mpg highway. The base Corolla Hatchback meanwhile gets 32 MPG city and 41 MPG highway, the XSE version gets 30 MPG city and 38 MPG highway.
Toyota Crown
Demonstrating that luxury can come with fuel-efficiency, the 2025 Toyota Crown is the king of the Toyota sedan line-up. Featuring a 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder engine combined with front and rear electric motors, the hybrid system is all-wheel drive and offers a net of 236 horsepower along with 238 lb-ft of combined torque. At the same time, it gets 42 MPG city and 41 MPG highway, for 41 MPG combined.
Toyota RAV4
With compact SUVs being so popular, we’d be remiss not to highlight the Toyota RAV4’s fuel economy. The RAV4 Prime gets excellent MPGe with its plug-in charging, but that’s cheating. Comparing apples to apples, the RAV4 hybrid versions still get incredible fuel efficiency for an all-wheel drive SUV capable of carrying up to five passengers or up to 69.8 cubic feet of cargo. With a 2.5-liter engine paired with front and rear electric motors, there is 219 horsepower on tap. This provides for up to 41 MPG city and 38 MPG highway, for 39 MPG combined
Getting Your Best Fuel Mileage
No matter the model, how you drive has an impact on how good the fuel economy is you get from your vehicle. Drive input that has the biggest impact on efficiency – just follow these easy tips to get the optimal gas mileage out of your Toyota:
- Avoid Erratic Driving: Rapid acceleration and braking, then having to accelerate again, will diminish efficiency.
- Slow Down: Speeding drains fuel faster – most vehicles get their best mileage between 50 and 70 MPH.
- Cut Weight: Get rid of non-essential items in your vehicle - the less weight to move, the less fuel needed to get moving.
- Check Tire Pressure: Low tire pressure increases rolling resistance, which increases fuel usage.
- Anticipate: Watch traffic and conditions further ahead and use them to your favor – coast when it’s safe and anticipate making moves on the highway to maintain consistent speed.
The entire Toyota line-up of conventional, hybrid, and electric vehicles is ready to reduce your fuel costs – they have an answer for almost any need, from the basic compact car to SUVs and luxury sedans. So check out the many ways you can reduce your weekly fuel bill today!
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