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10 Fuel Misers for Less Than $25,000

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Posted on 9/2/2010 16:45 EST
Filed in: Autos, Cars, Cheap Cars, Cheap Gas, Energy, Environment, Gas, Green, Hybrid Cars, Hybrids

It's that time again -- new cars are hitting dealer showrooms. This year, reports MSN Autos, frugal drivers are in luck. Check out this list of 10 compact cars that should meet your standards for price, fuel economy, styling, and that all important zip.

"Despite America's distaste for anything small, the compact segment is about to explode in a big way. Credit the need for automakers to meet ever-tightening fuel-economy standards, a still shaky economy and the inevitable rise in the price of fossil fuels. But regardless of why it's happening, it's happening.

The most interesting benefit of this shift is that the days of economical transportation with dull-as-dishwater driving dynamics seem to be on the way out, replaced by a wave of fuel-thrifty small cars with plenty of personality and pep..."

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