REPORT: All of Europe's 15 most fuel-efficient cars get better than 56 mpg

There are many European cars that can be considered very fuel efficient. However, have you ever tried to put them on a list and finding out how efficient they really are? If you follow us after the jump, you will find that list, which shows Europe's 15 most fuel-efficient vehicles.

Interestingly, the list doesn't include just city cars, either. On it, you'll find subcompacts as well as compacts. Unsurprisingly, the truth is that you'll find that most of them are diesels which, thanks to the upcoming Euro V rules, now include DPF (diesel particulate filters) as standard. Perhaps even more unsurprisingly, the Smart CDI came out on top.

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[Source: Auto News]

Model		Power		Avg. cons. l/100km		Mileage mpg U.S.
Fiat 500 1.3 JTD Multijet 16V Pop DPF		75		4.2		56
VW Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion DPF		105		4.1		57
Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI GreenLine DPF		80		4.1		57
Opel Corsa 1.3 CDTI ecoFlex CO2 Pack DPF		75		4.1		57
Audi A3 1.6 TDI Attraction DPF		105		4.1		57
Toyota iQ 1.4 D-4D DPF		90		4.0		59
Renault Twingo 1.5 dCi Rip Curl		84		4.0		59
Volvo S40 / V50 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop DPF		109		3.9		60
Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe Start/Stop DPF		109		3.9		60
Toyota Prius 1.8 Hybrid		136		3.9		60
Mini One D DPF		90		3.9		60
VW Polo 1.6 TDI BlueMotion		90		3.7		64
Seat Ibiza 1.4 TDI Ecomotive DPF		80		3.7		64
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic DPF		90		3.7		64
smart fortwo coupé 0.8 cdi pure softip DPF		54		3.4		69