20 fuel sipping diesel SUV/CUV/crossovers available in Germany

Modern compact SUVs don’t need to drink fuel at quite the rate of their larger, more easily spotted cousins (HUMMER, Range Rover, we’re looking at you). Over in Europe, drivers have opened their arms to compact SUVs as an alternative to sedans and mini vans. Current offerings share car platforms and can be found with the decent-mileage diesel engines. How frugal are these mid-size SUVs, really? Follow us after the jump and you will see the 20 most economical compact SUVs available in Germany (check out last year’s CO2-based list here).

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Modern compact SUVs don’t need to drink fuel at quite the rate of their larger, more easily spotted cousins (HUMMER, Range Rover, we’re looking at you). Over in Europe, drivers have opened their arms to compact SUVs as an alternative to sedans and mini vans. Current offerings share car platforms and can be found with the decent-mileage diesel engines. How frugal are these mid-size SUVs, really? Follow us after the jump and you will see the 20 most economical compact SUVs available in Germany (check out last year’s CO2-based list here).


[Source: Auto News]

Model

Engine size (cm3)

Power

Fuel consumption (l/100km)

Mileage (mpg U. S.)

Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS Club 5-door DPF

1,870

129

7.0

33.6

Renault Koleos 2.0 dCi FAP Expression 4×2

1,995

150

7.0

33.6

KIA Sportage 2.0 CRDi LX 2WD DPF

1,991

150

7.0

33.6

Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi GLS 2WD 5-door DPF

2,188

155

7.0

33.6

Hyundai Tucson 2.0 CRDi VGT GLS 2WD DPF

1,991

140

7.0

33.6

Mercedes GLK 220 CDI BlueEfficiency 4Matic 7G-Tronic

2,143

170

6.9

34.0

Nissan Qashqai+2 2.0 dCi DPF acenta 2WD

1,994

150

6.7

35.1

Mitsubishi Outlander 2.0 DI-D Inform DPF

1,968

140

6.7

35.1

Land Rover Freelander Td4_e E DPF

2,179

152

6.7

35.1

Audi Q5 2.0 TDI quattro DPF

1,968

170

6.7

35.1

Toyota RAV4 2.2 D-4D 4×4 DPF

2,231

136

6.6

35.6

Jeep Compass 2.0 CRD Sport

1,968

140

6.5

36.2

Honda CR-V 2.2 i-CTDi Style DPF

2,204

140

6.5

36.2

BMW X3 xDrive20d DPF

1,995

177

6.5

36.2

Subaru Forester 2.0D Active DPF

1,998

147

6.3

37.3

Suzuki Jimny 1.5 DDiS Club

1,461

86

6.1

38.6

Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi Trend 2×4 DPF

1,997

136

6.1

38.6

VW Tiguan 2.0 TDI Trend & Fun DPF

1,968

140

5.9

39.9

Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi visia 4×2

1,461

106

5.2

45.2

Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.4 D-4D Trek 4×4 DPF

1,364

90

4.9

48.0