Do you have a small family and a dog? For many Europeans in that or a similar situation, station wagons are the ride of choice, despite the SUV and minivan craze. Buying a station wagon often means that you’re buying a fuel efficient vehicle which can carry lots of stuff, and some of these vehicles can even seat seven. The key to an fuel-saving family hauler is finding that elusive combination of being compact in size, roomy inside and fitted to a efficient powertrain. Compact minivans, SUVs and CUVs sometimes fit these qualifications, as we discussed when we posed a list of European fuel saving people carriers. That list included some station wagons that seat seven, and today’s list expands on that and shows the 20 most fuel-efficient station wagons on sale in Europe. Don’t think all of them are made by European automakers. Find the full list after the jump.
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Click on any name for a high-resolution image of the model. The table lists the engine power, trunk space with seats not folded down (both in liters and cubic inches), fuel consumption (in l/100 km and mpg U.S.) and CO2 emissions in the EU highway cycle, if a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is fitted as standard, the number of ISOFIX safety child seats latches (as requested by our readers) as well as the car lengh in meters and inches.
Model | HP | Trunk Space | Consumption | CO2 emissions | DPF | ISOFIX latches | Car length |
105 | 580 l | 5.1 l/100km | 140 | No | 2 | 4.57 m | |
90 | 337 l | 5.0 l/100 km | 136 | Yes | 2 | 4.16 m | |
109 | 417 l | 5.0 l/100 km | 132 | Yes | 2 | 4.52 m | |
105 | 480 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 129 | No | 2 | 4.24 m | |
90 | 534 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 128 | Yes | 2 | 4.47 m | |
Peugeot 308 SW HDi FAP 110 Filou* | 109 | 573 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 128 | Yes | 2 | 4.50 m |
115 | 534 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 128 | Yes | 2 | 4.47 m | |
177 | 460 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 131 | Yes | 2 | 4.52 m | |
Hyunday i30cw 1.6 CRDi Classic DPF | 116 | 415 l | 4.9 l/100 km | 128 | Yes | 2 | 4.47 m |
BMW 318 d touring DPF | 143 | 460 l | 4.8 l/100 km | 125 | Yes | 2 | 4.52 m |
86 | 520 l | 4.7 l/100 km | 117 | No | 2 | 4.50 m | |
103 | 439 l | 4.7 l/100 km | 123 | Yes | 2 | 4.20 m | |
Renault Mégane Grandtour 1.5 dCi FAP Authentique | 103 | 520 l | 4.7 l/100 km | 124 | Yes | 2 | 4.50 m |
65 | 439 l | 4.6 l /100 km | 120 | No | 2 | 4.20 m | |
105 | 505 l | 4.6 l /100 km | 122 | Yes | 2 | 4.56 m | |
Ford Focus Turnier 1.6 TDCi Ambiente | 90 | 503 l | 4.5 l/100 km | 121 | No | 2 | 4.49 m |
Renault Clio Grandtour 1.5 dCi Authentique | 86 | 439 l | 4.4 l/100 km | 117 | No | 2 | 4.20 m |
Ford Focus Turnier 1.6 TDCi DPF ECOnetic | 109 | 503 l | 4.3 l/100 km | 119 | Yes | 2 | 4.49 m |
Mini Cooper D Clubman DPF | 110 | 260 l | 4.1 l/100 km | 109 | Yes | 2 | 3.94 m |
Skoda Fabia Combi 1.4 TDI GreenLine DPF | 80 | 480 l | 4.1 l/100 km | 109 | Yes | 2 | 4.24 m |
* You can order it with 2 additional seats
[Source: Auto News]






