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

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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