Cars.com recently put together a five car shootout to determine the best new car with the most price to pump value. Called the Under 20/Over 35 challenge, the research and review website gathered cars costing less than $20,000 that achieved greater than 35 mpg and after thorough testing, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra came out on top.
“Based on our results, every car shopper looking in this segment needs to put the 2011 Hyundai Elantra at the top of their consideration set,” said Patrick Olsen, editor-in-chief, Cars.com. The contestants, consisting of the Elantra as well as the Chevrolet Cruze, Honda Civic, Kia Forte and Ford Focus, were put through a series of tests over the span of three days. One of those days was entirely spent driving in order to determine the vehicles real world fuel mileage. The Elantra, costing $17,760 managed 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway. It does all of this while offering a “class-above” interior volume with comfort to spare.
“Not only does this car get 40 mpg on the highway, the Elantra also has refined styling, solid handling, a comfortable interior and incredible affordability for all the features that buyers will get,” said Olsen.
