Fuel economy
Fuel economy
Price: $17,300
Engine: 1.6-liter 4-cylinder
Mileage: 28 City, 40 Hwy

Gas mileage is excellent. At 40 miles per gallon in highway driving, it's almost as good as the less funky-looking Hyundai Elantra compact car. (Which, by the way, offers two doors on both sides.)

Fuel economy, Hyundai says, was a key factor for the Veloster's target market.

So... People willing to sacrifice practicality to buy a sporty-looking little car are interested in saving gas even it means they have to downshift to comfortably climb a slight rise in the highway?

OK, Hyundai's lost me on that one... but the fuel economy is good.


Last updated October 21 2011: 1:59 PM ET
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