10 Cars That Are More Efficient Than a Prius

7. smart fortwo ED

Like the punch line to a bad joke the smart fortwo is repulsive and oftentimes offensive. Daimler’s itsy-bitsy city car looks great on paper but in the real world it suffers from abysmal execution that makes it one of the least enjoyable cars to drive.

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But things get dramatically better when you discard its unrefined gasoline engine and insufferable automated manual transmission. An all-electric drivetrain transforms this frumpy little vehicle into something that’s torquey and kind of fun; it’s also super efficient. Still, the car averages 107 MPGe. In the city it stickers at 122 while on the highway it’s rated at 93.