The Best Deals on Fuel-Efficient Cars

Everyone is running around looking for the most fuel-efficient cars on dealers’ lots right now. There may be news of sales slumping, but the cars that get high mpg are selling briskly. That doesn’t mean, however, that there aren’t deals to be had. Here’s a quick rundown of the available cash back we could dig up. You can check more deals on Cars.com’s Incentives page. As always, we need to remind readers to check our site and the manufacturer’s site for specific deals in their areas, which may differ. The numbers below are either national or the best available regional offer. Most deals end June 30. Note that many mileage figures are for manual transmission models.

2008 Chevy Aveo: $500 cash back
MPG: 24/34 city/highway
MSRP: $12,170
Percent off MSRP: 4.1%

2008 Chevy Cobalt: $2,000 cash back for all models besides SS, which gets $1,000 cash back
MPG: 24/36 city/highway
MSRP: $14,410
Percent off MSRP: 13.9% (base), 4.5% (SS)

2008 Ford Focus: $1,500 cash back ($1,000 cash back + $500 financing cash in

some areas)
MPG: 24/35 city/highway
MSRP: $14,395
Percent off MSRP: 10.4%

2009 Hyundai Sonata: $1,500 cash back
MPG: 21/32 city/highway
MSRP: $18,120
Percent off MSRP: 8.3%

2008 Hyundai Accent: $1,000 cash back
MPG: 27/32 city/highway
MSRP: $10,775
Percent off MSRP: 9.3%

2008 Hyundai Elantra: $1,500 cash back
MPG: 24/33 city/highway
MSRP: $13,625
Percent off MSRP: 11%

2008 Kia Optima: $3,000 cash back
MPG: 21/31 city/highway
MSRP: $16,355
Percent off MSRP: 18.3%

2008 Kia Spectra/Spectra5: $2,000 cash back
MPG: 23/30 city/highway
MSRP: $12,895
Percent off MSRP: 15.5% (Spectra), 12.5% (Spectra5)

2008 Nissan Sentra: $1,500 cash back
MPG:  25/33 city/highway
MSRP: $16,040
Percent off MSRP: 9.4%

2008 Nissan Versa: $1,000
MPG: 26/31 city/highway
MSRP: $12,880
Percent off MSRP: 7.8%