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- The most economical cars in Ukraine
When making a rating of cars by the amount of fuel consumed, journalists focus on diesel trim levels.
This is quite true - diesel engines consume less fuel compared to gasoline ones, but it is completely incorrect to compare these engines. Among the gasoline units, they are quite powerful and modern, allowing the car to become economical in its segment.
For drivers of Ukraine, this is an important indicator, given the constantly growing fuel prices (the cost of gasoline A 92 in April - an average of 30 grams, diesel fuel - 29 grams) to maintain a car is becoming more and more expensive. We offer the top 7 most economical gasoline cars in Ukraine.
The most economical cars in Ukraine
Volkswagen golf
Volkswagen cars are known all over the world. Even 70 years ago, Volkswagen managers chose a priority direction - "A car for every German family" and did not lose. By the age of 40, the brand had become recognizable in Europe, and decades later Volkswagen in the Golf modification became a “people's brand” for many countries.
For Ukraine, this is a popular car, which is appreciated for its excellent assembly and quality of components. 1995 saw a surge in aftermarket sales for the Golf 2 and 3 classes. It was possible to buy a car only from ferrymen who built a business on ferrying cars from Germany to the republics of yesterday's Union.
The Golf BlueMotion remains the most economical in the range. The car consumes just 3.2 liters of gasoline for the combined cycle.
It is one of the greenest compact cars in the world thanks to its unique adsorption system. The cost of the Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion does not exceed $ 15,000. The car remains not only the most economical, but also the cheapest in the class.
Toyota Prius C
The class C hatchback has become popular with Ukrainian drivers after the 2016 restyling. The car shows good fuel economy: 4.4 liters on the highway and 5.1 in city travel.
Complete set The hybrid has an additional electric drive, which allows both the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to be directly connected to the drive axle and work in pairs. After the 2016 update of the Toyota Prius hybrid modification, two versions were released: the Toyota Prius Hybrid and the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid.
Options The plug-in has significant technical differences from the standard hybrid, but the car can only drive 35 km on one electric motor.
Hatchbacks are completed with a main gasoline engine of 1.8 liters, the battery for the electric motor can be charged from a room outlet.
Fiat 500 TwinAir
Subcompact Fiat often becomes the second in a row and the first in demand car in the family. This is the safest and most economical car for the city - the average fuel consumption will not exceed 5 liters of gasoline.
The debut of the last restyling took place in 2015 - the designers did not dare to make drastic changes either in the appearance or in the interior of the salon of this iconic model.
Equipped with a Fiat 500 with a 0.9-liter TwinAir two-cylinder petrol engine, 86 and 102 hp. with. depending on the configuration.
The Fiat 500 base is based on the Nuova 500 concept, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. The updated version has seven (!) Airbags, ABS and ESC systems. The buyer can order an individual interior and select multimedia options.
Opel corsa
Motorists first saw the Opel Corsa 37 years ago. The gasoline engine of the German supermina is not as economical as the Fiat, and consumes 5 liters for the highway and almost 6.9 liters in city mode.
This is one of the few cars that motorists know by many names. In England it is branded as Vauxhall; Asian drivers know Korsa as Chevrolet. After the modification of the Astra, this is the second car of the brand, which is consistently among the ten best-selling models in the world.
The configuration includes four options for the gasoline engine. Ukrainian drivers prefer the Opel Corsa, an E-class hatchback (produced since 2014) with a 1.2-liter engine and 80 hp. with.
The car, in addition to economical fuel consumption, shows good acceleration dynamics, has a spacious interior and a spacious trunk.
The reviews of motorists who have been driving an Opel Corsa for several years are unambiguous - the car copes with the road by 90%. There is complete predictability in the behavior of the car at a speed of 120 km / h.
But it is felt that the suspension in the car is tough, deep holes are well transmitted to the salon.
Most of the owners noted that the first oil change was made in the third year (!) After 100,000 mileage, but every 20,000 km the automatic was adjusted.
Peugeot 107
The native "Frenchman" has been familiar to Ukrainian motorists for over thirty years. Although today the main assemblies take place in the Czech Republic, the quality and reliability of the car is only getting higher every year. The Peugeot 107 consumes just 5.4 liters of gasoline in the city and 4.4 liters on the highway.
City hatchbacks are built on the original platform, which Peugeot engineers developed in conjunction with Toyota and Citro? N. A distinctive feature is a unified chassis, similar suspension systems, similar interior elements and upholstery material.
In addition to the classic 68 hp gasoline engine. with., for a complete set developed a turbodiesel for 54 liters. For both the gasoline and diesel versions of the power unit, a mechanical gearbox with five steps is provided.
Skoda Fabia
The front-wheel-drive hatchback Skoda Fabia of class "B" can also be called economical. The gasoline engine will need only 6.5 liters per 100 km for full-fledged maneuvering in the city.
The last restyling of the third generation took place in 2018 - the updated Fabia was shown at the Geneva Motor Show.
The modernization touched little on the appearance of the car, but completely changed the internal "stuffing" of the car. Interestingly, the designers used only original engineering solutions that are installed on Skoda sedans. These are adaptive cruise control (from Octavia A7), front radar with brake option (from Skoda Octavia A7 Combi), option for tracking the "blind spot" (from Skoda Superb).
The power unit is equipped with two options for a gasoline engine: a liter naturally aspirated unit with a capacity of 60 hp. and 1.6 liter turbocharged.
In addition to indicators of average efficiency, Skoda Fabia also has an average price in its segment - $ 16,000.
Honda insight
Among the full-size sedans, the Honda Insight hybrid boasts the highest efficiency. Ukrainians often buy a complete set precisely because of the fuel consumption - 4.8 liters of gasoline per 100 km in the urban cycle.
Motorists do not care that the second generation Honda Insight is very similar to the Toyota Prius and was in 2014 the object of harsh criticism of auto reviewers.
No one expected Honda to return to the Honda Insight concept after stopping production of the second generation in 2014. The debut of the new version took place at the 2018 US Auto Show.
The main concept remains the i-MMD hybrid power plant, which has three activation modes. The scheme includes a 1.5-liter aspirated gasoline engine and two electric motors. The base price is $ 22,500.
These were the most economical gasoline vehicles in their segment in Ukraine. Journalists ignored such models as the KIA Picanto with a consumption of 5.4 liters, Suzuki Swift and Daewoo Matiz, with a gasoline consumption of 7.1 liters in the city - these cars are gradually losing their positions among the country's motorists, although there are still a lot of them.
