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MSRP: $30,570
Gas mileage (city/highway/combined mpg): 34/31/32
Ford's all-new 2013 Escape will hit roads later this year, but the automaker has not yet announced a hybrid version. Before you rush out to get one of the last Escape Hybrids on dealer lots, take a look at efficient gas-engine options like the 2013 Mazda CX-5.
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What we liked: "Cheap!" Robinson exclaimed. It's true: Nissan chose a version of the Versa that was hands-down (and then some) the least expensive car in the mix, with a price tag under $13,000, which is $2,000 to $3,000 less than the other Shootout competitors. "With that difference in price," Mays said, "you could pay five months' rent for a cheap studio apartment, which is probably what you're doing if you own a Versa." "The sedan body style lends respectability," Healey said. Newman and Wiesenfelder praised its "backseat roominess."