MyRide.com Announces Top 5 "Cheapest" Cars on the Market; Top 5 Non-Hybrid Gas Savers, and Top 5 Most Fuel-Efficient Crossovers

Market Wire, September, 2008

Whether looking for the cheapest wheels for that college bound son or daughter or something cost -- and fuel -- efficient to replace that guzzling SUV, the auto experts at MyRide.com have compiled three "Top 5s" designed to help car buyers find some of the cheapest and most fuel-efficient vehicles available.

According to MyRide.com 's auto experts, there are great vehicle choices in the market for car buyers struggling with high gas prices and a tough economy. Topping the cheapest list (and by cheap we mean "least expensive," not "most likely to fall apart after your second oil change") is the Chevrolet Aveo5 at $10,235 MSRP, while the Smart Fortwo tops the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid list at 33 / 41 mpg (city/hwy) and shows up at number five on the cheapest list at $11,590 MSRP. For those who need the size -- but not the economic stress -- of an SUV, the Ford Escape Hybrid at 34 / 30 mpg tops the list of most fuel-efficient crossovers.

TOP FIVE CHEAPEST CARS

Not only are these cars cost effective, but they are fuel efficient.

Make/Model -- Mileage (city/hwy) -- MSRP

1. 2008 Chevrolet Aveo5 -- 24 / 34 -- $10,235

2. 2008 Kia Rio -- 27 / 32 -- $10,890

3. 2008 Hyundai Accent -- 27 / 32 -- $10,970

4. 2008 Toyota Yaris -- 29 / 36 -- $11,550

5. 2008 Smart Fortwo -- 33 / 41 -- $11,590

TOP FIVE NON-HYBRID GAS SAVERS

You don't have to drive a hybrid to drive a high-mileage car, and here's proof

Make/Model -- Mileage (city/hwy) -- MSRP

1. 2008 Smart Fortwo -- 33 / 41 -- $11,590

2. 2008 MINI Cooper -- 28 / 37 -- $18,050

3. 2008 Toyota Yaris -- 29 / 36 -- $11,550

4. 2008 Honda Fit -- 28 / 34 -- $13,950

5. 2008 Toyota Corolla SE -- 28 / 37 -- $14,405

TOP FIVE MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT CROSSOVERS

Need an SUV, but gas prices got you down? Turns out you can haul it all and get over 25 mpg

Make/Model -- Mileage (city/hwy) -- MSRP

1. 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid -- 34 / 30 -- $27,445

2. 2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid -- 34 / 30 -- $27,995

3. 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid -- 34 / 30 -- $28,150

4. 2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid -- 25 / 32 -- $25,645

5. 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid -- 27 / 25 -- $34,200

For more information from the automotive site committed to providing consumers with the best automotive information to help with their car purchasing decisions, go to www.myride.com .

To speak to one of MyRide.com 's automotive experts , contact Joe Foster at 310.882.4014, fosterj@ruderfinn.com .

About Autobytel Inc.

Since launching the first car-buying website in 1995, Autobytel Inc.'s mission has been to empower automotive consumers with the tools and information they need to make smart, well-informed vehicle purchasing and ownership decisions. The company has helped millions of car shoppers and generated billions of dollars in car sales for dealers. Today, the company's innovative, consumer-driven flagship site, MyRide.com , expands the company's mission across the automotive purchase and ownership life cycle. As the first vertical search experience for the automotive marketplace, MyRide.com is designed to help Internet-savvy consumers FIND, SEE, BUY and LEARN anything automotive and BELONG to a diverse community of people who have similar automotive interests.

By providing a convenient and comprehensive automotive consumer experience across the purchase and ownership lifecycle, Autobytel provides new value and touch-points for automotive marketers. Through MyRide.com and Autobytel's marketing network, the company connects dealerships with a steady, diverse stream of motivated, serious shoppers, while providing both dealers and manufacturers with precision-targeted brand and product marketing opportunities. The company's advanced web-based advertising and marketing programs also help dealers and manufacturers build relationships with customers, as well as help them to efficiently manage and convert online business.

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