We just saw it again in 2023, city cars are models of cars the most popular in France. Of the five best-selling cars in France in 2023 four are city dwellers. If you are planning to buy, we will help you make the best choice.
For this we will reveal to you, according to our testswhat are the inhabitants of the city the most fuel efficientin diesel and in hybrids During the vehicle inspection, the Auto Plus laboratory conducts its own consumption tests completely independently.
The most economical diesel city car
Renault Clio 1.5 Blue dCi (100 hp)
Photo credit: NICOLAS SOLER / ERAS Renault Clio V 1.5 Blue dCi 100 Evolution restyling
You admire above one of the last cars of this type. Given that the Citroën C3 will no longer benefit from a diesel version, the latest Renault Clio will only city car in the market to offer this engine. The 1.5 Blue dCi offers mixed consumption 5 l/100 km. Ideal for logging kilometers without thinking about consumption. Especially when we know the Clio is comfortable on any terrainfrom the city to the track to the road.
Our rating of diesel city cars
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As you can see, there is diesel in city cars endangered. Clio offers 5 l/100 km on average, or 0.4 l/100 km less than the 1.5 Blue HDi in the Citroën C3. However, as we will see a little later, the most economical city cars are not diesels.
The most economical of gasoline city cars
Toyota Aygo X 1.0 VVT-i (72 hp)
Photo credit: NICOLAS SOLER / EMAS Toyota Aygo X 1.0 VVT-i 72 Collection Pack Premium
Champion among gasoline Toyota Aygo 5.3 l/100 km. Very good characteristics for a city car equipped with a gasoline engine. Of course, the latter is true quite modest with its 72 hp, but it remains just as enjoyable in town and more comfortable than ever outside of town. At the same time, despite some small flaws, it remains the most economical gasoline city car. Knowing that in this category, there is competition!
Our rating of gasoline city cars
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Looking at this classification, we notice that Aigo places itself far ahead of its competitors. However, for the second place many models are related. Actually, Mazda 2 and its 1.5 Skyactiv-G M Hybrid engine (90 hp). Mitsubishi Space Star 1.2 (71 hp), as well as Suzuki Ignis and Suzuki Swift which have the same 1.2 Dualjet Hybrid engine (83 hp), all consumption records 5.6 l/100 km.
The most economical hybrid city car
Honda Jazz Hybrid i-MMD eCVT (109 hp), Mazda 2 and Toyota Yaris Hybrid (116 hp)
Photo credit: NICOLAS SOLER / ERAS Toyota Yaris IV Hybrid 116 Design
Three city girls take first place among the most economical hybrid city cars. Actually, Honda Jazz is the only one who can compete with Toyota Yaris and its hybrid engine 1.5 (116 hp). Let’s not stop at Mazda 2 which is an exact copy Yaris. According to Auto Plus LaboratoryToyota and its three cylinders only require 4.8 l/100 km in mixed consumption and In the city 4.1 l/100 km. Who can do better? That is the whole question that is asked here.
Our rating of hybrid city cars
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The Toyota Yaris rises alongside the Honda Jazz and Mazda 2 as the most economical city cars on the market, all engines combined. Behind the top three we find the Honda Jazz again, but in the Crosstar version, which claims an average consumption of 5 l/100 km. Finally, you have the hybrid version of the Renault Clio and its E-Tech engine (140 hp), which requires 5.2 l/100 km in mixed consumption.
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