2008 Toyota Yaris

EPA mpg estimates: 29 city/36 highway/32 combined Base engine: 1.5-liter, four-cylinder Starting price: $12,210 (hatchback) Annual fuel cost: $1,842 The oddly styled Toyota Yaris is roomier inside than it looks outside, and with a four-speed automatic transmission, its still gets 35 mpg on the highway, virtually the same as the manual. The Yaris comes as a two-door hatchback, which Toyota calls a "liftback," or a four-door sedan. The Yaris was originally introduced in Europe in 1999. With fuel prices on the rise in the U.S., Toyota brought it to the U.S. market in 2006, when it introduced the second-generation Yaris.