In today’s competitive marketplace there is a growing need
for fuel-efficient vehicles. One of the most popular forms of transport is the
SUV. Originally these SUV were very large heavy and used a lot of fuel. With
the current economic downturn everyone is looking at new ways to save money.
The people that don’t want to have to change their car choice drastically. The
new small SUV options are very useful. It seems now that almost every large
manufacturer has released a small SUV. So what is the best small SUV right now?
America has been the country that has had the least problems with continuing to
use large fuel inefficient SUV’s. But the recession has meant that it is now a
lot harder to fuel and run a larger car. Many American review sites tout the
Honda CR-V as the overall best small SUV. It is extremely cheap to buy such a
high quality smaller with prices brand-new as low as $19,000, this may even be
omitted the purchaser even lower with the new scrappage scheme. Also if any of
you are wondering the CR-V stands for compact recreational vehicle. The CR-V is
praised for its handling and performance for such a large car Honda spent a lot
of time making sure this car didn’t feel bulky to drive. The driver comfort and
overtaking potential of both there in abundance. However it isn’t the most fuel-efficient
in its class. It is possible to get up to 28 miles per gallon average out of
the CR-V if driven carefully and I mean carefully. The new Ford escape hybrid
claims to achieve 34 mpg in city driving which is astonishing for such a large
car. It does come at a price though with prices starting at around $30,000 with
the incoming scrappage scheme this should be lowered and you’re running costs
will be a lot lower than the CR-V. However the CR-V is a Honda which may mean
in the long-term high residual values and less breakdowns and other hassles
that are sometimes associated with other cars