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I bridge my bread are you not real soul in this whole hybrid thing do they pay off is something much better just around the corner and what do we do with all those big toxic batteries I'm Brian Cooley with top 5 greenest cars that aren't hybrids just good old gas engine rides that do it lean green okay I'm gonna give them to you here with your city your highway and your average mpg and number five is the mini 29:37 average of 32 this is a car that often gets overlooked as a green ride because it's known mostly for great style fun handling and all those kooky paint schemes face price just over 20 grand number 4 is the Mazda 229 city 35 highway 32 average here's the little cousin to the Ford Fiesta with a slightly smaller engine but oddly enough slightly higher fuel consumption mmm and slightly goofy er looks but if you like a car that has a permanent smile edged on its face and starts at just 14 won this could be the one for you number 3 is the Ford Fiesta the SF e trim level with 29 city 40 highway 33 average this is the new Fiesta not the one you're thinking of from back in the day and sfe is a special fuel sipping option package the esters are kind of dirt cheap by the way starting as low as 13 3/4 the sedan though the hatchback looks a lot better number 2 deep breath on this one it's the VW golf Jetta jetta sportwagen and audi a3 TDI models here's a whole slew of German cars that are right up to the top of the list because all of them use a very cool four-cylinder turbo diesel Volkswagen family powertrain and that delivers 30 in the city 42 on the highway 34 average and the best part about these cars is believe it or not performance you heard me these are TDI's if you haven't driven a small modern turbo diesel you're in for a treat a treat called torque which is really what you want more than horsepower for everyday driving the cheapest way into this club is a jetta TDI sedan about 23 bass now before we get to our number one fuel sipping non-hybrid for come Harrison the cleanest of them all is the Prius you knew this 51 city 48 highway 50 overall no gas engine car quite gets near that and a base price of 23 grand so it's got a price premium built in there no doubt about it the only Hybrid that doesn't cost more than its gas engine version is the Lincoln MKZ at 34-6 okay the number one fuel miserly car that isn't a hybrid is the smart fortwo yeah I know it's not for everyone but at 33 city 41 highway 36 overall it's the fuel sipping as' little ride that ever got a funny look hard to make it your only car though unless you live in a shoe and with the Genki a-- strands mission since Grizzly Adams spurred his horse a little too sharply I got to say though it still has an odd appeal to me well that's it for this top 5 keep your eye out for our top 5 hybrids episode that's coming up soon and see all of our CNET top fives at top 5 cnet.com i'm brian coulis thanks for watching