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Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines - and if you want to save gas, make sure that engine belongs to a Toyota Prius hybrid electric, Honda Civic hybrid, or some other hybrid vehicle. Most of the top fuel-economy cars are hybrids, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which just issued their 2007 Fuel Economy Guide.Here’s what they tell us: The Number One car for fuel efficiency is the Toyota Prius (hybrid-electric), with mileage of 60 highway/51 town; 2. Honda Civic Hybrid, 49/51; 3. Toyota Camry Hybrid, 40/38; 4. Ford Escape Hybrid FWD, 36/31; 5. Toyota Yaris (manual), 34/40; 6. Toyota Yaris (automatic), 34/39; 7. Honda Fit (manual), 33/38; 8. Toyota Corolla (manual), 32/41; 9. Hyundai Accent (manual), 32/35, and Kia Rio (manual), 32/35; 10. Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD, 32/29. released today.