With cars like these, who needs hybrids?

No special packages here. Hyundai makes a big deal of the fact that the Elantra, just the regular Elantra, gets 40 mpg on the highway without asking buyers to pay for a special "fuel economy" package or an upgraded model.

To make its fuel economy numbers, the Elantra uses lightweight materials, aerodynamics, sophisticated fuel injection software and a special friction-reducing crankshaft design.

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