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A good family car needs to cover a lot of bases really well in order to stand out from the pack. For instance, it ideally needs to be comfortable and easy to drive, have enough space for passengers and their luggage and be equipped with a good amount of safety tech. And, with fuel prices as high as they are, it helps if they’re very economical, too.
To help you pick the right car for your needs when fuel efficiency is a top priority, we’ve gone through all the manufacturer spec sheets to find the most economical family cars on sale right now. Because different engines are better suited to certain situations than others (for example, a diesel car will probably be more suitable for you than a petrol one if you regularly do lots of driving on motorways), we’ve split the list into three categories: one for petrol cars, another for diesel cars and the last for hybrids. If you want to wave goodbye to the fuel station permanently and forget about MPG, a pure electric car is the way t