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Five fuel-efficient cars to ease the strain on your wallet

By Aaron Gold, About.com

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Overview: Slash your fuel costs!

Honda Insight

Honda Insight: Fuel-consumption champ

Photo courtesy American Honda
A 5 or 10 cent increase at the pump won't make a huge dent in most budgets, but today's skyrocketing gas costs are really putting the squeeze on all of us -- enough so that it's time to consider trading in your current wheels for something more efficient. Here are five cars that can ease the strain on your budget by saving gasoline -- or by not using any at all.

Shown: Honda Insight Hybrid -- a careful driver can nurse more than 70 miles out of a gallon on the highway. Click here for pricing information from Edmunds.com

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