You’ll never get accused of recklessness for buying a Toyota Camry. It’s safe, comfortable, dependable, relatively attractive and altogether predictable. And based on the overwhelming sales numbers, Americans are happy with a reliable and affordable set of wheels for the family. The Camry has been America’s top-selling passenger vehicle for nine of the past 10 years.

As long as you’re being practical, then why not invest a few extra dollars for the Camry with a hybrid drive that offers an EPA combined highway/city rating of 33 miles to the gallon, and gives you around 700 miles between visits to the gas station?

Consumers who care about fuel economy can choose between the standard Camry’s four-cylinder combined highway/city mpg rating of 25 mpg; the V6’s mpg rating of 23; or the hybrid’s 33 mpg. The Camry Hybrid underwent a mid-cycle update in 2010 and received new styling cues. To better differentiate the hybrid version from the gasoline-powered lineup, the Camry Hybrid now has a somewhat aggressive looking face with a single-blade grille, a large center air dam and outboard vertical fog-lamps.

Price: $26,575
MPG: 33 city / 34 highway