Most of the hybrids on the market have been compact cars such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, which get great mileage but can be cramped for some drivers, or SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe or Cadillac Escalade hybrids, which get better mileage than their gas-powered counterparts, but are still by and large gas guzzlers. Now carmakers are adding to their lineup of midsized sedan hybrids.

Ford Motor Co. is going to introduce the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid sometime in the spring of 2009, along with its Mercury division cousin, the Milan Hybrid. They will be competing in the U.S. market with midsize hybrids such as the Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Malibu and Nissan Altima.

Fusion top-rated midsize hybrid

Car and Driver magazine rated the Fusion hybrid as the top performer among those four makes (and, by extension, the Milan) in an article by Patrick Bedard in its February 2009 issue. The magazine also offers pricing information for all sorts of hybrids on the U.S. market.