Back in 2008 I looked at the fuel economy rating for various world cars like Subaru Legacy, Toyota Camry, and such; I checked US, NZ/AU, and Europe. Some cars got 20% better economy in other world markets over the US. The stark difference was the VW Jetta Diesel; 43 MPG US and 72 MPG NZ/AU! Tried looking again recently, but I couldn't find the economy numbers very easily. Odd since that's something on everyone's mind.