let's see.....
My Opel Zafira car has an diesel engine, 4 cylinders.
And I get something like 58mpg out of it (6.5 liter per 100 km).
It has enough power ( more than 100 horse power) to haul 350 bottles of Sancerre back home, at 81milles per hour (max speed on french highways)
So what more should I need ??
a much better mpg is possible with some newer cars.