Economy cars that can haul a yak

All Toyota Corollas come drilled and tapped, ready to recieve an off-the-shelf trailer-bar/hitch.   My 2004 stickshift Corolla gets 35 mpg pulling the trailer....Keep In Mind....that the speedlimit for vehicles with trailers is posted 55mph, and the CHP issues tickets at 66mph.   But I don't find trips at 65 mph all that bad.     I LOVE my trailer....because it extends the utility of my Corolla beyond that of just a passenger car.   With the trailer I can haul 20-foot lengths of 2 x 12.....I can accomodate 4 x 8's of plywood.....if you have a nice little trailer it opens a whole new world of utility for your sedan.

Honda Accord, 4 cyl, stick.  Always gets over 30 mph. Plenty of room for long legs front and rear.   If gas goes up much more, I'll have to try my Rolleez behind my bicycle.

 I slide a 4 or 5 ft length of 1/2" pipe into the rear Yakima pipe, leave most of it out to the side of the car, put the front of the yak on that and then lift the stern and lever it over onto the saddles, pull out the pipe and put it in the cabin.  I screwed a flange onto the end of the pipe and wrapped it with a towel to make a little bump so the yak doesn't slide off the end of the pipe.   I even tied a rope to the flange and tied it to the rack so the pipe doesn't slide out if I'm on a slope. You could just leave the pipe in the rack and tie it to secure it, but I don't like doing that - Murphy's law says I'd forget to tie it.

I have a 2003 Jetta TDI (Diesel) Wagon, although not small it gets on average for me driving over 17 everyday about 35-40mpg and when driving conservatively I get 45mpg.  I have Yakima racks which are perfect for hauling a kayak or two.  I even car camp in my car.

The best thing is the torque for climbing up hills.