Greenest Vehicles of 2008
| Make and Model |
Specifications a |
Emission Standardb |
MPG: City |
MPG: Hwy |
Green Score |
| HONDA CIVIC GX |
1.8L 4, auto [CNG] c |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
24 |
36 |
57 |
| TOYOTA PRIUS |
1.5L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
48 |
45 |
53 |
| HONDA CIVIC HYBRID |
1.3L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 2 / PZEV |
40 |
45 |
51 |
| SMART FORTWO CONVERTIBLE / COUPE |
1.0L 3, auto stk [P] |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
33 |
41 |
49 |
| TOYOTA YARIS |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
29 |
36 |
46 |
| NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID |
2.5L 4, auto CVT |
PZEV |
35 |
33 |
46 |
| TOYOTA COROLLA |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
28 |
37 |
45 |
| MINI COOPER / CLUBMAN |
1.6L 4, manual [P] |
Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II |
28 |
37 |
44 |
| FORD FOCUS |
2.0L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
24 |
35 |
44 |
| TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID |
2.4L 4, auto CVT |
Tier 2 bin 3 / PZEV |
33 |
34 |
44 |
| HONDA CIVIC |
1.8L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II |
26 |
34 |
44 |
| HONDA FIT |
1.5L 4, manual |
Tier 2 bin 5 / LEV II |
28 |
34 |
44 |
[CNG] denotes compressed natural
gas fuel.
[P] denotes premium gasoline
"auto stk" denotes manually adjustable automatic transmission
"auto CVT" denotes continuously variable automatic
transmission.
a Certain other configurations of these models (with
different transmissions or meeting different emission standards)
score nearly as well.
b A listing with two
emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 2/ PZEV)
denotes a single vehicle carrying both a Federal
and a California emission certification. Green
Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner
of the two certifications.
c Compressed natural
gas (CNG) vehicle fuel economy given in gasoline-equivalent
miles per gallon. |
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