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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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