Top ten green hybrid cars
Here is the list for top 10 green cars recommended for the year 2009:
The Toyota Prius: This is the world’s bestselling and first commercial hybrid car with prices starting at £18,000. It provides CO2 emissions around the 90g/km mark and so is a great family saloon. The car was first launched in 1997.
The Honda Insight Hybrid is also a family saloon having five seats and five doors and it aims to be significantly cheaper than the Prius. However, it is unable to achieve lower CO2 levels than the new Toyota Prius. The prices start at £15,490.
The Ford Ka ECOnetic is definitely worthy of making any top ten green car lists; as it gives CO2 emissions of 112g/km, which is almost as impressive as the successful Fiesta ECOnetic. The Prices for this car start at an estimated £8500.
The Toyota IQ: This car is less than 3 metres long and thus the smallest four seater and gives emissions of 99g/km and capable of 65.7 mpg. Though it cannot be called the lap of luxury but should be in the list of top ten green cars.
The Honda CR-Z is going on sale sometime in December with prices starting at £16,000; this car can be called a sexy hybrid sports coupe and is a definite among the top ten green cars.
The MINI Cooper D: With 108bhp 1.6litre diesel, this car model gives CO2 emissions of 104 g/km and is capable of 72.4mpg. The engine also comes with an auto start-stop function which switches the engine off while the vehicle is stationary or in neutral. It can then engage the clutch for restarting the engine. Prices of this car begin at £14 420.
The Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Blue Motion was the first model to be launched under VW Blue Motion badge. It is smaller than the Volkswagen Golf and includes no road tax to be paid on this car because of the carbon emissions of only 99g/km. The car is capable of achieving 0-62 mph in 12.8 seconds. Its prices start at £12 120.
The Volkswagen Golf Blue Motion TDI gives CO2 emissions of 119g/km. This one is a medium size car that requires only 4.5 litres of fuel per 100 km. Like all the other blue motion range the improvements in emissions were achieved by the use of a recalibrated engine management system. Prices are supposed to start at £15,565.
BMW 118d Saloon has similar to Volkswagen CO2 emissions of 119 g/km and is another family sized car. It was declared 2008 World Green Car so ought to be a contender for any top ten green car list. It can achieve an impressive 0- 100 km/h in just 8.9 seconds and its prices start from £18 350.
The Skoda Fabia Greenline Estate gives CO2 emissions of 109g/km and as claimed by Skoda, this family estate car has the best green credentials than any other estate car available in the price range of Fabia. Its prices start at £12 140 for the estate.