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The Top 10 Green Cars
Honda CR-Z
- October 22, 2010
The Honda CR-Z deserves a mention as it is the first 'sporty' hybrid, offering fun along with 56.5 mpg and 117 g/km CO2.
Volvo V50 1.6D DRIVe
- October 22, 2010
The Volvo V50 DRIVe has all the practicality of an estate with 74 mpg economy and emissions of just 99 g/km CO2.
BMW 118d Coupe
- October 22, 2010
The BMW 118d Coupe offers entertaining rear-wheel drive handling along with fuel economy of 62.8 mpg.
Toyota Auris HSD
- October 22, 2010
The Toyota Auris HSD is noteworthy for being the first car in this class to get a full hybrid system, matching the 89 g/km CO2 of the Prius.
BMW 520d
- October 22, 2010
The new BMW 520d manages 57.6 mpg, with emissions of 129 g/km CO2, highly impressive for this class of car.
Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion
- October 22, 2010
The Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion can achieve 80.7 mpg combined along with emissions of just 91 g/km CO2.
Toyota Prius
- October 22, 2010
The Toyota Prius has super-low emissions of just 89 g/km CO2 thanks to its petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain.
Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion
- October 22, 2010
The Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion emits just 99 g/km CO2, equivalent to 74.3 mpg, and is an incredibly refined family hatchback.
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics
- October 22, 2010
The BMW 320d EfficientDynamics combines 68.9 mpg and 109 g/km CO2 emissions with a 0-62 mph time of 8.0 seconds and 137 mph.
Volkswagen Scirocco
- May 14, 2008
The Volkswagen Scirocco is a refined and practical sports coupe that is also great to drive and capable of 55.4 mpg.
The Green-Car-Guide Top 10 Green Cars are cars that are amongst the best in class for highest mpg and lowest emissions, but which are also great to drive.
You may be surprised at some of the cars in our top ten. That's because it's no longer enough for 'green cars' to have compromises which are justified in the name of efficiency. Which is why these cars all have to be fit for purpose as well as class-leading in terms of fuel economy.
Cars are an emotional purchase, but today vehicles must also demonstrate environmental responsibility, and all of our top ten cars will satisfy both of these criteria for private buyers and fleet buyers.
These are the best cars that we have recently driven, however new green cars are appearing every month, so check back soon to see the latest updates to this list.
For our complete guide to the most economical cars in 10 different categories, see our Green Car Guide.
