The Green Car Awards 2010 have revealed the best and the worst cars for fuel efficiency.
Andrew Davis, director at the Environmental Transport Association said: "With the price of petrol at record levels and greater understanding about the threat to the environment there has never been a more important time to make fuel efficiency a deciding factor when choosing a car."
And it's good news for Toyota! Their IQ model was awarded the coveted Green Car Of The Year 2010 award. This must come as sweet relief indeed after the recent spate of safety concerns.
Conversely, the Lamborghini Murcielago has been shamed as the least fuel-efficient car. Over the course of a year, the Lamborghini Murcielago emits an amount of CO2 equivalent to felling a football pitch-sized forest of trees. This is an emission of exactly five times more CO2 per kilometre than the 99g/km Toyota IQ.
The full list of plaudits are as follows:
Green Car of the Year 2010: Toyota IQ
Least Green Car of the Year 2010: Lamborghini Murcielago
Greenest small family car: Honda Insight 1.3
Least green small family car: VW Golf 3.2 V6
Greenest large family car: BMW 320d Touring
Least green large family car: Vauxhall Insignia VXR V6 Turbo
Greenest Supermini: Toyota Yaris 1.4 D-4D
Least green Supermini: Renault Clio Sport 200
Greenest city car: Toyota IQ
Least green city car: Ford Ka 1.6 Sportka
Greenest sports car: Vauxhall Tigra
Least green sports car: Lamborghini Murcielago
Greenest MPV: Peugeot Bipper Tepee
Least green MPV: Mercedes R63
Greenest small MPV: Renault Modus 1.5dci
Least green small MPV: Vauxhall Zafira VXR 2.0i Turbo
Greenest off-road car: BMW X1 E84
Least green off-road car: Mercedes ML63
Greenest luxury car: BMW 740d
Least green luxury car: Bentley Brooklands
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