The UKs Best and Worst Cars for CO2 Emissions

A motor vehicles overall green credentials involve a number of factors including fuel consumption, materials, manufacturing and of course emissions. If we focus upon just one of these, CO2 emissions, we can see that there is a huge difference between the best and the worst figures.

The average CO2 emissions rating is 182g/km. Which means 182 grams of CO2 for every kilometre covered.

One of the UK’s greenest cars based on CO2 emissions is the Ford Fiesta Econetic 1.6 TDCi DPF 3dr. This economical and affordably popular car produces only 98g/km of CO2 which is around half of the average.

One of the UK’s highest CO2 emission figures comes from the Lamborghini Murcielago LPO640 Roadster. This environmental vandal is responsible for 495g/km of CO2, more than double the average.

If you are considering a new car then it is worthwhile giving some consideration to the CO2 emission specifications as exhaust emissions now influence company car tax liabilities and vehicle excise duty (VED).

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Written by Hybrid on November 14th, 2008 with 5 comments.
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