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Honda Insight UK's greenest

9:56am Thursday 18th June 2009

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HONDA'S Insight has been named Green Car of the Year 2009 by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA).

The least green car was found to be the US-built 8-litre Dodge SRT-10 sports car.

A year's driving in the Dodge emits the same amount of CO2 as is absorbed by 322 mature trees – the equivalent of an acre of oak forest.

The ETA examined over 1300 models of car currently on sale in Britain and compared their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create a definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.

Andrew Davis, director at the Environmental Transport Association, said: "The discrepancy between the greenest and the least green cars in Britain today is striking, but the market is changing and a combination of consumer pressure alongside government leadership will result in an increasing choice of environmentally-sound cars."

But he had this stark warning: "The big problem is not the Dodge SRT-10s and Lamborghinis because there are not many of them on the road. The concern is that people are continuing to buy cars that are much too big for their real needs."

The popularity of large 4x4s like the Porsche Cayenne, which is many times more damaging to the environment than for example a BMW 320d, winner in the Large Family Car category, is already on the decrease; a new system of emissions-based road tax means owners of gas guzzlers pay over £400 per year.

Greenest And Least Green Car Of The Year Announced 16 Jun 09 Embargo: Not for publication or broadcast before 0001hrs 17th June 2009 The Honda Insight, a new family-sized hybrid that is already providing stiff competition for the ubiquitous Toyota Prius, has been named Green Car of the Year 2009 by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA).

The least green car was found to be the 8-litre Dodge SRT-10 sports car.

A year's driving in the Dodge emits the same amount of CO2 as is absorbed by 322 mature trees – the equivalent of an acre of oak forest. * The ETA examined over 1300 models of car currently on sale in Britain and compared their power, emissions, fuel efficiency and even the amount of noise they produce to create a definitive guide to buying the greenest vehicle.

A fully searchable database of the results and full details on each car will be published at www.greencarawards.co.uk on Wednesday 17th June 2009.

Green Transport Week is (13th – 21st June 2009) Best and worst by category (C02 g/km) Greenest car overall: HONDA Insight 1.3 IMA ES (101g/km)

Worst(least green) car overall: Dodge SRT-10 (488g/km)

Large Family - best: BMW 3 Series 320d with particulate filter (144g/km)

Large Family - worst : BMW M3 (309g/km)

Supermini - best: TOYOTA Yaris 1.4 D-4-D 6-speed (109g/km)

Supermini - worst: RENAULT Clio Renault Sport 200 (195g/km)

Small Family - best: Honda Insight 1.3 IMA ES (101g/km)

Small Family - worst: VOLKSWAGEN Golf R32 4MOTION (255g/km)

City - best: TOYOTA iQ 1.0 VVT-i (99g/km)

City - worst: FORD Ka, Post 2006 1.6 Duratec Sportka (182g/km)

Sports - best: VAUXHALL Tigra 1.3CDTi 16v (124g/km)

Sports - worst: Dodge SRT-10 (488g/km)

MPV - best: S-Max 1.8 Duratorq TDCi (164g/km)

MPV - worst: MERCEDES R-Class R63 AMG (387g/km)

Small MPV - best: RENAULT Modus 1.5 dCi 86 Quickshift 5 (119g/km)

Small MPV - worst: MERCEDES Viano 3.5 (284g/km) Executive - best: BMW 5 Series 520d saloon with particulate filter (136g/km)

Executive - worst: CADILLAC CTS-V (350g/km)

Off road - best: SUBARU Outback AWD (153g/km) Off road - worst: CADILLAC Escalade 6.2 V8 (383g/km)

Luxury - best: JAGUAR XJ 2.7L Diesel Saloon (209g/km)

Luxury - worst: Bentley Brooklands Coupé (465g/km)

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