Most Fuel Efficient Cars - What are the Most Fuel Efficient Cars?
Most Fuel Efficient Cars
One of the major contributors to a person’s carbon footprint is their CO2 emissions from travel, often with the major carbon emitter being their car. It is important then, for the environmentall aware consumer to know which cars are most fuel efficient and what are the most fuel efficient cars?
Below is a table showing the 10 most fuel efficient cars currently sold in the UK:
|
Rank |
Make |
Model |
Edition |
Gear |
Fuel |
Tax Band / Cost P/A |
CO2(g/km) |
|
1 |
SMART |
fortwo cabrio |
cdi no DPF 175/195 Tyres on 15″ Wheels at rear |
A |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
88 |
|
1 |
SMART |
fortwo coupé |
cdi no DPF 175/195 Tyres on 15″ Wheels at rear |
A |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
88 |
|
1 |
SMART |
fortwo cabrio |
fortwo cabrio cdi no DPF 33 kW |
A |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
88 |
|
1 |
SMART |
fortwo coupé |
fortwo coupé cdi no DPF 33kW |
A |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
88 |
|
2 |
TOYOTA |
Prius |
T3 |
A |
Petrol Hybrid |
A/ £0 |
89 |
|
3 |
SEAT |
New Ibiza Coupé |
1.4 TDI (80PS) Ecomotive |
M |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
98 |
|
3 |
SEAT |
New Ibiza 5 door |
1.4 TDI 80PS Ecomotive |
M |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
98 |
|
3 |
FORD |
New Fiesta |
1.6 Duratorq TDCi (90PS) (+DPF) |
M |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
98 |
|
4 |
TOYOTA |
iQ |
1.0 VVT-i |
M |
Petrol |
A/ £0 |
99 |
|
4 |
VOLKSWAGEN |
Polo |
1.4 TDI (80 PS) BlueMotion 1 with DPF |
M |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
99 |
|
4 |
SEAT |
Ibiza |
1.4 TDI 80PS Ecomotive |
M |
Diesel |
A/ £0 |
99 |
As can be seen, Smart cars are very fuel efficient, even more so than the much talked about Toyota Prius. If you are seriously looking to reduce your carbon emissions and reduce your carbon footprint then you should look at considering purchasing one of the fuel efficient cars above. Also at the minute if you have an old car in the UK you may be eligible to get a payment in return for scrapping it and buying a new fuel efficient car.
Tags: Energy Efficiency, fuel efficiency