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Least and Most Polluting Cars, 2006

The ACEEE's Green Book®, a buyer's guide to environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, rates cars according to their emissions and fuel consumption, and publishes an annual list of the “greenest” and “meanest” (i.e., most polluting).

Greenest vehicles MPG:
city		 MPG:
hwy.		 Green1
score
 1. Honda Insight 57 56 57
 2. Honda Civic GX 30 34 57
 3. Toyota Prius 60 51 55
 4. Honda Civic Hybrid 49 51 53
 5. Toyota Corolla 32 41 46
 6. Hyundai Accent 32 35 45
 7. Kia Rio/Rio 5 32 35 45
 8. Honda Civic 30 40 44
 9. Mazda 3 28 35 44
10. Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix 30 36 44
11. Chevrolet Cobalt 25 34 43
12. Saturn Ion 26 35 43
Meanest vehicles MPG:
city		 MPG:
hwy.		 Green1
score
 1. Dodge Ram SRT10 9 12 12
 2. Lamborghini Murcielago 9 13 16
 3. Bentley Arnage 10 14 17
 4. Dodge Durango 12 15 17
 5. Dodge Ram 1500 12 15 17
 6. Maybach 57S 11 16 17
 7. Hummer H2 13 17 18
 8. Ferrari F141 10 14 18
 9. Ford F-250 13 17 18
10. GMC Yukon XL K2500 13 17 18
11. Volkswagen Touareg 14 18 18
12. Chevrolet Suburban K2500 13 17 19
NOTE: MPG = miles per gallon. 1. The green score runs on a scale from 0 to 100. The top vehicle this year scored a 57, and the worst gas-guzzler scored 12. The score is based on automakers' test results for fuel economy and emissions as reported to the EPA, as well as an estimate of pollution from vehicle manufacturing, from the production and distribution of fuel, and from vehicle tailpipes. It also factors in air pollution. Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Web: www.greenercars.com/indexplus.html.

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