The Death of America's Answer to Japanese Cars

TheGreenMarket — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:23:42 -0500

Earlier this year GM announced the end of Saturn. Known by the iconic tag-line "a different kind of car company," Saturn was an American brand that began in 1990 to combat imports of fuel efficient Japanese vehicles. Chysler's efforts to catch up to the Japanese auto industry were simply too little, too late. To continue reading go to THE GREEN MARKET

Honda Civic GX Tops List of Greenest Cars

jplatt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:47:28 -0400

For the fifth year in a row, the natural-gas powered Honda Civic GX has received the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's ranking as the greenest car on the market.

According to Honda, "This is the eighth year in a row that a Honda vehicle received the number one ranking and the seventh consecutive year that Honda vehicles held at least four positions in the top 12."

Other top-ranking vehicles included the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid, and the Mini Cooper.

Vehilces at the bottom of the list (what ACEE calls the "meanest vehicles for the environment") include the Volkswagen Touareg, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Hummer H2 and four models from Mercedes-Benz.

To create its lists, the ACEE ranked vehicles according to their fuel economy, health-related pollution impacts and global warming emissions.

If you're in the market for a new car, your own mileage using this list may vary according to what "green" ranking elements matter most to you. The Honda Civic GX may have had the highest "green" rankings due to its low emissions, but it only has a fuel ecomony of 24 MPG city / 36 MPG highway. The Toyota Prius, meanwhile, gets 48 MPG city / 46 MPG highway.

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