Green Petrol Cars

A lot of the time when people think about purchasing an environmentally friendly car and doing their bit for the planet they forget about the petrol car.

There is quite a choice these days for the consumer looking for a green petrol car, in fact some of the top 10 least polluting cars available (those with the lowest CO2 emissions) have petrol engines.

Many car manufacturers have introduced sub-brands aimed specifically at this sector of the market including: Volkswagen: Blue Motion, SEAT: Ecomotive and Peugeot: Blue Lion to name but a few.

Petrol cars tend to be cheaper to buy than the equivalent diesel cars and now these super efficient petrol cars return great fuel economy alongside low emissions.

All of the cars listed below have CO2 emissions less than 120gkm, meaning that they are fall into the lowest road tax banding.

Cleanest and greenest petrol cars

Make Model Description Engine
Capacity
Transmission CO2 Fuel cost
of driving
12000 miles
TOYOTA Prius 1.5 VVT-i Hybrid 1497 E-CVT 104 £880
CITROEN C1 1.0i 3 & 5 door 998 M5 108 £942
TOYOTA Aygo 1.0 VVT-i 3 & 5 door 998 M5 108 £942
TOYOTA Aygo 1.0 VVT-i 3 door 998 Multi5 108 £942
HONDA Civic Hybrid 1.4 IMA ES 1339 CVT 109 £942
PEUGEOT 107 1.0 (68 bhp) 998 M5 109 £942
PEUGEOT 107 1.0 (68 bhp) 3 door 998 A5 109 £942
PEUGEOT 107 1.0 (68 bhp) 5 door 998 A5 109 £942
TOYOTA Aygo 1.0 VVT-i 5 door 998 Multi5 109 £942
SMART fortwo coupé 45 kW 999 A5 112 £962
SMART fortwo coupé 52 kW 999 A5 112 £962
SMART fortwo cabrio 61 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 SM6 113 £962
SMART fortwo coupé 50 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 SM6 113 £962
SMART fortwo coupé 61 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 SM6 113 £962
DAIHATSU Charade L251 1.0L EFi 989 M5 114 £982
MITSUBISHI i 0.7 mivec turbo i automatic 658 A4 114 £1059
SMART fortwo cabrio 52 kW 999 A5 116 £1004
SMART fortwo cabrio 61 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 A6 116 £983
SMART fortwo cabrio 62 kW 175/195 Tyres at rear 999 A5 116 £1004
SMART fortwo coupé 50 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 A6 116 £983
SMART fortwo coupé 61 bhp 175 rear tyres 698 A6 116 £983
SMART fortwo coupé 62 kW 175/195 Tyres at rear 999 A5 116 £1004
KIA Picanto 1.0 999 M5 117 £1004
DAIHATSU Sirion M300 1.0L EFi 998 M5 118 £1023
FIAT 500 1.2 Dualogic 1242 SAT5 118 £1023
KIA Picanto 1.1 (14" wheels) 1086 M5 118 £1023
SMART fortwo cabrio 61 bhp 195 rear tyres 698 SM6 118 £1004
SMART fortwo coupé 61 bhp 195 rear tyres 698 SM6 118 £1004
SUBARU Justy 1.0R 998 M5 118 £1023
CHEVROLET Matiz 0.8 S 5 door Hatchback 796 M5 119 £1065
FIAT 500 1.2 1242 M5 119 £1044
FIAT Panda 1.1 Active ECO 1108 M5 119 £1023
FIAT Panda 1.2 Dynamic ECO 1242 M5 119 £1023
HYUNDAI i10 1.1l SOHC (13" & 14" wheels) 1086 M5 119 £1023
HYUNDAI i10 1.2l SOHC 1248 M5 119 £1023
SMART fortwo cabrio 61 bhp 225 rear tyres 698 SM6 120 £1023
SMART fortwo coupé 61 bhp 225 rear tyres 698 SM6 120 £1023
VAUXHALL Agila, MY2008 1.0 12v 5 Door MPV 996 M5 120 £1023

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