Top 10 Luxury Cars That Pollute the Least

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10. Infiniti G37 Coupe - Carbon Footprint: 9.2 annual tons
9. (tie) Mercedes-Benz C300 - Carbon Footprint: 8.7 annual tons
9. (tie) BMW 528i - Carbon Footprint: 8.7 annual tons
8. (tie) Volvo S60 - Carbon Footprint: 8.3 annual tons
8. (tie) Lincoln MKZ - Carbon Footprint: 8.3 annual tons
8. (tie) Lexus ES 350/GS 350 - Carbon Footprint: 8.3 annual tons
8. (tie) BMW 128i; BMW 328i; BMW Z4 3.0si - Carbon Footprint: 8.3 annual tons
7. (tie) Volvo C30 T5 - Carbon Footprint: 8.0 annual tons
7. (tie) Volvo S40 2.4i/V50 2.4i - Carbon Footprint: 8.0 annual tons
7. (tie) Porsche Boxster/Cayman - Carbon Footprint: 8.0 annual tons
6. (tie) Lexus IS 250 - Carbon Footprint: 7.7 annual tons
6. (tie) Audi A4 2.0T - Carbon Footprint: 7.7 annual tons
5. Audi A3 - Carbon Footprint: 7.3 annual tons
4. Audi TT - Carbon Footprint: 7.1 annual tons
3. Lexus LS 600h L - Carbon Footprint: 8.7 annual tons
2. Lexus GS 450h - Carbon Footprint: 8.0 annual tons
1. Lexus RX 400h - Carbon Footprint: 7.3 annual tons


http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/03/25/top-10-luxury-cars-that-pollute-the-least/

[Cyclonehatch]

Wow I think that's the whole lexus line up, minus the SC and the LX.

[man]

The comments from the link are absolutely spot on:

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Ghidorah Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
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Surprised no Acura on the list


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CarFan Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 10:11 am
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How are any of the Lexus hybrids better than the Audi TT which has a lower carbon footprint!?! The ranking should be:
1. Audi TT, Carbon Footprint: 7.1 annual tons
2. Audi A3, 7.3
2. Lexus RX400h, 7.3
3. Audi A4 2.0T, 7.7
3. Lexus IS 250, 7.7
4. Lexus LS 600h L, 8.7
2. Lexus GS 450h, 8.0

If you are a mostly highway driver there is absolutely no case for a hybrid which in addition requires a hefty premium over gasoline engines plus it carries all those heavy batteries and hybrid drive components. The highway mileage for a hybrid is at best the same as a gasoline engine. Clean diesels are much much better on the highway than hybrids and more than make up for the carbon emissions in city driving. Multiple tests have shown that diesels offer better overall mileage than hybrids.


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Eric Says:
March 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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Why do the three Lexus hybrids top the list when they clearly produce more “pollutants” than the Audi TT?


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Nick Says:
March 28th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
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Where is the Acura TSX and TL? Certainly they pollute less than many of the models that made it into this “premium” model list.

Hybrid placement is a joke.

[IndianStig]

LOL @ RANDOM ASS YANKEE! Also where's the pics foo?

[R3RUN]

I have a feeling this list is "brought to you by lexus."

[EJ25RUN]

Lexus.....what a joke.

[Ran]

Lexus.....what a joke.
Glorified Toyota > Glorified VW

[Bruce Leroy]

why is this in car pics.

[redpanda]

^true talk

[EJ25RUN]

Glorified Toyota > Glorified VW

I know your not talking about Porsche.

[man]

I have a feeling this list is "brought to you by lexus."

Same here.

[IndianStig]

I take back what I said about you being the car god EJ25RUN. Lexus makes some of the worlds finest automobiles. Never will another luxury sedan be as well built as was the Lexus LS400.

[EJ25RUN]

I take back what I said about you being the car god EJ25RUN. Lexus makes some of the worlds finest automobiles. Never will another luxury sedan be as well built as was the Lexus LS400.

Um, I said what i said because the hybrid thing just isn't as amazing as Toyota wants us to believe.

"Never will another luxury sedan be as well built as was the Lexus LS400"

Have you ever stepped foot in Goodwood's Rolls Royce factory?

[IndianStig]

Um, I said what i said because the hybrid thing just isn't as amazing as Toyota wants us to believe.

"Never will another luxury sedan be as well built as was the Lexus LS400"

Have you ever stepped foot in Goodwood's Rolls Royce factory?

Rolls Royce is an uber-luxury sedan IMO. IN its class, the Lexus LS400 is still the most reliable, toughest, longest lasting since its release.

However, tis the thing new cars suck. Lets face it.

[EJ25RUN]

Rolls Royce is an uber-luxury sedan IMO. IN its class, the Lexus LS400 is still the most reliable, toughest, longest lasting since its release.

However, tis the thing new cars suck. Lets face it.

Rolls is an uber luxery brand. But i made a generic statement cause you did.

Lexus is a fine automobile, there's no question against that......even though it's doing poor in Japan. Just look at that list, do you see something wrong with it?

what is tis?

[IndianStig]

Rolls is an uber luxery brand. But i made a generic statement cause you did.

Lexus is a fine automobile, there's no question against that......even though it's doing poor in Japan. Just look at that list, do you see something wrong with it?

what is tis?

True.

To each his own I guess, the new Lexus's don't please me as much as the old LS/GS's did.

Tis is just a saying...like it's butt tis.

[EJ25RUN]

True.

To each his own I guess, the new Lexus's don't please me as much as the old LS/GS's did.

Tis is just a saying...like it's butt tis.

I see, i've proved my noobness already today.

Really i do prefer older cars as well. But i'll admit, in the recent 2-3 years we've been seeing cars that we havn't since the early 90's. And that goes from everybody Europe America and Japan.

[R3RUN]

I take back what I said about you being the car god EJ25RUN. Lexus makes some of the worlds finest automobiles. Never will another luxury sedan be as well built as was the Lexus LS400.
LOL