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The Best Vehicles by Class: 2008

This Year's Top-Rated Models in each vehicle class.
(For rankings of all model year 2000-2008 vehicles, subscribe to ACEEE's Green Book® Online).

Large Cars
Automatics Specifications Emission Standard a MPG:
City
MPG:
Hwy
Green
Score
Class
Ranking
HYUNDAI SONATA 2.4L 4, auto Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 21 30 39 Superior
CHEVROLET IMPALA 3.5L 6, auto PZEV 18 29 36 Above avg.
FORD TAURUS 3.5L 6, auto PZEV 18 28 36 Above avg.
MERCURY SABLE 3.5L 6, auto PZEV 18 28 36 Above avg.
TOYOTA AVALON 3.5L 6, auto stk Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 19 28 36 Above avg.
Manuals Specifications Emission Standard a MPG:
City
MPG:
Hwy
Green
Score
Class
Ranking
HYUNDAI SONATA 2.4L 4, manual Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II 21 31 39 Superior
"auto stk" denotes manually adjustable automatic transmission.
a A listing with two emission standards (e.g., Tier 2 bin 5 / ULEV II) denotes a single vehicle carrying both a federal and a California emission certification. Green Scores for such listings reflect the cleaner of the two certifications.

 

Introduction

Best Vehicles by Class

Two Seaters
Subcompacts
Compact Cars
Midsize Cars
Large Cars
Small Wagons
Midsize Wagons
Minivans
Large Vans
Compact Pickups
Standard Pickups
Compact SUVs
Midsize SUVs
Large SUVs

Greenest Vehicles of 2008

Meanest Vehicles for the Environment in 2008

The year's market trends

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