reuters.com — Britain's Department of Transport has launched a Web site designed to let new car buyers choose the most environmentally friendly vehicle for their needs. The "Best on CO2" site uses a ranking system devised with What Car? magazine. The site, on www.dft.gov.uk/ActOnCO2, allows buyers to search models by category, transmission and fuel type and to b
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Hot hatches don’t fair too bad, although thanks partly due to the inclusion of diesel fuel types. Top of the pops is the Seat Ibiza with the 1.9 PD130 Euro IV BLT engine (2006>) - same as my Fabia vRS then with a CO2 (g/km) of 139.This all spells bad news for the Performance class however, with all being red flagged on CO2 levels - Porsche’s 911 GT3 only just being pipped to the “worst polluter” podium by Audi’s S4 V8 Quattro.For company car drivers, BMW’s 120d and 320d get a baby-poo green rating which I’m assuming is quite good. Not a bad choice at all if you’re “doing your bit” and like a bit of BMW.