British-built family hatch battle heats up

British-built family hatch battle heats up: There’s a battle underway by Japanese makers in Britain to make the ...

There’s a battle underway by Japanese makers in Britain to make the greenest family hatchback of all here in Britain – and, right now, it’s Toyota that’s in the lead. When the all-new Auris goes on sale at the end of the year, it’s going to become the greenest range of family cars ever built in the UK. The headline facts state clearly why it’s so good: model average CO2 emissions are, at 109g/km a full 13% lower than the outgoing car. Given how that was hardly a gas-guzzler, it’s clear how far ahead of most rivals Toyota has jumped here. Indeed, the very greenest conventional-fuel Auris will emit just 99g/km, level-pegging with the latest VW Golf TDI and a whole 29g/km better than the current car. This 1.4 D-4D also does, get this, 15.4mpg more to each gallon of fuel, with an overall mpg average of 74.3mpg. The fact average emissions dip under the 110g/km CO2 barrier is si...

Full article: http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2012/1...