Green Car Journal has revealed its five finalists for the magazine’s high-profile 2014 Green Car of the Year program. The 5 2014 models consist of the Audi A6 TDI, BMW 328d, Honda Accord, Mazda3, and Toyota Corolla. These five finalists are likewise recognized as Green Car Journal’s “Top 5 Green Cars for 2014″ and make the magazine’s “Green Car Product of Excellence” honors.

An increasing number of car models are considered for the Green Car of the Year program each year, a reflection of the car market’s expanding efforts in offering new vehicles with higher effectiveness and improved environmental impact. Green Car Journal has actually been honoring the most vital “green” cars every year at the LA Auto Show, since its inaugural award revealed at the show in 2005.

“The diversity of this field of finalists shows not only that ‘green’ has actually gone mainstream, however likewise that there is no single method to accomplishing ever greater levels of fuel efficiency and ecological performance,” states Ron Cogan, editor and publisher of Green Car Journal and CarsOfChange.com. “There’s something for everybody in this year’s field of finalists, including clean diesel, high efficiency gas, and hybrid/plug-in hybrid power featured in mainstream, sporty, and executive models.”

Finalists are picked for their achievements in raising the bar in ecological performance. Accessibility to the mass market is an aspect to guarantee honored models have the capacity to make a real difference in environmental impact, and finalists need to be readily available for sale by January 1st of the honor year.

Green Car of the Year jurors include car lover and Tonight Show host Jay Leno, plus leaders of the nation’s significant environmental companies consisting of Jean-Michel Cousteau, head of state of Ocean Futures Society; Frances Beinecke, head of state of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club; and Matt Petersen, board member of Global Green USA. Green Car Journal editors complete the 2014 Green Car of the Year jury.

The Finalists

Audi A6 TDI
Audi’s 2014 A6 TDI mixes excellent “green” credentials with unanticipated levels of performance in a high effectiveness car. Its 3.0-liter, 6-cylinder TDI clean diesel engine with tiptronic transmission and quattro four-wheel drive provides 240 horsepower and 428 lb-ft torque, achieving 0-60 miles per hour in simply 5.5 seconds. A start-stop system helps effectiveness, as does a light-weight body that makes considerable use of aluminum body panels. This sedan includes an EPA approximated 38 freeway mpg that allows over 700 miles of highway driving range.

BMW 328d
Including the first 4-cylinder BMW diesel engine in the U.S., the brand-new 328d combines remarkably high fuel efficiency with the performance anticipated of BMW models. Effectiveness is boosted with engine auto start-stop and brake energy regeneration.

Honda Accord
Honda’s popular Accord sedan intends to lead in the effectiveness space with a variety of reliable powerplant options consisting of four-cylinder, V-6, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variations. Even the V-6, the biggest engine option, nets 34 freeway mpg with the four-cylinder ranked at up to 36 freeway mpg. The bar raises substantially with the Accord Hybrid at 50 city and 47 motorway mpg, and the Accord Plug-In with its 47 city and 46 motorway mpg on hybrid power. The Plug-In likewise provides an EPA score of 115 MPGe, the highest of any mid-size hybrid sedan in the country.

Mazda3
The 2014 Mazda3 attributes an appealing new design and has actually been developed from the ground-up with Mazda’s award-winning SKYACTIV innovation. The 2.0-liter powered Mazda3 four-door sedan provides best-in-class 41 mpg highway fuel economy, with the five-door hatch coming in at up to 40 mpg.

Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla has actually long been a best-seller due to its blend of efficiency and cost. With the all-new 2014 Corolla, Toyota includes visual enjoyment, improved driving dynamics, and even greater effectiveness to its popular compact sedan, accomplishing up to 42 motorway mpg delivered by the model’s Eco version.

About Green Car of the Year

The GCOY award is a fundamental part of Green Car Journal’s mission to showcase environmental development in the automobile market. Because 1992, Green Car Journal has focused on the intersection of cars, energy, and environment. Today, the publication is thought about the premier source of info on high fuel efficiency, reduced exhaust, advanced technology, and alternative fuel cars. CarsOfChange.com provides ‘green car’ posts online along with a focus on infotainment and connectivity. Green Car of the Year is a registered trademark of Green Car Journal and RJ Cogan Specialty Publications Group, Inc.

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