Environmental Rating for VehiclesClifford Thames / Cardiff University
Environmental Rating for Vehicles*


For full details of the background to this model and the methodology employed, you can download a copy of the CAIR/Clifford Thames briefing paper.

Overall Results

Best Vehicles

Vehicle ERV
SMART fourtwo Coupé (61bhp) 60
DAIHATSU Charade L251 1.0L Efi 56
CITROEN C1 1.0i 48
TOYOTA Aygo 1.0 VVT-I 47
PEUGEOT 107 1.0 (65 bhp) 46
CHEVROLET Matiz 0.8 S 44
HYUNDAI Amica 1.1l GSi 39
DAIHATSU Copen L881 1.3L EFi 39
KIA Picanto 1.0 37
DAIHATSU Sirion M300 1.0L Efi 37

Worst Vehicles

Vehicle ERV
BENTLEY Arnage RL 2
LAND ROVER Range Rover 4.2 V8 Super Charged 2
CADILLAC Escalade 6.2 - V8 AUT 2
BENTLEY Continental Flying Spur 2
PORSCHE Cayenne Turbo S 3
AUDI Q7 3.0 V6 TDI 233ps quattro Tiptronic 3
VOLKSWAGEN Touareg 3.0 TDI V6 (225 PS) Tiptronic 3
LAND ROVER Discovery 3 - 4.4 V8 3
MERCEDES GL420 CDI 4MATIC 3
VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton 6.0 W12 4MOTION (450 PS) Tiptronic 3

*Cardiff University / Clifford Thames Limited Study. ERV (Environmental Rating for Vehicles) combines greenhouse gas emission with a vehicle “footprint”.

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