According to the National Transport Commission (NTC), of the 15 manufacturers who combined sell more than 95 per cent of new vehicles in Australia, Hyundai is the most carbon efficient.
Averaging 181g/km, vehicles sold by the Korean importer recorded the lowest CO2 emissions in 2006, 2007, 2008 and January through August this year.
According to Hyundai, the i30cw SX CRDi wagon (manual) is Australia's most fuel-efficient wagon with combined cycle consumption of 4.9l/100kms and the new Santa Fe R-2.2 SLX (manual) is Australia's most fuel-efficient medium SUV with combined cycle consumption of 6.7l/100kms.
The Australian results reflect Hyundai's achievements in North America where the company has topped the charts in studies conducted by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) - measured across the entire model range - of 6.6l/100kms.
'A result like this doesn't happen by chance,' explained Hyundai Motor Company Australia's Director of Sales and Marketing, Kevin McCann. 'Excellence in fuel efficiency and environmental protection is an outcome of Hyundai's vision to become a leader in environmental sustainability.'
