Audi A3 TDI is "Green Car of the Year"
Los Angeles (dpa) - The Audi A3 TDI has been chosen as the "Green" car of the year at the Los Angeles Motor Show with consumption listed at 5.6 litres per 100 kilometers while making no sacrifices to comfort and other features.
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- Audi board member Peter Schwarzenbauer with the Audi A3 Sportback TDI
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It is the second year in which a diesel car has been chosen for the award after last year's prize went to the VW Jetta. The other finalists chosen by the jury of car and environmental experts were the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, VW Golf TDI and Ford's Mercury Milan hybrid.
The editor of Green Car Journal, Ron Cogan, said the jurors were impressed by the "50 percent better fuel efficiency" compared to the similar petrol-engine A3.
Cogan added that this year's list of cars was the most competitive "which clearly shows that the car industry is on the right track" in offering more environmentally friendly vehicles.
The A3 TDI sells for about $30,000 in the United States.
