CO2 and pollutant emissions were measured in real-world driving for the first time and Prius Hybrid achieves the top, five-star rating, proving to be the most eco-friendly vehicle with combustion engine. Four-star Toyota Yaris Hybrid ranks fifth - another clean and economical choice.
To give consumers a clear orientation when choosing an economical car that is as green as possible, the 13th round of the ADAC EcoTest (2003) added a fundamental innovation: cars that won a recommendation in the lab test had to submit to additional emissions measurements on the road (real driving emissions).
In the strictest ADAC EcoTest to date, the Toyota Prius 1.8 Hybrid Executive delivered convincingly low fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. The measurements were 1.7 l urban, 3.9 l extra-urban and 5.4 l motorway, each over a distance of 100 km, CO2 emissions of 113 g per km.
