2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI is crowned as the 2009 Green Car of the Year

The countdown for the year 2009 has started and its time to bring your attention to the 2009 Green Car of the Year. Hunting for the most promising fuel efficient and eco-friendly vehicle for the next model year, Green Car Journal has crowned the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI with the green honor at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. Beating strong contenders like BMW 335d, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, and Smart ForTwo, the Jetta TDI uses a 2-liter, turbocharged, diesel, four-cylinder engine to achieve an EPA-rated 41mpg highway fuel economy and 30mpg city.

Also Volkswagen’s new clean diesel technology makes the car legal in all 50 states, meeting California’s stringent Air Resources Board requirements, under which is qualifies as a SULEV, or Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle.
InventorSpot reports that the criteria for the judging are more than just offering many miles per gallon, how clean the fuel burns and the amount of harmful emissions from the tailpipe as also taken into account. In both of these categories the TDI also did very well. The Jetta is also priced at just under $22,000, which makes it affordable to almost anyone.

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