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Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery
At the
LA Auto Show this morning, the
Audi A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year's winner, the
Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Even though three hybrids made this year's list of finalists, the A3's win marks the second year in a row that a TDI diesel car took top honors in the
Green Car Journalcompetition.
The judges selection kind of meshes with
AutoblogGreen readers, who overwhelmingly picked the VW Golf TDI from the list of five finalists. The other contenders were the
Honda Insight, the
Mercury Milan Hybrid (we still don't get why this car beat out the better-selling and nearly identical
Ford Fusion Hybrid) and the
Toyota Prius.
Each year,
Green Car Journal picks the five finalists and then hands over selection duties to celebrity jurors (Jay Leno, Carroll Shelby, and the Sierra Club's Carl Pope, to name a few). During the award ceremony,
Green Car Journal editor Ron Cogan said that the five finalists are notable because they are all mainstream vehicles that are available today. They exist because that's what the market is asking for. Whaddya think? Is the A3 TDI this year's rightful Green Car of the Year?
Gallery: Audi A3 TDI - 2010 Green Car of the Year




[Source:
Green Car Journal]
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