Luxurious and green: Europe's (relatively) low-CO2 luxury sedans

Some drivers love large luxury sedans sedans. What’s more, there’s nothing that denotes luxury quite like the largest car from a premium brand. They might be impractical in some European cities, but that’s for the chauffeur to worry about. For the green-minded baron, though, there are always concerns about high fuel consumption and, well, sometimes you can do the job with a smaller car. However, for those times when we just need to be driven in a big sedan, let’s see what the European market has to offer. After the jump we have a list of luxurious sedans ordered by CO2 emissions. And for once, this is a list – despite the inclusion of a few diesels – that includes many players from the American market as well. Click past the jump for the complete list.

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Some drivers love large luxury sedans sedans. What’s more, there’s nothing that denotes luxury quite like the largest car from a premium brand. They might be impractical in some European cities, but that’s for the chauffeur to worry about. For the green-minded baron, though, there are always concerns about high fuel consumption and, well, sometimes you can do the job with a smaller car. However, for those times when we just need to be driven in a big sedan, let’s see what the European market has to offer. After the jump we have a list of luxurious sedans ordered by CO2 emissions. And for once, this is a list – despite the inclusion of a few diesels – that includes many players from the American market as well. Click past the jump for the complete list.


[Source: Auto News]

Model name

Engine size (cm3)

Horsepower

Fuel consumption (l/100km)

Mileage mpg

CO2 (g/km) emissions

Bentley Arnage R

6,761

456

19.5

12.1

465

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

5,998

560

16.6

14.2

396

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

5,998

560

16.6

14.2

396

Maybach 57

5,513

550

15.9

14.8

383

Rolls-Royce Phantom

6,749

460

15.7

15.0

377

Maserati Quattroporte 4.2 V8 Automatic

4.244

400

14.7

16.0

345

Cadillac STS 3.6 V6

3,564

257

12.2

19.3

285

Honda Legend 3.7 V6 Automatic

3,665

295

11.6

20.3

269

VW Phaeton V6 TDI 4Motion Tiptronic*

2,967

240

9.1

25.8

240

Lexus LS 600h (Hybrid)

4,969

445

9.3

25.3

219

Chrysler 300C 3.0 CRD*

2.987

218

8.1

29.0

215

Jaguar XJ6 2.7D V6*

2.720

207

8.1

29.0

214

Mercedes S 320 CDI BlueEfficiency 7G-Tronic*

2.987

235

7.6

30.9

199

Audi A8 2.8 FSI multitronic

2.773

210

8.3

28.3

199

BMW 730d*

2.993

245

7.2

32.7

192


* Denotes a diesel car

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