Originally Posted by Mr. Jones

my mistake the latest production E320 Bluetec only meets Tier II Bin 8 (not Tier II Bin 5), it's not allowed in Cali or four other states which now require Tier II Bin 5.

by the time MB figures out how to meet Bin 5, Toyota will have already have Prius III on sale.

Diesels get good fuel economy, but calling them green is 100% false

Originally Posted by enigma888

BTW this is BMW's WCOTY ad for 2006..

Someone could make a modified ad for the LS 460 using this footage, then put it on Youtube...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G4KDFqVp_ME

For balance's sake here's the So Africa LS 460 ad highlighting the rockin' ML sound system:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Son_j0eSDaM

Originally Posted by enigma888

The WCOTY ceremony video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8bNwu0l7nU8

Originally Posted by Vladi

Whole this "Diesels are now clean cars" campaign is started by European manufactures trying to push diesel as clean tech. They solely rely on CO2 emissions which are better than their petrol counterparts BUT what they are not telling you is that diesel emits mixture of other gases that also contain C02 and some other toxic elements. Those mixtures of gases do not exist in petrol cars.

Originally Posted by huu76 @ AutoSpies

I just dug and found the Camry-hybrid was in the 2007 test. Once again I have to do the work to prove myself wrong, or actually to expose the truth.
http://www.wcoty.com/vehicles/?year=2007&cat=4
Note it says that the technology can be new, not just the car. The 7 and E are not new cars for this MY.

One of the requirements is EPA of equal to or lower than 5.0L/100km or 47.6mpg US. Whether lower means better or worse, I can't tell. I would've assumed better (worse makes no sense for being green).

http://www.mbusa.com/models/features...CDI&class=07_E
city = 26mpg hwy = 35mpg

http://www.toyota.com/camry/specs.html
city = 40mpg hwy = 38mpg

I thought maybe it was because of imperial gallons.

According to www.mercedes-benz.ca the E320Bluetec EPA is 6.1L/100km hwy and 9.0L/100km city.

The car doesn't even qualify. The Camry-hybrid atleast comes close.

Here's why it won though, based on Europe's hopes of icnreased diesel premiums in N.America.
http://www.wcoty.com/media/?release=31&year=2007

"Jurors felt that the Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec, which the company calls the world’s cleanest diesel, deserves the award for its role in enabling a diesel re-entry to the North American market,"

Not because Bluetec is the best, but because it allows diesels to be sold here again (where a superior alternative is already available).

And you wonder why I think WCOTY is stupid.