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1 BMW 3-SERIES (DIESEL)
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $32,400Miles Per Gallon: 37
WL TAKE Available in Fall 2008, this “Beamer” will save yuppies the world over enough money at the pump to drink coffee at Starbucks forever. GET IT BMW of Arlington, 3100 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.; 703-684-8500
2 MERCEDES BENZ GL320 CDI SUV (DIESEL)
MSRP: $54,225
MPG: 24
WL TAKE The turbocharged V-6 diesel engine generates 398 lbs. per foot of peak torque and for all its strength, it still offers approximately 30 percent better fuel economy than vehicles equipped with comparable gasoline engines. This might be the way to get over the eco-guilt you’ll have for driving a car that gets 24 m.p.g. GET IT Mercedes-Benz American Service Center in Arlington, 585 Glebe Road, Arlington, Va.; 703-525-2100
3 LEXUS RX 400H, SUV (HYBRID)
MSRP: $42,000 MPG: 23
WL TAKE Your last SUV only got 14 miles per galloon, so the extra 10 miles should help you get to a few more soccer practices in luxe Lexus style. GET IT Lindsay Lexus of Alexandria, 3410 King Street, Alexandria, Va.; 800-944-1925
4 MERCEDES BENZ E320 BLUETEC, SEDAN (DIESEL)
MSRP: $53,025 MPG: 27 City / 37 Highway
WL TAKE This winner of the 2007 World Green Car Award blends fuel efficiency and low noise without sacrificing power, and reduces soot and pollutants often associated with diesel engines via specialized filters and catalytic converters. GET IT Mercedes-Benz American Service Center in Arlington, 585 Glebe Road, Arlington, Va.; 703-525-2100
5 LEXUS LS 600H L, SEDAN (HYBRID)
MSRP: $104,000 MPG:22
WL TAKE Propelled by a 5.0-liter V-8 and a highoutput electric motor, this model provides V-12 power with V-6 fuel economy. Just don’t mention to your envious golf buddies that at 22 m.p.g., your new sedanonly gets one mile more per gallon than its non-hybrid companion, the LS 460L sedan. GET IT Lindsay Lexus of Alexandria, 3410 King Street, Alexandria, Va.; 800-944-1925
6 GMC YUKON HYBRID (HYBRID)
MSRP: $50,945-$53,755 MPG: 20
WL TAKE GMC calls this “the world’s first two-mode hybrid propulsion system in an SUV.” We’re not sure what that means. We do know that the Yukon Hybrid gets 50 percent more fuel economy than non-hybrids in its class. Does that mean fifty percent less guilt? GET IT Alexandria Pontiac Buick GMC, 499 South Pickett Street, Alexandria, Va.; 703-370-7211
7 TESLA ROADSTER (ELECTRIC)
MSRP: $98,000 MPG: N/A WL TAKE Get on the waiting list now at www. teslamotors.com in order to get the look of a Lotus with no gas guzzling. GET IT Tesla Motors, 1050 Bing Street, San Carlos,Calif.; 650-413-4000
2009 AUDI Q7 HYBRID
Get it: Rockville Porsche, 1125 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md.; 703-684-8500
2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID
Get it: Available Fall 2008 from Lindsay Cadillac of Alexandria, 1525 Kenwood Ave., Alexandria, Va.; 866-493-7875
2010 BMW X6 HYBRID
2010 PORSCHE CAYENNE HYBRID
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