iSeeCars. com has just published its 2024 study on the most sustainable vehicles. This is the 11th year that the automotive site has been interested in vehicles with the longest lifespans, and since then it’s clear that modern vehicles last longer. Of course, they become so durable that iSeeCars had to adjust its definition of a sustainable car from 200,000 to 250,000 miles. Using this figure, the average car has an 8. 6% chance of driving a quarter of a million miles.
Toyota has owned this list for 11 years, so it’s no surprise to see its dominance, occupying seven of the top 10 most sensible spots (if it comes with the Lexus GX in the Toyota family). The Toyota Tundra has the best chance of achieving 250,000 miles, at 36. 6 percent. The Toyota Sequoia, 4Runner, Tacoma and Highlander Hybrid remain in positions two through five, all with more than a 25% chance of reaching 250,000 miles.
A total of 10 Toyota/Lexus products give the automaker 30 percent of the top 30, with Honda/Acura in second place with seven models. Chevrolet, GMC and Nissan tied for third with 3 models each, followed by Ford and Nissan with two models, and Mazda and Ram with one vehicle of their brand. More than one part of the list (16 positions) are SUVs, followed by 8 pickup trucks, four sedans, 1 hatchback and a minivan.
The importance of pickup trucks and SUVs illustrates the combination of flexible use and sustainability offered by those types of cars. People are simply doing more with pickup trucks and SUVs, expanding their mileage faster than traditional cars. It also means it’s even more impressive for non-utility cars like Toyota Avalon, Camry, and Prius, as well as Honda Accord and Accord Hybrid, to make this list as sedans or hatchbacks in the case of the Prius.
From a logo perspective, we see Toyota and Honda again in the lead, followed by Ram, GMC, Chevrolet, Lexus and Ford, all with an above-average chance of reaching 250,000 miles. All sales of those logos are governed through trucks and/or SUVs, which helps them position themselves above average in the most sustainable style lines.
Heavy-duty trucks dominate the list of trucks with maximum durability
All the above listings do not come with heavy duty trucks, which are designed for heavy duty and long lasting use. These are corporate or fleet cars that do not reflect customer tastes or usage. However, iSeeCars comes with heavy models in the ranking of the most sustainable vans list, allowing those models to dominate the top 10. However, Toyota scores again with the non-heavy Tundra and Tacoma in the top 10, and Honda’s Ridgeline slides in behind them at No. 11. The bottom of the list is where the 1,500 pickup trucks (or F- 150, in the case of Ford).
This study also ranks the 20 longest-lasting SUVs and 11 sedans, and all models on either list have a better-than-average chance of traveling 250,000 miles. See the full study at iSeeCars. com.
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