No, cars haven't been good enough for years. There's tons of fuel savings technologies being developed and added to reduce carbon emissions and pollution as muc

No, cars haven't been good enough for years. There's tons of fuel savings technologies being developed and added to reduce carbon emissions and pollution as much as possible (widespread turbocharging, start-stop, mild hybrid and full hybrid, smaller displacement, particulate filters). Not to talk about safety, with the forward-collision warning etc. You can always get a 20 year old Toyota, and that will be more-or-less what you described. But if you want to buy a modern car and drive it on public roads, you have to abide by the rules.