AUSTRALIA’S TOP 20 SELLING CARS (AT END APRIL 2009) The Green Vehicle Guide has calculated a star rating for vehicles sold in Australia since mid‐2004. Listed below are Australia’s top 20 selling passenger cars for 2009 with their corresponding Green Vehicle Guide star rating. The top sellers list has been produced from VFACTS data. Sales Rank Make Model Star Rating 1 Holden Commodore 2 Mazda 3 3 Toyota Corolla 4 Ford Falcon 5 Toyota Hilux 4x4 6 Toyota Yaris 7 Hyundai Getz 8 Mitsubishi Lancer 9 Toyota Camry 10 Hyundai i30 11 Nissan Navara 4x4 12 Subaru Forester 13 Toyota Hilux 4x2 14 Mazda 2 15 Subaru Impreza 16 Ford Focus 17 Volkswagen Golf 18 Holden Astra 19 Toyota Rav4 20 Toyota Aurion Note: The top 20 models listed above are based on the best performing variant of the listed model. Variants with different engines and transmissions may have lower scores. The star rating is based on the combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Ratings for the vehicle. TOP OVERALL PERFORMERS (AT END APRIL 2009) The Green Vehicle Guide’s four and five star cars exceed Australia’s mandatory Australian Design Rule (ADR) emission standards for air pollutants and also perform well on greenhouse emissions. 5 star cars 4 star cars • smart fortwo • Honda Jazz • Toyota Prius • MINI Cooper • Fiat 500 • Mercedes‐Benz CLK200K • Fiat Punto • Mitsubishi Lancer • Toyota Yaris • Toyota Camry • Citroen C3 • Mercedes‐Benz SLK350 • Volkswagen Golf • Porsche Boxster • Fiat Ritmo • Porsche Cayman • Kia Soul • BMW 120d (D) • Audi A3 • Volkswagen Golf (D) • Ford Fiesta 4 ½ star cars • Honda City • Honda Civic • Peugeot 206 • Peugeot 207 • Volkswagen Jetta • Hyundai i30 • Volkswagen Polo • Toyota Corolla • Mitsubishi Colt • Audi A4 • Proton Persona • Mercedes‐Benz B200 • Mercedes‐Benz A170 • Citroen C4 • Peugeot 308 • Mercedes‐Benz A200 • Mercedes‐Benz SLK280 • Honda Civic Hybrid • Saab 9‐5 • Mercedes‐Benz C200K & C200KT • Mercedes‐Benz E280 • Kia Cerato • Mercedes‐Benz C280, CLK280 • Lexus GS450H (Hybrid) • Mitsubishi Outlander • Mercedes‐Benz CLC200K • Mercedes‐Benz E280T • Hyundai Sonata • Toyota Aurion • Mercedes‐Benz SLK200K • Mercedes‐Benz S350, S350L & SL350 • Lexus RX400H (Hybrid) • Honda Accord V6 • Jeep Compass • Mercedes‐Benz CLK350 • Jeep Patriot TOP GREENHOUSE PERFORMERS (AT END APRIL 2009) Not all vehicles produce the same amount of greenhouse emissions. Some vehicles produce significantly less than other vehicles. The following vehicles have demonstrated they produce significantly lower levels of greenhouse emissions than most vehicles (score out of 10). 8 ½ 8 8 • smart fortwo • Hyundai i30 Diesel • Audi A3 • Toyota Prius • Peugeot 207 Diesel • Kia Soul • Honda Civic Hybrid • BMW 120d Diesel • Mercedes‐Benz A180 Diesel • Fiat 500 Diesel • Peugeot 308 Diesel • Mercedes‐Benz B180 Diesel • Fiat Punto Diesel • Peugeot 307 Diesel • Honda Jazz • Fiat 500 • Fiat Punto • MINI Cooper • Citroen C3 Diesel • Mitsubishi Colt • Volkswagen Golf Diesel • Audi A3 Diesel • Proton Savvy • Renault Kangoo Diesel • Citroen C4 Diesel • Volkswagen Polo Diesel • Skoda Octavia Diesel • Fiat Ritmo Diesel Note: The top overall performers and top greenhouse performers listed above are based on the best performing variant of the listed model. Variants with different engines & transmissions may have lower scores. .