Best in Class

Best in class:
Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDI 110 - 135g/km

Best of the rest:
Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi 115 - 152g/km
Ford S-Max 2.0 TDCI 115 - 152g/km
Seat Alhambra 2.0 TD Ecomotive - 159g/km
Volkswagen Sharan 2.0 TDI 140 Bluemotion - 159g/km

The new Peugeot 5008 has knocked Ford off its traditional top-spot in this segment. The 5008 has a remarkably low figure of just 135 g/km - although it has to be said that it is a little smaller than many rivals. Behind Peugeot and Ford come VW and Seat - but we can expect new models by 2011 which are likely to improve their performance. If cars like these are used with all seven seats in use, they make up some of the lowest emitting vehicles in the UK on a per-passenger basis. Virtually all people carriers sold in the UK are diesels, and there are no hybrids in prospect in the immediate future. Buyers in this class are very price-sensitive and diesels already give quite a good performance, given the size of the vehicles.