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CO2 targets - is the car industry crying wolf? by Jay Nagley

Best performing model ranges in each class

Segment	Best model range	Average CO2 output g/km
A Mini	Toyota Aygo/Peugeot 107/Citroen C1	109.00
B Supermini	Daihatsu Charade	120.58
C Lower Medium	Toyota Prius*	104.00
C Lower Medium	Kia Cee'd	137.77
D Upper Medium	Seat Toledo	155.93
D2 Compact Executive	Volvo S40	164.12
E Executive	BMW 5 Series	190.51
F Luxury	BMW 7 Series	224.63
G Small Sports	Daihatsu Copen	140.00
H Luxury Sports	Mercedes CLK	210.44
I Off Road	Suzuki SX4	173.02
J MPV	Ford Galaxy	171.07
Total Industry	If current best practice was the norm	140.85

* To give the car manufacturers the best possible chance, we even excluded the hybrid Toyota Prius from the calculation as it could be argued that not every car could (or even should) be turned into a hybrid within five years.

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