Cheap to run, eco-friendly cars

Check out our weird and wonderful gallery of eco-friendly cars, each boasting impressively low fuel consumption and reassuringly green credentials.

Hyundai's nippy little i-Blue is a fuel cell electric car with zero-emissions. Currently a concept under development in Japan and Korea, the i-Blue is a D-segment 2+2 crossover utility vehicle (CUV) which aims to combine compact fuel cell engineering with safety and comfort.

The Toyota iQ is a concept that will, they say, almost certainly be built. The iQ is being designed with an outlook to use a next generation plug-in hybrid system that allows cars to be recharged from any power socket. Shorter than a Fiat 500, it boasts interior space equivalent to that of a Yaris.

The Smart ForTwo Cabrio combines a light, compact design with capacity of under one litre and low emissions. The turbo petrol engine version offers an impressive combined fuel consumption of 57.6mpg with combined CO2 emissions of 116g/km.nextpage

With a carbon-fibre roof, striking styling and innovative technology designed to minimise its impact on the environment, Citroen's new C5 Airscape Concept features an 'UrbanHybrid' system which helps reduce emissions and switches off the engine when the vehicle is at standstill.nextpage

Long recognised as one of the country's most eco-savvy hybrids, the Toyota Prius switches between petrol and electric power to keep emissions at a mere 104g/km of CO2. As well as being exempt from the London Conjestion Charge, the Prius also benefits from low annual road tax and an impressive 65.7mpg (combined) performance.

The Skoda Fabia GreenLine is an impressively green family car with a lower height to increase fuel economy and a whopping 69mpg on combined cycle. With emissions at 109g CO2/km, the GreenLine has plenty of space and is packed with family-friendly features.nextpage

Last year, the Green Car Guide named Volkswagen's Polo BlueMotion "the most economical car you can buy in the UK". With impressive green credentials including emissions of just 102 g/km of CO2 and a very rewarding 72.4mpg, the BlueMotion even strides ahead of even the Prius for eco performance.nextpage

The cheap and cheerful Toyota AYGO, winner of the BBC Top Gear's 2005 Car of the Year title, has a nippy 1.0 litre VVT0i engine and pleasingly low fuel consumption. The petrol version packs in 51.4mpg while emissions stand at just 109g/km - perfect for zipping around town. Priced from £6,950.nextpage

The 1.3 litre 16-valve Fiat Panda MultiJet boasts "the smallest and most advanced common-rail direct-injection turbodiesel engine in the world", making it the most powerful Panda in the range. Its low fuel consumption of around 65.7mpg, low annual tax and low CO2 emissions (114g/km) make this an attractive eco-savvy runaround.