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  1. Five of the best: environmentally-friendly, safe cars
  2. Toyota Prius, Tough Toyota
  3. Honda Insight, Hard Honda
  4. Renault Grand Scenic, Robust Renault
  5. VW Polo BlueMotion, Vice-less Volkswagen
  6. Skoda Yeti, Sturdy Skoda

VW Polo BlueMotion, Vice-less Volkswagen

Green and safety minded supermini drivers could do a lot worse than seeking out Volkswagen's new Polo. Feeling more substantial than its predecessor, the Polo is more Golf-like than ever before, its growth in size reflected by a great result in the latest Euro NCAP crash tests. Its 90% adult occupant protection rating is among the best while the 86% child protection score is the top score among the most recently tested cars. Add a respectable 71% safety assist score and the Polo scores well - though its 41% pedestrian result is at the lower end of the scale.

Pick the right Polo and you'll boast Honda Insight rivalling fuel consumption, the Polo 1.6 TDI returning a rather impressive 65.7mpg on the official combined consumption cycle. CO2 emissions of 112g/km are planet friendly, too. That's before the BlueMotion model arrives, the super-efficient Polo anticipated to improve on both those figures significantly, all while providing the same levels of crash worthiness.

Kyle Fortune