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Results for the least expensive cars to run in 2010/11

Below are the least expensive cars to run in each category for 2010/11 according to whole of life (WOL) cents per kilometre calculations.

Least expensive Whole of Life Costs by class
Class	Model	$Fuel /week	$Running Costs/ week	WOL Cents/km	WOL $/Week
Light	Suzuki Alto GL 3cyl 1L 5 SP manual FWD 5D hatchback	$24.00	$52.78	31.07	$89.61
Small	Proton Persona G 4cyl 1.6L 5 SP manual FWD 4D sedan	$32.12	$59.13	39.29	$113.32
SUV Compact	Suzuki Jimny Sierra 4cyl 1.3L 5 SP manual 4x4 4WD 2D wagon	$35.53	$65.24	45.20	$130.39
Sports	Volkswagen Polo GTi 7 SP auto direct shift FWD 3D hatchback	$31.14	$65.56	54.28	$156.57
People Mover	Kia Rondo Si 4cyl 2L 5 SP manual FWD 4D wagon	$40.88	$77.73	60.63	$173.83
Medium	Skoda Octavia 77 TDI DT4cyl 1.9L 5 SP manual FWD 5D liftback	$25.34	$63.82	60.51	$174.54
SUV Medium	Hyundai Santa Fe SLX CRDi (4x4) DT4cyl 2.2L 6 SP manual 4x4 4D wagon	$32.03	$68.74	62.15	$179.28
Large	Toyota Aurion Touring SE V6 3.5L 6 SP auto sequential FWD 4D sedan	$48.18	$83.80	79.68	$229.86
SUV Large	Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (4x4) V6 3.6L 5 SP auto AWD 4D wagon	$58.20	$108.81	86.17	$248.57

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