TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID, from $36,990
...and for politics, with some of our 'greenmarked' taxes at least going back into Australian jobs.
The donor Camry has been here for four years, and the hybrid version has been on sale overseas for about the same time, so that experience and the hybrid system largely borrowed from the third-generation Prius adds the assurance of dependability.
Still, there are other - and similarly-sized - cars with similar economy and a far more engaging look and feel.
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