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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Small cars show a big thirst for petrol in road tests

Fourteen vehicles were examined in the latest round of fuel efficiency testing (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Some small cars have a surprisingly big thirst for fuel, with the latest vehicle road tests showing three popular hatchbacks exceeded their advertised petrol consumption by more than 20 per cent. 

One popular model consumed 35 per cent more petrol than expected, and hybrid vehicles were not immune to the trend. 

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