This article also sings the praises of the i30 CRDi by reporting on the solar challenge where (as most of you probably know) the i30 managed an average of 3.2 l from Darwin to Adelaide (leaving the Prius looking like a silly choice).
Of course this is a little unfair to the hybrid given that they are not known to excel at saving fuel on the open road. Their territory is clogged cities but still, given the price difference and the environmental issues associated with the batteries of hybrids I'd take the i30 any day
Shame we don't get the particle filter as an option because environmentalists (who other than governments are generally the ones buying hybrids) shy away from the i30 as a result. I suppose Peugeot diesels are an option for them...