Britain's sports utility vehicle (SUV) buyers are making greener showroom choices, according to latest industry sales figures, despite negative public feeling towards 4x4s that influenced a drop of four per cent in the sector.

But greener SUVs, cars like the Honda CR-V, have seen sales increase - by 28 per cent so far this year in the Honda's case.

Indeed, the Honda continues to top the charts as the UK's favourite SUV, and the CR-V is cleaner, and smaller, than most other 4x4s on the market.