Zagreb - Despite soaring fuel prices, Croats still prefer petrol-driven cars to the more economical diesel models, according to a survey released Friday.

More than two-thirds of all new cars registered this year run on petrol, and just 32 per cent used diesel, a survey by the Promiocija Plus agency said.

The General Motors' brand Opel retained the number one slot in

Croatia, with a 14-per-cent share among the 63,400 new cars sold so far in 2008.

Renault followed with 9.65 per cent and Volkswagen with 8.81 per cent.

Opel's lower-middle segment model Astra and the compact Corsa were the best-selling cars in Croatia, ahead of Renault's compact Clio. (dpa)