New car news

14 March 2007 - 11:00

Copen strategy

Daihatsu has slashed £2,500 off the retail price of its Oompa Loompa-sized Copen convertible.

That's a big saving on a little car, and it looks even better when you find out that the Copen now comes with a more powerful, cleaner, greener engine and is faster than the previous model.

They've even stretched the servicing intervals from 6,000 to 9,000 miles.

There is still the small problem that anyone taller than the Hamster will have trouble fitting in a Copen...