8/10VauxhallCorsa VXR£10,665 – £19,760Vauxhall has turned the Corsa VXR into a convincing fast pocket rocket.
7/10VolkswagenPolo£11,775 – £22,895It's a sizeable leap, and enough to shove the Polo up to the upper reaches of the supermini order.
6/10ToyotaYaris£11,915 – £25,740A far-reaching facelift has improved it, but it's still not a match for the class best. At least you can now justify it.
