City-Car car reviews

Plenty to choose from in the Picanto range, and the X-Line's pretend crossover looks are oddly appealing

Toyota aims to keep the city car alive by making it a crossover SUV thing. Your nan will like it.

The Panda is often overlooked, perhaps through familiarity, but it still has the power to surprise

City cars aren’t dead yet - the i10 is grown-up, comfy and loaded with kit

Fiat's recast 500 is a solid, refined little electric car

The one-off Cygnet V8 is the most hilarious city car in history. Exuberant and entertaining. It’s… properly British

One of the smallest cars on sale makes a good case for itself if you seek simplicity

The Fortwo is like a hypercar: great in its chosen environment, and pretty rubbish elsewhere

The 500 looks tempting and fun where so many cars in this segment are drab.

Fun to drive, fun to operate and cheap to run. Other city cars are cleverer, but it's still competitive

A lightweight, rugged city car big on charm, and small on thirst. A true TG hero

Peugeot did a decent job with the 107's replacement, but it forgot to add character

Renault has tried something different with the Twingo, and it's worked

This is the one they all need to watch out for. VW has finally got serious about the city car

Would you Adam and Eve it: a stylish city car from Vauxhall - with the Fiat 500 and Mini in its sights

Despite its innovative approach, Toyota's iQ doesn't live up to the hype. Well, not quite

Thinking about buying a Mirage? Don't. Now you can't say we haven't warned you. Especially awful