City-Car car reviews

Fiat’s attempt at urban micromobility is slow, rides like it’s broken and doesn’t go very far. But it’s also impossibly chic and very cheap to lease

A cleverly packaged and efficient little EV, that also happens to have some proper character

Baby Renault keeps the price down but desirability up. Delightful for urban use. Of course limited for road-tripping

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

A quirky looking, refined little car, at home in the city and suburbs. The price is a little stiff though

Fiat's recast 500 is a solid, refined little electric car. But rivals are cheaper and will go further

One of Britain's cheapest EVs has loads of equipment. We wish they'd spent that money elsewhere though

The freshened Picanto proves that there's still some life left in the city car. If only more manufacturers would build them

Credit to Leapmotor for giving the city car some love. Too bad the T03 lacks our favourite small car traits...

Yes, it’s a rubbish ‘car’... because it isn’t one. But it is fun to use and an entirely loveable object

A lightweight, rugged city car big on charm, and small on thirst

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

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

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

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