8/10DaciaSandero£6,770 – £11,390Makes no promises it cannot keep, and absolutely nails the brief Renault/Dacia set for it: simple, spacious motoring for pennies on the pound. Now with added refinement
8/10CitroenC4 Cactus£21,535 – £23,880Citroen's Fiat Panda - character over driving thrills, but none the worse for that.
Best in class8/10FordFiesta£15,770 – £24,130Cracking supermini is one of the best cars Ford makes. Britain’s top seller? It makes you proud.
7/10MazdaMazda2£14,395 – £19,370Handsome, good to drive and easy to use, like all Mazdas. But the engines are lacklustre and the cabin too dour
Editor’s choice6/10DS3£17,090 – £23,260Not as fresh as it was, but ageing gracefully, and still the best DS of the bunch.