8/10DaciaSandero£6,770 – £11,390The Sandero is deservedly doing well: a reasonable car for a frankly astonishing price.
6/10ToyotaAygo£9,640 – £15,245Toyota has changed more about the little Aygo than you might think, but the dull and rather small cabin keeps it behind the best of the rest
8/10Hyundaii10£9,800 – £14,290City car that feels more grown up than its size would suggest. Hyundai has hit on a winner here.
7/10KiaPicanto£9,840 – £14,950Another string to Kia’s ever more impressive bow, the Picanto is a fun and interesting city car.
8/10VolkswagenUp£9,955 – £12,520Will shake up the city car segment and could become a game-changer for the whole class.
6/10CitroenC1£10,305 – £14,275Similar to the old one underneath, but with a happier character and even lower running costs.
7/10RenaultTwingo£10,530 – £13,235As entertaining and satisfying as the old Twingo was mundane and mediocre.
9/10DaciaDuster£10,770 – £18,930A far better car than it needs to be at the price, and we love it for that.
3/10MitsubishiMirage£11,095 – £13,800Expensive, slow, horrid to drive. A mass of metal without sense or relish or ability or anything, really.
7/10Fiat500£11,940 – £21,520Technically and mechanically other city cars outstrip it, but emotionally – well, that’s up to you. We understand.
7/10SkodaFabia£12,330 – £17,920Great option for someone who doesn’t really care about cars or driving.
8/10VauxhallCorsa VXR£12,390 – £34,105Vauxhall has turned the Corsa VXR into a convincing fast pocket rocket.
6/10VauxhallCorsa£12,390 – £34,105At last, a small Vauxhall that’s not tedious to drive! Now, just sort out that dated interior
6/10SmartForFour£12,485 – £22,230A Renault Twingo that’s not quite so cool as a Renault Twingo. Sorry.
Editor’s choice8/10FiatPanda£12,645 – £16,355Better than ever, the Fiat Panda is still a worthy rival to the VW Up.
5/10Alfa RomeoMiTo£12,705Italophiles will get some kicks here, but this is an average effort that is easily trumped for comparable money.
6/10ToyotaYaris£13,315 – £18,355A far-reaching facelift has improved it, but it's still not a match for the class best. At least you can now justify it.
6/10RenaultClio£13,870 – £21,595Neither revolutionary in style nor the most exciting to drive, but a very mature car
7/10RenaultClio 200 Renaultsport£13,870 – £21,595Softer and a little disappointing: the new RS isn’t what it was. Still fun, but we hoped for more…
