7/10VauxhallAdamn/aSurprisingly fresh-faced and good-looking new city car from Vauxhall. Deserves to do well.
8/10VolkswagenUp£9,240 – £14,725Will shake up the city car segment and could become a game-changer for the whole class.
6/10ToyotaAygo£9,515 – £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
8/10SkodaCitigo£9,935 – £11,235Skoda offers it in a very pretty green. There’s your reason to not buy a Mii.
6/10CitroenC1£9,955 – £13,925Similar to the old one underneath, but with a happier character and even lower running costs.
6/10SmartForFour£10,315 – £22,230A Renault Twingo that’s not quite so cool as a Renault Twingo. Sorry.
7/10RenaultTwingo£10,530 – £13,235As entertaining and satisfying as the old Twingo was mundane and mediocre.
7/10Fiat500£11,940 – £21,520Technically and mechanically other city cars outstrip it, but emotionally – well, that’s up to you. We understand.
5/10Alfa RomeoMiTo£12,705Italophiles will get some kicks here, but this is an average effort that is easily trumped for comparable money.
1/10SuzukiJimny£14,859 – £18,414The Suzuki Jimny is a tiny, cheap and rival-free hardcore off-roader. Does what it does quite brilliantly. Does everything else appallingly.
7/10SuzukiJimny£14,859 – £18,414The Jimny’s ultra-honest unpretentiousness is the antidote to every beige crossover out there. Just don’t expect sophistication, and you’ll adore it
7/10Abarth500£15,560 – £25,835An addictive little begger that is much better than its list of failings would have you believe.
5/10MiniPaceman£19,030 – £33,220At a stretch, we can see a point to the 4WD versions, but really though, this is an unnecessary diversion. And not a very pretty one, either.
6/10MiniConvertible£19,860 – £31,130A cute, fine little convertible. Although the emphasis is on the little: the boot is tiny and the interior packaging is odd.
8/10ToyotaGT86£22,760 – £31,660The simplest and most exciting Toyota in years is also a real pleasure to drive
7/10BMW2 Series£25,500 – £38,975Far better looking than the old 1 Series Coupe. Driving and owning qualities mark it out as a real BMW.
7/10AudiA5£33,625 – £57,915Superb design and refinement cloak a nondescript driving experience. Again.
8/10Mercedes-BenzC-Class Coupe£35,025 – £78,803A coupe that majors on comfort and luxury. Unless you go for the C63 AMG, in which case it's NUTS
6/10MorganPlus 4£35,400 – £43,200Judged appropriately, the Plus 4 is a charming tonic to the grumpy, cynical modern world
