Five of the best city cars you can buy right now

The Picanto has learned from the likes of the Fiat Panda that drivers will forgive a lot inside a car as long as it’s presented in a fun way and is cheap to run. For a first car or something that’s just needed as a runabout, you can't go at all wrong with the Picanto. It’s fun, frugal and feels like great value for money.

Aimed at: canny pensioners, new drivers

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Well done Hyundai for having come up with a fresh city car when lots of other carmakers have canned theirs. Not everyone can afford to fork out loads of cash for an electric car, and there is still room in the market for cheap, small, fun, relatively simple cars like the i10.

Aimed at: car rental agencies

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From our time with the little electric Fiat, we reckon the Italians have done a very decent job indeed. The new 500 looks clean and modern, but it still references the original nicely without straying into pastiche. We could do without the creepy Amarcord soundtrack at slow speeds, but crucially the 500e drives much better than the internal combustion-engined car that went before it. In fact, it makes you wonder why Fiat will still sell you a petrol-burning 500 at all.

Aimed at: retro hungry millennials

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It’s a fun little thing, the Aygo X, particularly in one of the bi-tone colours with the retractable fabric roof. It rides and steers impressively well too, although the little three-cylinder engine can feel a little gutless at anything above city speeds and the CVT 'auto' is truly, eye-wateringly awful.

Aimed at: the kids

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Unlike the other cars here, the Ami really is just for the city, with a range of up to 46 miles and a top speed of 30mph. Still, quicker than getting the bus.

Aimed at: antisocial commuters

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