The Hyundai i10 isn’t the newest city car on the market anymore, but it’s still easily one of the best in its class. Despite its small dimensions it boasts impressive interior space, an easy-to-use cabin and controls, lots of safety kit and a fun drive – especially in the sporty N-Line model.

It also manages to deliver very good value and Hyundai definitely appreciates what does and does not need to feature on an entry-level city car. Together with its sister car, the Kia Picanto, it’s not hard to see why we still rate both among our favourite small cars.

What we like

If you’re a growing family but only want a tiny car, there’s none better on the market than the i10. It offers space for four adults and a good-sized boot, combined with a wealth of sophisticated technology – which aims to not just protect you in a crash, but prevent you from having one in the first place.

What we don’t like

Wild dogs couldn’t drag us to the automatic, though the same can be said of most of this car’s rivals – bucking and bumping around like a learner driver on their first lesson. It even makes the already-quite-slow i10 even slower – in fact, the 1.0-litre AMT is one of the least-accelerative cars you can buy in the UK today.