SEAT Mii - £8,195

The Mii is unquestionably the best city car ever to wear the SEAT badge, as along with its Skoda Citigoand VW up! sister models, it has redefined standards in this class.

All three cars get the same platform and lively three cylinder engine as the up!, but the SEAT Mii is cheaper than its Volkswagen counterpart, and gets a dose of SEAT's Spanish style thrown into the deal. It's one of the best city cars currently on sale.

Taking its design cues from SEAT's larger Polo-based Ibiza and Golf-based Leon models, the Mii gets a striking front end characterised by SEAT's trademark grille, plus swept-back headlamps, while the rear gets a distinctive set of zig-zag tail lights.