Suzuki Alto - Pictures

The Alto sits alongside the Splash as Suzuki's smallest, cheapest car.

The Suzuki Alto isn't as neatly styled as its rivals - if anything it looks a bit fussy.

The interior is well screwed together but scratchy plastics and niggles like a lidless glovebox become tiresome.

The Alto's engine is a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit with predictably pedestrian performance.

Base Altos are very cheap, but also very spartan - step up to the SZ3 or SZ4 trim for a decent level of equipment.

The Alto has agile handling but loses grip quickly.

The Alto's rear seats have decent space in them but only the front occupants get airbags except in the top-spec SZ4 trim.

The boot is a titchy 129 litres.