Citroen C3

From £12,000 (est’d) Available: January 2017

THE French carmaker has traditionally excelled at innovative, fun, affordable small cars, and Citroen’s new C3 supermini aims to continue that trend. Its looks have been inspired partly by the funky, slightly bigger C4 Cactus. The new C3 copies its clever, distinctive ‘Airbump’ plastic side cladding designed to prevent dings from other car doors in the supermarket car park. The C3 will also feature Connected-Cam, a forwardfacing camera that saves footage from any accidents to help with insurance claims. You can also use it to take snaps safely on the go. The C3 will offer a high degree of personalisation – not quite as much as you can get with a Mini, but it’s a much more affordable car.