A brand new Citroen C3

The C3 comes in an eye-catching range of smart colours including ink blue, hickory green and ruby red, so the fashion conscious among you shouldn’t have trouble picking out one that perfectly matches your personal style.

It’s an enjoyable drive and surprisingly quiet and refined - you won’t be straining to hear your music or the conversation in this car.

Unlike some of the other superminis which struggle with space in the back, the C3 can easily seat five passengers – they’ll be so comfy in the back there won’t be cause for complaint on those long summer road trips! There’s plenty of headroom and legroom so tall drivers and passengers won’t feel neglected.

The C3 only comes with 5 doors and the boot space is immense. There’s no problem in cramming everyone and everything into this car, so if you’re taking your mates and all their gear to a music festival in the summer it will be a doddle.

The C3 scored 4 stars in the Euro NCAP crash test, one shy of the gold standard. The minor shortfall is partly down to certain safety features like ESP (Electronic Stability Control) not coming as standard across the range. You can opt for these features in a higher spec model if you like. All models come with driver, passenger and side airbags, emergency braking assistance, hazard warning lights and anti-lock brakes.

The Citroen C3’s fuel economy is excellent across the range and insurance costs are kept nice and low with most models sitting between insurance groups one and four.