Beneath its clothes, the Aygo shares exactly the same mechanical foundation as the Peugeot 107 and the Citroen C1. As a city car on the smaller end of the spectrum, it manages not to feel poky, although the limited boot space (139 litres) is a little disappointing. In fairness, this can be expanded to 751 litres with the 50/50 folding rear seats flattened; but the boot’s high lip makes loading and unloading more effortful than it needs to be. And whilst it will seat four, be warned that passengers will cope with the rear seats for short journeys only – expect full-scale rebellions if you try anything more ambitious.

The short wheelbase tends to make the drive feel a little jerky but it’s a perfect little car for city driving and the engine will handle motorway jaunts, too. Those Peugeot and Citroen siblings offer diesel engines but the Aygo comes only with petrol, which is OK because it happens to deliver a lively and zippy drive. The compact dimensions make it feel very nifty to schlep about town but the engine sound does begin to grate a little at higher motorway speeds. With that said, you’ll have no trouble parking in tight situations and you’ll get up to 50 miles out of each gallon.