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Ford B-Max 1.0T
£16,795, 125bhp, 147lb ft, 0-62mph 11.2secs, vmax 117mph, 57.7mpg, CO2 114g/km
Essentially it's a fat Fiesta. But the sliding rear doors and lack of a B-pillar make it very easy to load children into the back.
Advertisement - Page continues belowVauxhall Meriva 1.7 CDTI S
£18,990, 100bhp, 221lb ft, 0-62mph 9.9secs, vmax 155mph, 53.3mpg, CO2 139g/km
How do you make a small Vauxhall people mover more exciting? Add suicide rear doors. Just be careful not to take them too literally.
Honda Jazz 1.4 I-VTEC EX
£15,380, 98bhp, 94lb ft, 0-62mph 11.8secs, vmax 113mph, 50.4mpg, CO2 129g/km
Pensioners absolutely adore this thing. And with all that clever engineering for not very much money, so should everyone else. Except they don't. Shame.
Advertisement - Page continues belowMercedes B180 CDI
£22,340, 109bhp 191lb ft, 0-62mph 11.6secs, vmax 118mph, 74.3mpg, CO2 108g/km
We never rated the old B. Thankfully this one's much better, and especially useful for those Waitrose runs when falafel stocks are running dangerously low.
Citroen C3 Picasso 1.6 HDI VTR
£15,755, 90bhp, 169lb ft, 0-62mph 13.5secs, vmax 108mph, 68.9mpg, CO2 107g/km
The Picasso reminds us of when French cars were a bit weird, in a good way. Here's one for families with a sense of humour.
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