His innate political gifts were obvious as he defeated a 16 - year incumbent and, on taking office, refused the standing
perk of a city car to drive him to council meetings.
The car offers 76 miles of driving range on a single battery charge, which should be more than enough for
owners of this city car.
There's not much power or dynamic capability, and while improvements to the sound - deadening make the interior more refined at speed, it's still some way short
of the city car class leaders for motorway driving.
Just like its predecessor, the 108 has been created in partnership with Citroen and Toyota, with those two manufacturers also planning to reveal their
versions of the city car at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Rival products may also be an acquired taste - we're thinking of the Toyota C - HR here - but at least designers at other firms have freedom to not base their cars on the
design of a city car from 1959...
Kia has gradually increased the
spec of its city car, so you can get niceties such as Bluetooth phone connectivity and LED ambient lighting now, depending on how far up the Pic range you reach.
Since 1998, Smart has sold 1.3 million copies of the Fortwo worldwide; last year the company sold 2652 examples
of city car in the U.S. market, and 101,996 copies globally.
Not an expensive car then but one that sits towards the upper
end of the city car class - as you might expect given Suzuki already sells the Celerio for those on a real budget.
The all - new Hyundai i10 will be one of the stars of September's Frankfurt Motor Show, and Auto Express has been granted an exclusive drive in a disguised prototype months
ahead of the city car's debut.
Fitted with Suzuki's Dualjet technology Celerio moves to the
top of its city car class for fuel efficiency though some rivals have longer guarantees in terms of both time and mileage.
That takes it
out of the city car leagues of the original and firmly into modern supermini (Ford Fiesta etc.) territory.
It's three years since the little Peugeot 108 City Car arrived as the Peugeot take on the Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo
trio of City Cars, and with -LSB-...]
The 2013 Chevrolet Spark is also available in all - electric trim, but we're going to restrict our
discussion of this city car to its gasoline edition.
Automakers have been looking at urban commuter cars for a while, but the
variety of city car concepts that cropped up at the Frankfurt auto show last year seems to show they might just be ready to put them into production (if people are willing to buy them).
As is the case with
most of the city cars, finding your perfect seat position, as a driver, is a challenge, especially if you have long legs, as the steering wheel doesn't have depth adjustment.
Although there are
plenty of city cars and superminis that will do the job much better and for less money, the Jimny isn't bad around town due to its compact footprint and small petrol engine, both of which suit urban areas.
Aiming to broaden appeal for the performance - oriented
version of its city car, the Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio made its U.S. debut on the L.A. show floor today.
At 211 litres with the rear bench in place it's actually smaller than
those of city cars such as the Skoda Citigo and Hyundai i10.
Less than a day after Carlsson announced the first - ever tuned third - gen smart ForTwo, Brabus strikes back with its own modified version
of the city car.
Because the $ 1,000 pricing difference is minimal between the better equipped prime cabrio, which adds enough small details to slightly elevate the experience to give off the vibe of a premium product in the class
of city cars, it's the one we'd jump for.