Renault Clio 5

Renault Clio 5 is a small hatchback for drivers who want an easy city car with enough road polish to do regular commuting without fuss. By our assessment, its best quality is how neatly it balances size, comfort and sane running costs, which has long been the Clio’s main trick in the supermini class. The limit is equally familiar: back-seat space and boot volume are not generous, and it is not trying to pretend otherwise. In use it feels like a car that slips into narrow streets, parking spaces and supermarket runs without much thought, then settles down on a longer trip better than many tiny cars. Against rivals it sits near the top of the mainstream small-car field rather than the bargain end. It makes sense for urban life and mixed commuting, not for people who need family-car room or want something with a sportier edge.