Created being an economical, compact city car, Ka has become an entire group of interesting little machines; it is far nearer to delivering the spirit and joie de vivre from the original Mini compared to current BMW incarnation of this model.

The standard Ka, offered in various trim packages, is offered just with a 1.3 litre petrol engine, that is sufficient to supply quite good performance.

The truly fun variants – SportKa three-door hatch and StreetKa two-seater roadster – possess a 1.6 litre engine, which in StreetKa compensates for the weight penalties of additional body stiffening measures, but in SportKa translates right to sharper acceleration.

Handling of models is neat and precise, and all offer plenty of smiles per mile.