Built right down to a price, Renault’s Twingo has turned into a cult classic because of its cheeky appearance and surprisingly good accommodation.

Never being produced for right hand drive markets did not dent its success, and also the car continues into its twelfth year of existence with continuing appeal; nowadays there are regular ‘high fashion’ derivatives appearing every couple of months which help sustain the model’s momentum.

A 2CV de nos jours, Twingo has either 60PS or 75PS engines, and only a manual or electronically-controlled quick-shift transmissions. Handling is preferable to might be expected, as a large number of holiday hirers have found over the years.