Category: Small Family 
Price Range: £16,415 to £25,800
Fantastically good to drive, fuel efficient, distinctive looks, five-star NCAP crash test score
Rear-drive layout means less space inside, more expensive than class rivals
In a class that tends toward the worthy and dull, here is a feelgood car with a real difference
The low depreciation of the 1-Series (it returns up to 50 per cent of its value after three years/60,000 miles) means no second-hand bargains, at least for a while. The Efficient Dynamics cars (from July 2007) will be more desirable, as apart from lower fuel consumption, some models fit into lower tax bands than those they replaced.
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