Category: City Cars 
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Cheap, roomy, lively engine, your chance to support a struggling British company.
Citroen C2, Skoda Fabia, Fiat Panda... even the aged Ford Ka and Rover's own 25 are much nicer to drive, and feel more modern. And it's not even that cheap once you start adding essential "options" like power steering and ABS brakes.
MG Rover desperately needs a new small car. But not this one.
The CityRover has been billed as 'the new Metro' - i.e., a no-frills, functional entry-level model in the MG Rover range. Undercutting the cheapest Rover 25 (in theory - more on this later) yet offering more interior space, a 1.4-litre engine and five doors as standard, it's hardly expensive, but it doesn't have the charm or fun-to-drive character the Metro had in its day. It's not a homegrown product like the Metro, either; whilst buying a Rover has always been a preferred option of the patriotic, this one's made in India by Rover's partner Tata. The CityRover is a slightly made-over version of Tata's Indica, a budget compact car designed for markets where price is more a priority than premium quality - and it shows. It's long out of date already and thoroughly outclassed; there are plenty of better choices around, even at these prices.
