Category: Convertibles 
Price Range: £13,550 to £14,500
Smart roof design, build quality, lively 1.6 engine, good ride and refinement, large boot
Low roof, high-set front seats and upright driving position
One of the cleverer small cabrios on the market, but not one for very tall drivers or those looking for something sports-focused. Less compromised than most.
C+C stands for coupe plus cabriolet. So that's a folding hard-top roof for this Micra, then, with retractable panels that stow away into the boot at the touch of a button, taking 22 seconds.
The roof features a glass section, too, for extra light and an impression of the open sky, even when the roof is in place. It's a neat device, which gives the C+C most of the driving and characteristics, refinement and comfort of a conventional hatchback, roof up, yet the feeling of a full-on roadster with it down. With frameless windows, there are no pillars or roof bars, there are no fiddly hoods or catches to release and it all fits together very snugly.
The C+C is, nominally, a four-seater, though the two rear seats really are tiny - it's best to treat it as transport for two that could fit someone else in an emergency.
It will be offered with 1.4-litre (88bhp) and 1.6-litre (110bhp) petrol engines; a diesel model is likely to follow next year, along with the option of an automatic gearbox. It goes on sale mid-November 2005; prices start from £13,150 (1.4 Urbis).
