The Citigo feels right at home in cities and around town, but it’s not scared to venture onto faster roads either. It may be small on the outside, but it’s very big on space and creature comforts.

The good

Outstanding value for money

The bad

Interior a little simple, although effective

Tech Specs

Price from

£8,210

Combined Fuel up to

68.9mpg

0-62 from

13.2mpg

max speed up to

107mph

co2 from

95g/km

Test Drive

Skoda Citigo Elegance 1.0 MPI GreenTech 60PS manual

Skoda has entered the highly-competitive supermini sector with a bang thanks to its funky city run-around – the Citigo.

First impressions are vital and the Citigo doesn’t disappoint with stylish good looks including 14-inch alloy wheels, a sculpted upright body shell, distinctive vertical tail-lights, front fog lights and plenty more besides.

The interior to this five door hatchback is fairly simplistic although it has everything you could wish for with satellite navigation, a good radio with CD player, climate control.

The effective automatic stop/start system helps to maximise fuel efficiency – an ever important commodity these days with prices at the fuel pumps soaring.

There are heated front seats, electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors, a portable infotainment device which includes Bluetooth, a trip computer and plenty more besides.

Comfort levels are good and all the instruments, read-outs and controls are ideally positioned for driver usability.

All-round visibility is really good and the larger-than-life front windows allow light to flood into the cabin helping to create a light and welcoming environment.

Back seat passengers are treated to plenty of leg, head and shoulder space and there is ample room for two adults to stretch out and travel in comfort.

The boot is fairly well-sized and there are a number of smaller storage options throughout the car, including a glove-box, deep door pockets and a central bin.

The five-speed manual transmission proved nice and smooth and although the Citigo is never going to be the fastest kid on the block, it handles very capably and has economy stats to blow away many rivals – combined fuel efficiency of 68.9 mpg and carbon emissions of just 96g/km bring plenty of financial rewards.

Safety features on the Citigo are comprehensive and the test model was also fitted with City Safe which helps brake the car automatically if it is getting too close to the vehicle in front and the driver is showing no sign of slowing down.

All in all, the Citigo is an excellent city car that can also hold its own on faster roads too. It is exceptionally economical and has an attractive price tag – the test model came in at £9,750 with all the optional extras.

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