Tick all the boxes: The boxy i10 and Agila set out to sate all your urban desires, but in very different ways. Does either succeed?

摘要

CAR MAKERS WANT to know your likes, dislikes habits and needs, because they want to build, the perfect car that you'll rush out to buy. Trouble is, supermini buyers are tough to pigeonhole. At one extreme there's the cash-strapped student looking for a bargain; at the other there's a pensioner who wants cheap motoring and maybe some space for golf clubs. It's a tricky brief, to which the Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Agila take contrasting approaches. Vauxhall says it has built the Agila with style-conscious female buyers in mind, whereas the Hyundai i10 is aiming for a far broader appeal.