Mileage
7012
List price
£18,395
Target Price
£16,392
Price as tested
£18,795
Test economy
54.9mpg
IF YOU’RE A landscape gardener, the chances are that you’ll need a proper commercial vehicle to accommodate all your machinery. But for someone like me, who just needs a decent amount of space to carry out my day job, a van is definitely overkill, and even a small car like my Renault Clio can carry out the job better than you might think.
I’m a few months into Clio ownership, and I’ve never once wished I had more space available to me. While my car can’t accommodate six people on holiday or transport a digger, it’s a great daily companion.
On video shoots for the What Car? YouTube channel, where I need all of my filming equipment, I can fill the boot and only need one of the rear seats for the luggage overspill. This means that – when necessary – there’s space in the back for me to carry passengers in the other two seats, although larger adults have grumbled that their heads touch the rooflining and their knees are close to the seat in front.