Ford - Britain's market leader with a fantastic range

There is also the C-Max mini-MPV, sporty S-Max MPV (a former European Car of the Year) and the spacious, full-size Galaxy people carrier to consider too while the Focus Coupe Cabriolet remains one of the leaders in its particular field. Then there’s the award-winning Kuga 4x4 to consider.

The Fiesta’s lineage stretches back to 1976 but over all those years, one thing has remained constant. This has always been the car that signified the health of the supermini sector.

It was always there or thereabouts when buyers were drawing up shortlists and it was usually the best car in its class to drive by quite some margin. The most recent sixth generation car was again a great drive but lacked the quality modern cabin of the best cars in its class.

This seventh generation Fiesta has covered those bases.

When it comes to the Kuga, in giving up trying to sell us a conventional 4x4 and instead concentrating on a niche crossover vehicle, Ford might just have hit on something.

The Kuga looks great, it’ll hopefully persuade a few 4x4 drivers to downsize into something more suited to their requirements and with the 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine and 2WD option, Ford has made a powerful statement regarding the environmental credentials of this sort of vehicle.

Ford’s new Ka may not quite have the cheeky spirit of the original version but it does have all the tools necessary to retain Ford’s leadership in the UK citycar segment.

Some previous owners would doubtless have preferred it if this model, like its predecessor, had been more of its own car and less of a shrunken Fiesta. Y

et, for many others, a shrunken, more affordable Fiesta with a dash of extra flair inside is exactly what they’re looking for. Both however, may be satisfied as Ford gradually develops the Ka model range. It will be interesting to see what’s in store. What’s more, with this popular marque, you can be sure of finding some great Ford deals out there in the market place.