THE UK's most powerful 1.3 litre car – the Daihatsu YRV Turbo 130 – will reach showrooms before the end of the month priced at £10,995 on-the-road. Fitted with an automatic transmission, the 127bhp YRV Turbo also has a steering wheel-mounted sequential gearchange, and completes the 0-60mph sprint in 8.1 seconds.

Combined fuel consumption is 40.4mpg with carbon dioxide emissions of 165g/km and suspension has been further tuned to offer better performance in UK roads. The YRV Turbo 130 comes with a three-year/unlimited mileage warranty, including roadside recovery.