Top Gear announced its car of the year for 2010, and surprisingly, Citroen claims the top spot for the first time in the contest’s 11 year history, winning the title with the fantastic little Citroen DS3. The DS3 fended off competition from a dozen of the most desirable cars of the last 12 months, and it is easy to see how.

Since its release in spring 2010, it has been strong competition for the small hot hatch used car market, including the Mini, Fiat 500, Audi A1 and Fiesta to name but a few. With its super cool looks and stand out from the crowd colours, and colour options it is difficult to find two the same! A used Citroen, especially a diesel used Citroen is becoming a very popular option – mainly as they are so economical, and getting even more stylish then ever!

The used Citroen DS3 is available with a good choice of petrol and diesel engines, so it is easy to pick something super economical and high in performance without compromise! And with the three petrol engines also being designed by BMW, it has the same engine as its biggest rival the Mini. A used Citroen DS3 will not have a resale value as great as the Mini though. Starting with the entry level 1.4VTi, which gives you 95bhp, it manages the 0-62mph test in a healthy 10.6 seconds and still gives you a very useful 49mpg. Which when compared to the rest of the range is certainly not poor, and with the two diesel engines giving a return of around 70mpg and one with emissions as low as 99g/km Co², this really is an economical sporty little used car. Read the rest of this entry »

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