The Hyundai i10 has been a very strong contender in the city car segment offering impressive standards of quality and design backed up by the generous specification you expect from Hyundai and that famous five-year warranty.

Now the latest little car is on an efficiency drive with an all-new 1.0-litre engine, start-stop technology and a fashionably eco-tweaked green version called, naturally enough, the Blue.

While the i10's 1.2-litre petrol engine continues in improved form (13 per cent more power, 9.2 per cent less CO², 8.7 per cent better fuel consumption), the 1.1-litre unit that was the staple of the original i10 range has been replaced by a brand new three-cylinder 1.0-litre engine that powers the Blue and claims a combined consumption of 67.3mpg.

No one looks happy on UK petrol forecourts these days but at least the i10 should ease the pain inflicted by the extortionate pump prices. Like the old 1.1, it struggles a bit out of town. And the precise action of the five-speed gearbox means it's no chore keeping it on the boil.

That said, the updated 1.2 powerplant with 85bhp makes life considerably more relaxed behind the wheel. And with a combined consumption of 61.4mpg and CO2 emission of just 108 g/km, you're hardly going to be branded a climate criminal. Hyundai's refreshed i10 might lack the sparkle to seduce urban trendies but it continues to put a tick in the boxes marked quality, practicality and value.