Britain's best scrappage buys - Renault Twingo 1.2

Renault's cheapest car offers a decent amount of style and interior space for less than £5000. It's also pretty quiet on the move, and the suspension offers a good compromise between comfort and fun.

There are only two airbags as standard, but otherwise the kit list ticks most essential boxes – except the one for air-conditioning, which isn't available.

The Twingo will cost peanuts to run owing to its frugal engine and low insurance costs, and should also be worth more than other sub-£5000 scrappage cars in three years' time.

Key equipment
Auxiliary input, CD player (four speakers), electric front windows, tilt-adjustable steering wheel, central locking, driver and passenger airbags.

Renault Twingo 1.2 Freeway 3dr
Scrappage price: £4995
Cash price: £6995
Availability: 10 weeks
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Technical data
Power: 75bhp
Top speed: 96mph
0-62mph: 15.0secs
Average mpg: 50.4mpg
CO2 output: 130g/km