The brilliantly budgeted Vauxhall Viva - Express.co.uk
The small saloon of yesteryear might have been absent from showrooms since 1979 but Vauxhall is reviving the name for this new budget city car. If you’re thinking the Luton firm already has two superminis in the Adam and the Corsa, you would be right but the Viva is a very different proposition. While the Corsa is a traditional mass-market supermini, and the Adam a fashion statement, the Viva is for those with a keener eye than most on their purse strings. With a starting price of £7,995, the Viva undercuts even the cheapest five-door Corsa by more than £1,700, which is no small beer. But these are pretty talented cars and that’s before you get to the likes of the more expensive Seat Mii, Skoda Citigo, Citroën C1, Peugeot 108 or Toyota Aygo. It is no wonder the sector has doubled in size since 2004. The fact that 80 per cent of sales in this sector are on finance, and that you can get into a Viva from £99 a month, is all the convincing many customers will need. It might not be the best-looking car in the sector but it boasts some reasonably smart and clean lines. Available in only five-door form, its rear doors have fully opening windows unlike the pop-out versions on many of its rivals. Source: www.express.co.uk
