Then there’s the Audi A1. Sure ... Even Ford – traditionally a brand as blue around the collar as its oval badge – is getting in on the act. The latest Fiesta is a cracking car, and Ford ...

Ford has launched a mid-life update for the sprightly hot hatch, which despite arriving in Australia halfway through 2022, is still officially ... the German-built ST is the only Fiesta variant ...

Mind you, getting in or out of the Fiesta is an easier task, thanks to its wider doors. You can pretty much forget about offering lifts to anyone older than about 12 in the back of the A1.

It’s so closely related to the A1 supermini that you could say it was another trim level; after all, this is what Ford does with its own take on the formula, the Fiesta Active. Both models have ...