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What is it?

This is the 1.3 CDTi, the pick of the Agila range. The 74bhp 1248cc turbodiesel is almost identical to the one found in the Corsa but, crucially, gets 14lb ft more torque and has to haul around 60kg less weight.

What’s it like?

The result is punchy urban performance, with none of the low-down lethargy that afflicts the same engine in the Corsa.

We criticised the Agila’s weight in our road test of the 1.0-litre petrol version, but this is less o...Read the full article

This car looks far more Suzuki than Vauxhall, though the Splash looks better. I wonder if it will uphold the tradition of the best Vauxhalls being the ones they didn't (entirely) design themselves?  ;)

(Lotus carlton, VX220, Monaro, VXR8, Omega?)