[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

I've just read through the above group test and it was a fairly easy win for the MINI

To summarise:

It won for being fun to drive ("if you enjoy your driving it blows the others out of the water"), comfortable (driving position particularly), having low running costs and great resale values. They didn't like the price, poor standard equipment, small boot, poor quality cabin plastics, fiddly radio / heater controls and the (relative to the other cars here) lack of power.

They liked the Fiat's looks (inside and out), engine flexibility and standard kit. They didn't like the "jittery" ride, dull drive, gear change and the tight cabin.

The Renault was an also-ran.

Tigger.