Citroën Cactus preview: ‘It’s lost some of its appealing prickliness’ | Martin Love

The likable crossover has had a makeover. It's not as extrovert as it used to be, but it still packs plenty of French flair

Citroin Cactus
Price 16,356
MPG 62.8
Top speed 117mph
CO₂ 104g/km

If you can't stand out in the car park for being beautiful, then you might as well grab some attention for being ugly - or maybe jolie laide is a kinder way of putting it. Which is exactly what Citroin decided to do with the Cactus. With its bizarre Airbump side panels, tiny wraparound headlamps, acres of plastic cladding and jazzy interior, it made quite a splash when it was first launched in 2014. It was a distinctively different and very quirky crossover which became the Marmite hit of the year.