AT A GLANCE: PEUGEOT 1007

What drives it? A 1,587cc, 16-valve, 110 brake-horsepowered petrol engine with a five-speed,

2-Tronic semi-automatic gearbox with control paddles, front-wheel-drive with ventilated front disks on 16-inch wheels.

How fast is it? Adequate for town, at 187km/h. Hits 96km/h in 12.3 seconds.

How safe is it? The safest super-mini, with five stars in Euro NCAP crash tests.

How thirsty is it? A sober 15.2km/litre in town on a 40-litre tank.

How Hong Kong friendly? Very, at 156g per km of CO2, the fug equivalent of just 1.73 Smart ForTwos.