Finished in a classic shade of Old English White ... but on power-to-weight ratio alone the Sprite has the measure of a new Porsche Cayman. In such a small car, that feels fast. And it really is tiny.

Retro-themed cars have significantly grown ... Introduced in 1984, the Pegueot 205 GTI was one of the defining small cars of the 1980s, putting a powerful 1.6 or 1.9-litre petrol engine inside ...