The Nissan Micra has built a reputation over many years for affordability, reliability and ease of ownership, but rarely has this perennially popular supermini been accused of being stylish. That all changed with the arrival of the fifth generation Micra which was unveiled at the 2016 Paris Motor show. The French fashion capital was a fitting location for the debut of a model that had cast off its dowdy old clothes to take centre stage on the catwalk with a highly fashionable new look. While it retains much of the previous model’s engineering under the skin, the latest Micra also benefits from a new 1.0-litre turbocharged engine that gave Nissan’s supermini the technical leg-up it needed to compete with the best in its class. Coupled with an array of safety kit and a decently engaging drive, in 2017 we recommended the Micra as one of the supermini best buys.