► Month 11 with the Citroen C4 Cactus
► Good news, the digital speedometer has won us over
Despite having long championed the analogue wrist watch (digital versions don’t work because you actually view a clock to establish what time it isn’t), the Cactus has quietly won me over to the merits of the (ugly) digital speedometer. And an ideal automotive combination is, it strikes me, an analogue rev counter whirring away around a digital speedo. Sadly, the Cactus spurns provision of the former in favour of… well, acres of blank binnacle black hole. In truth, however, this is not a powerplant that rewards revving, so no harm done.
Logbook: Citroen C4 Cactus Blue HDi 100
Engine: 1560cc turbodiesel, 99bhp @ 3750rpm, 187lb ft @ 1750rpm
Gearbox: 5-spd manual, fwd
Stats: 10.7sec 0-62mph, 114mph, 89g/km
Price: £17,990
As tested: £19,330
Miles this month: 447
Total miles: 8951
Our mpg: 56.4
Official mpg: 83.1
Fuel: £44.09
Extra costs: £0