10. Fiat Palio - £5,666 ($9,287)

10. Fiat Palio - £5,666 ($9,287)
Hanging in at number 10 and nosing ahead of Renault's Romania-built Dacia Logan by around £150 ($246), the Palio is the archetypal world car - conceived to conquer all corners of the globe by virtue of a flexible design that can adapt to local requirements. Think McDonald's-made metal.

That's probably why though, in its bones, it's so horribly bland. Design-wise, there's more archaeology than architecture here - the chassis originates from Fiat's 1993 Punto and much of the gubbins is recycled Uno.

Since then, it's seen more surgery than Barry Manilow, though an all-new Palio is promised this year. However, Fiat got a lot right with this car, if factory output is your measure of success: It's quicker to ask where this car isn't made than where it is.

Its manufacture began in Brazil (where it sells for well under £6,000 ($9,835)) back in 1996 and production spores have germinated thereafter in Argentina, Turkey, Poland, Morocco, South Africa, Russia, India and China. As a station wagon and pick up, the Palio is sold today in parts of Europe. Engines vary widely, using much of Fiat's repertoire. Some run on LPG and ethanol.

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