10. Fiat Palio - £5,666 (€6,495)

10. Fiat Palio - £5,666 (€6,495)
Hanging in at number 10 and nosing ahead of Renault's Romania-built Dacia Logan by around £150, 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 it's so horribly bland. Design-wise, there's more archaeology than architecture here - the chassis originates from Fiat's 1993 Punto and much else 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 back in 1996 and production has begun 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.