One mini review we seem to be missing.

He'll never admit to the Pious being crap.

Well I did have a rib tickling chuckle when within weeks of someone taking delivery it turned into a devastatingly outmoded last year's model cross country missile. The new one looks a bit better, but still s**te compared to the Focus. But it does have a proper engine (1.8L) a more powerful electric motor, more interior room, bigger boot and a better electric-only option than last year's car.

Five people? Only if one is on a roof rack - when the mpg goes futz. And by "bags" I presume you mean "sponge bags" because you're not going to get five people's luggage into a Pious.

I got better mpg than a mate with a Pious in a Mondeo ST TDCi which did Portsmouth to the North West and back to Portsmouth on less than a tank of fuel, averaging 60mpg, the Pious managed 50mpg, had to fill up twice and I reckon he was still lying through his teeth because he wouldn't show me receipts.

Oh and the Mondeo did take five people and all their luggage the Pious took one person. Even a BMW 520d gets better mpg than a Pious. Raising the fact the Pious uses petrol is a canard, it's as vile as any diseasel.

Was the mondeo an auto - heh oh yeah, they only recently started doing auto mondeo diesels, and they suck fuel.

And of course in stop start traffic, the prius will be the winner.