I recently got a brand new late 2013 Citroen DS3 DSport Plus! Only driven it once (was ill when I took it out and scraped some of the paint off of the rear passenger wheel arch after an idiot forced me into turning into a a very narrow lane for a parking space, caught said region on a barrier that was practically inside the lane) but I love it already! It's got a 1.6 liter petrol engine, full leather seats and a wonderfully smooth six-speed gearbox. The brakes, as to expected from a top rally car firm, are sensationally quick to respond and the number of features is crazy!
I previously had (read: my first car) a 2010 Ford Fiesta 'Studio'; took it from London to Cardiff and back again (a journey of 330 miles, quite a lot in the UK)!