Suzuki Swift Sport.

Ah good question! Two of us camping with all the related paraphernalia, so need something a similar size to the i10 (we fill up the boot and back seats when going on trips). Would certainly consider the Smart forfour if it people think it is comfortable on long motorway drives.

Toyota Yaris 1.33, Mazda 2 or Ford Fiesta 1.25 are all good options here. I’d spend a bit more of you can. www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20200731193...2

Thanks for the tips @SLO76 - I've got today set aside for car hunting, so may see if I can book in for a test drive of the Yaris.

Would this be a similarly good buy (it is a little nearer)? www.motors.co.uk/car-57799812/?i=3&m=srm

Being an experienced camper good boot space will be an important requirement. Bit of an issue with a Yaris etc but as mentioned by ORB the Kia Venga and Hyundai ix20 are suitably endowed.

Maybe i'm misreading it, but my take on the OP's post was that he already goes camping using his 2011 Hyundai i10.

This is a very small car indeed, so if the OP is able to do his camping trips using that, there is no question that he'd also be able to do them in an Aygo/C1/108, never mind the bigger Yaris.

Thanks for all your comments!

I went to test out a Yaris last weekend, and to be honest was shocked by how big it felt. As @badbusdriver noted, I've been driving something in a smaller class of car (and before that a tiny old model Ford Ka), and size wise, it's largely met my needs.

Lots of votes for the Jazz so may give that a try.

I sort of feel like the dream car for me doesn't exist! In answer to
@badbusdriver, @Engineer Andy and @Big John, I've always been able to fit the camping gear in the i10, but spread across the boot and back seats (not ideal from a safety perspective). The dream would be a car of i10 size, no back seats all boot space, that can really hold its own on the motorway - at which point I realise I'm describing a really tiny van!

Will try out a few more options and be sure to let you know what I pick!

We have just bought a 2nd i10 (2019 plate) it is the three cylinder 1l model, we bought as a run around and for my wife to commute with. However, as it was newish we went for a day out in it and I was surprised by how well to coped on the motorway..

Being an ex biker, who used to go camping, I find that any car is big enough for camping gear

You can thank Top Gear and, in general, the motoring press, for this assumption that small engined cars can’t cope with the motorway. Which is of course nonsense, as you’ve found out. The speed limit is 70mph, but most 1.0 (n/a) city cars will have a top speed of 90+mph, so there really shouldn’t be any problems, unless you are trying to race the beemer in the fast lane!. As I mentioned earlier, we used to have a Daihatsu Sirion 1.0 (68bhp) which had no difficulty maintaining 75-80mph on the motorway.