It’s lost a bit of funk but Ford Ka still stars

I didn’t expect to like this car. I didn’t expect to like it at all. I mean, look at the evidence.

Here we have a car that is called a Ka (actually the Ka+) and that should mean a micro-mini which is bursting with design appeal and character and which stands so far out from the crowd that it is in unique territory.

This one isn’t. It is a dull looking thing which might even be mistaken for something from Korea. In fact it is built on a design originating in Brazil and manufactured in India. For a machine aimed at the European small car market, that combination does not spell much by way of a compelling purchasing prospect.