Auto Express: Next Micra set to play rough?
Auto Express gave the car 3 out of 5, praising its on-track behaviour, but stating that it wasn't really suited to everyday usage.
Steve Fowler is group editor of Auto Express which includes the magazines What Car?
If you can find an RB5, that's the one to go for - it's 23rd from top of 100 models for reliability in Auto Express 2002 survey.
The full results will appear in the next issue of Auto Express, out on April 14.
Auto Express is a weekly motoring magazine sold in the United Kingdom published by Dennis Publishing.
In 2011 Auto Express was the biggest selling motoring magazine in Britain with a circulation of 60,840.
Auto Express is known for its spy shots and speculative illustrations of forthcoming cars.
Right hand drive Chevrolet Corvette confirmed, Auto Express, 15 Jan 2013.
Auto Express did not mince its words: 'It's difficult to see how much more Ford could have done to improve a car that was already very good.'