But, I hear you cry, this is David Yu's Cappuccino! Surely the fitment of a Skyline drag-turbo, nitrous, water and dilithium injection were immediately on the agenda? Sadly, no. Maybe I'm getting sensible in my old age, but the fact is I bought the car to fulfil one purpose only: to tackle the daily London commuter crawl and make it as much fun as possible (at least from the driver's seat; my commuting fantasies comprising a stretch limo, Salma Hayek and Sharon Stone are probably best left unstated). I have, however, replaced the rather large standard steering wheel with the obligatory Momo, in this case a dinky Racing Line, and the stereo has been replaced with the ageing but splendid Alpine set-up that last saw service in my Skyline, complete with CD changer and subwoofer.

I'm ashamed to say I haven't even had the 88mph speed limiter removed; my chances to hit it are pretty restricted on the Marylebone Road. However, the Cappuccino's tiny 4ft 7in width means that on every journey there are opportunities to pass cars stuck behind right-turning traffic or to maintain a reasonable pace down tight suburban roads with oncoming normal-sized cars.

The car rides and handles well, the feelsome and reasonably direct non-assisted steering giving all the messages needed to contain momentary tail slides. A recent unintentional wet road 'moment' had me facing sideways on to the Mercedes S-class I was travelling next to on the Hogarth roundabout, but the Suzuki's small footprint meant I was able to gather up the slide and stay in my lane, much to the astonishment of my fellow commuters.

The fuel figures I have achieved with this car have been an all time record for me, but probably an all time low for a Cappuccino. However the tiny, 6.6-gallon tank lasts a fortnight and seldom costs much over ΂£20 to fill. The main point of this car, though, is its ability to entertain and also to reduce commuting time. It may only save a couple of minutes per journey, but to us city slickers, time is money.