Toyota GB hit primetime TV with the new Aygo last month. It supplied 10 city cars to BBC TV’s Top Gear for use in a five-a-side car football match, broadcast the day after the FA Cup final.

Each team included leading British racing drivers and a Top Gear presenter. “The Aygo is all about having fun, so what better way to demonstrate that than with a game of footie,” says a Toyota GB spokesman. He didn’t comment on the cost – several of the cars were damaged.