75bhp 1.0 Citroen's won't pull the skin off a rice pudding. I tried the Vag one as welll, both are ok ish around town but hopeless when faced with a motorway incline. Save up and buy a 1.5. All the 1.0 will disappoint in the long term.
I've got the previous gen 1.0 TSI (110PS)
Ibiza SC. Yes its slower compared to my previous car, 2.0TDI 150, but i wouldn't call it slow. Way faster than previous gen 95PS Mini One I've driven, and feels slightly faster the same as the previous gen Mini Cooper (auto). And the cooper has 122PS + approx same weight. engine wise it feels like a car with 120+ PS of power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjyJ8Ftg890 @ 4:31, surely 115PS engine can't reach 100kmh in 8 secs flat? VAG must be understating their power, or more likely, it has to develop 115PS on the dyno with the worst avaliable fuel, anything more, they turn a blind eye.
Friends who have sat in it, after I put my foot down a little, all think it's a 1.6 or 1.8. Jaw drops when I mentiond it's 999cc. Even once I had 5 people in the car with some luguage, it was ok even on mountain road...but oh dear does fuel economy plummet!
Most gutless car I've ever driven was a 1.2 82PS Citroen C3. had ~2 km of 'overtaking lane' in Norway/Sweden, and with foot flat to the floor in top gear, slight incline, accelerating from about 80km to about 110km...forget it...couldn't make it in time to overtake a long lorry.
But back to which engine...I would say...if budget allows, go for the 1.0TSI 95. As it has a turbo, you may not even need to change down that often, and probably cheaper to run in the real world.
My
Ibiza 1.0 TSI 110, sees around 35mpg heavy London traffic, 40-45 mpg medium to light London traffic, 50+mpg Sunday 9am London city, and on free flowing 40-50mph dual carriageway, 55-60+mpg possible. 70mph Highways...well...anywhere from 48-55mpg.