Reliant Robin fans defend car Clarkson branded plastic pig 25 years since it was scrapped

Twenty-five years ago, a quirky British car rolled off the production line for the last time. The Reliant Robin enjoyed an astonishing 25 years of on-sale popularity – and notoriety – as the country’s favourite three-wheeled vehicle. Owners loved the Robin’s penny-pinching running costs, but ardent devotees endured constant mickey-taking from the likes of BBC Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson, for driving a “plastic pig.”