A fresh new upmarket version of the C4 Cactus with a dazzling pearl white finish is being released by Citroen priced from £18,890.

It’s called the C4 Cactus W special edition and will be available with a choice of petrol or diesel engines with manual transmissions.

Based on the range-topping Flair models, the specials have white paintwork, white door mirror caps and white roof bars with the distinctive Airbump side panels finished in a sandy colour.

The Cactus W models cost about £1,100 more than the standard Cactus, and also come with white 17-inch alloy wheels, darkened rear windows, sat nav, automatic air conditioning and a high definition reversing camera. A panoramic sunroof is a £425 option as is black part-leather upholstery at £695.

The petrol version is powered by Citroen’s award-winning three cylinder 1.2-litre PureTech 110ps engine which has emissions of 100g/km and, with stop/start, an official fuel return of 65.7mpg.

The C4 Cactus W diesel – costing from £19,620 – has a 1.6-litre BlueHDi 100ps engine rated at 78.5mpg with emissions of 95g/km.