AN upmarket version of the C4 Cactus with a pearl white finish is being released by Citroen.

The C4 Cactus W special edition is priced from £18,890 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 paint jobs, white door mirror caps and white roof bars with the distinctive Airbump side panels finished in a sandy colour.

Costing some £1,100 more than the standard Cactus, the W specials also come with white 17-inch alloy wheels, darkened rear windows and are fitted with 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 fitted with 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 - priced from £19,620 - has a lean burn 1.6-litre BlueHDi 100ps engine rated at 78.5mpg with emissions of 95g/km.