2015 Hyundai Tucson

Top spec Tucsons come in at a considerable £28,345, nearly ten grand more than the basic Tucson's starting price, so don't expect Hyundai to shift many of them. The volume model is expected to be the SE Nav car, starting at £21,295 and including, as the name suggests, sat nav - a swish new eight-inch touchscreen system developed by TomTom.

In terms of quality, the Tucson carries on where the Santa Fe left off, with sensibly laid out and tactile switchgear and more soft-touch materials than most cars in the segment. It's a classy cabin.

Mostly, yes, but again the caveat is that our time was restricted to high-end versions with four-wheel drive, the new 1.6-litre turbo petrol (174bhp and smooth, but no one in Britain will buy it) and the range-topping 2.0-litre CRDi diesel producing 182bhp and 295lb ft of torque. The majority of buyers will stick with front-wheel drive and the more modestly endowed 1.7-litre diesel of old unless they have a lifestyle that involves towing things, or they live in snowy mountains.

The four-wheel drive system comes with a lock mode to force 50 per cent of engine output to the rear wheels for sticky low-speed situations.

Generally the Tucson is a capable handler, with good body control and damping. Refinement’s good, with low noise and intrusion from the outside world.