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Interior
Dark shades make it look dreary at first glance, but the combination of dark grey fabric with white stitching looks fetching and different. The soft-touch plastics around the instrument binnacle also feel really good, and the leather-wrapped steering wheel is meaty and has the right amount of grip. Touches like the fake aluminum-drilled pedals add to the sporty feel. The indicator stalks and gear lever feel good to touch. The sound the indicators make when switched on is really annoying, but that sound is the result of a lot of research, since it filters through all other noises and targets your subconscious. Interior space is adequate for a car of its size. Good headroom and shoulder room will keep occupants comfortable over long stretches. The boot is simply enormous - the exterior of the car gives no hint about how big it is. This being a sporty variant, the seats really hold you in well through all those lateral Gs, but we do feel the front seats could do with just a little more side bolstering. The seat has adequate under-thigh support even for tall drivers, and the steering wheel tilts as well. A driving position that is comfortable is quite easy to arrive at with the help of all the adjustment on offer. The mp3 player is only a single-disc player but sound quality is good. The air-conditioner is one of the most powerful we've experienced - those round air vents can whip up quite a bit of an ice storm inside the cabin.