Hyundai i30 interior

However, most i30 buyers are likely to think that the upgraded system is entirely adequate, not least because it comes as standard with Apple CarPay and Android Auto on board.

The stereo is the only glaring weak point: four speakers and two tweeters is probably insufficient given our test car’s range-topping spec. It’s a regrettable state of affairs because elsewhere the overhaul is well thought out.

The layout is now far more horizontal in its design theme than the previous iteration, and although no one would accuse it of over-indulging on imagination, it is a generally satisfying place to pass the time.

All of the switchgear has been thoughtfully reconsidered – the new three-spoke steering wheel is a vast improvement on its button-addled forebear – and although the material choice leans heavily towards dour, cloudburst-coloured plastics, they all fit together well enough, save perhaps for the lid of the centre console cubby, which feels as flimsy as a pound-shop-bought biscuit tin.

In the back, the Tourer’s added-value practicality comes predictably to the fore.

The i30’s leg room isn’t peerless in a segment that includes the Skoda Octavia but it’s easily worthy of adult-rated knees and the head room – obliged by the longer roof line – is plentiful.

The boot doubles down on the theme: its pleasingly rectangular, very well appointed load space easily equals the appeal of anything made by direct rivals.

The 60/40 seat backs are on the heavy side, but they flop forward to turn a very generous 602 litres of capacity into 1650 litres. Throw in the underrated presence of additional cubbyholes under the boot floor and the Tourer nails its USP with tick-box aplomb.