What’s hot
- Looks just like a Porsche, albeit a rather elongated then squashed 911.
- Huge body leaves plenty of room for four passengers.
- Quality of materials as well as fit and finish is exceptional, better than cars costing twice as much.
- Diesel engine offers surprising real-world economy.
- Ride quality is superb which, combined with the cosseting interior, keeps you alert and fresh for even the longest journeys.
- Huge fuel tank allows a genuine range of 800 miles between visits to the pump.
- Low (for a Porsche) price point combined with low (for a Porsche) CO2 means low(ish) company car tax bills.
What’s not
- Not as quick as you expect a Porsche to be.
- That huge body means it’s a bulky and cumbersome vehicle in tight confines.
- Huge doors also make multi-storey car parks very scary places.
- No way of squeezing in a fifth person, even for a short journey.
- Handling falls short of Porsche sports-car expectations.
- Penny-pinching specification in places, with safety kit such as lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control missing.
- Boot is big, but long and shallow, so golf clubs will be fine but suitcases may not be.