The arrival of this new Defender will doubtless provoke the full panoply of emotions amongst those who have lived with, or still use, the original. Because I can’t think of any other basic, bolt-together workhorse that has either survived for so long or elicited such extraordinarily powerful affection amongst its owners. Confession: our divorce enforced …

‘Avoid Excessive Acceleration Due to Temperature’ flashes a message from the instrument binnacle of the GR Yaris when you grumble its decidedly spunky little 1.6 litre turbo into life. Hardly surprising, a first reaction, to receive a warning from the average Toyota not to drive fast if you’re feeling poorly… However, this is anything but …

Presented very much as I like my meat; barbeque black on the outside and red in the middle, with blood oozing forth hither and thither, the first Kia Soul I drove back in 2009 was dubbed the Burner edition – ostensibly random, silver go-bonkers decals not constituting some gay, cabbalistic symbol but rather, if you …