Even though the excellent 2.2-litre i-CDTi engine has been carried over almost unchanged, virtually everything else is new. You may not like the slightly odd styling – that drooping rear side glass, the oddly configured grille – but there are very real improvements within.
The bodyshell, for instance, is 85 per cent stiffer. It’s lighter too, and provides more room than before and houses conveniences like sliding rear seats.
Its aerodynamics has been improved as well: being 12 percent cleaner through the air further improves a fuel consumption already assisted by a marginally reduced weight.
And there’s a heap of equipment available: a rear-view parking camera, radar cruise control and a collision mitigation system that prevents rear-ending shunts.
