Currently reading: Anglesey to Amalfi: 3000 miles in a plug-in hybrid Volvo XC90

We put the XC90's touring credentials to the test with a road trip to Italy via Wales

Sometimes the job calls for a soft, spacious machine that makes an art of being undemanding. In other words, a wafter.

A certain elegance to the design is always nice to have – a 5.0-litre Jag XJ will look rather better on your driveway than an ID7 – but ultimately the calibre of any wafter boils down to effortless cruising and high levels of isolation.