Cupra Formentor

Running costs

39.4mpg (on test)

£73 fill-up £155 or 34% tax

Practicality

Boot capacity

450 litres

THERE’S a usually unwritten rule in car journalism that says we don’t get involved in aesthetics. Where a vehicle’s design has had a direct impact on its packaging or practicality, then it’s worthy of comment. But whether or not we just like the look of a car is pretty much irrelevant – because what we consider beautiful could be what you rate as hideous.

So I’m going