Six Months In: Pros and Cons, Itemised

I cross-shopped for months and ended up with this one. Six months and eight thousand kilometres later, here is the balanced version.

Honest notes after 8,000 km

• Stable at highway speed, the suspension is calmer than rivals at this price
• City consumption is high, especially in traffic
• Infotainment used to stutter; the latest update mostly fixed it

Decide what you actually drive for, and the choice usually makes itself.

Service and insurance costs are itemised at the end for anyone shopping.