Our belt and braces EX Honda HR-V variant has 12 extra features for its £26,000 P11D ticket compared with the SE Navi, one notch down the range and £3005 cheaper.

The panoramic sunroof and rear-view camera rate as respective convenience and safety assets, even if heated leather seats plus rear privacy glass don’t register on my personal must-have or -need list. Meanwhile, paying extra for the driver’s seat back pocket seems odd.

Extra kit means extra weight and, for those who care, 0.3 of a second longer reaching 62mph. Thinning down the hefty, exhaustive, if not enthralling, 624-page handbook (pictured) might help compensate.