What’s new: What isn’t? The cheeky pint-sized 4×4 is back and all-new. Think of it as a shrunken ‘proper’ 4×4 with an equally diminutive all-paw running cost of 28.7ppm and a 34.9mpg combined fuel consumption.
Excellent: Looks – people love it even with the tide of anti-4×4 sentiment. The all-time 4×4 and elevated ride height provide for not only some genuine off-road ability but great visibility too.
Good: Incredibly, the 105PS 1.5-litre feels like it should belong in a GTi – it’s loud and unrefined but shifts the Terios along at an alarming rate.
Average: Feels cheap inside, the ride’s not up to much and at speed the steering feels disconnected while at motorway speed the Terios wanders.
Poor: Handling’s awful, and that jacked-up body adds plenty of lean. Our car suffered from understeer and had a sloppy gearchange too.
Verdict: Stylish, strangely endearing 4×4 is full of character but ultimately a poor car.
