VOLVO EX30

It's not a big car but in many ways perfect for parents

- RACHEL BURGESS

"I wish I'd chosen an EX30 now,” said my friend Soph, owner of an EX40. “It just felt a bit out-there without the instrument display, but I think next time I might go for it.” Such was our chat when I told her that colleague James Attwood had leant me his long-termer.

I was excited to give the EX30 a try, given there have been a lot of things said about it, positive and otherwise. I like its looks and I enjoyed driving it too. No, it’s not the most dynamic car out there, but broadly it’s hard to fault given how effortless it is to rub along with.