Honda HR-V

With the necessarily thick pillars and small windows of modern cars, lightcoloured interiors make a world of difference. Okay, cream leather is a bad idea for parents, but for the rest of us it’s lovely. The all-black gloom of our Puma ST made me appreciate the HR-V’S design even more. It only comes on the Advance Style top trim level, though, which is £2000 more than the black leather Advance.