The interior is a big selling point for the S07. It’s spacious and the perceived material quality is good, with a smart blend of materials, a tactile steering wheel and a generally solid feel.

There’s only one model available, and it gets everything you would want, including a huge panoramic glass roof, which obviously adds to the ambience.

There’s no traditional driver’s readout, but a head-up display offers a speed readout as well as augmented sat-nav guidance. 

The S07 will certainly give Tesla a run for its money when it comes to perceived interior finish – and it will bring Tesla to mind in terms of the dash layout and infotainment functionality, too. There are no buttons to be seen, but the 15.6in portrait-oriented touchscreen can be set to swivel towards the driver or passenger if you want it to, which is a neat feature.

Within it, you will find the controls for the side mirrors, windscreen wipers and more, which is annoying, but at least a swipe-down shortcut menu allows quick control of many of the key features – including the speed limit warning and lane keeping assistance. Naturally, voice control is included, as are over-the-air software updates, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

As is often the case with Chinese cars, rear passenger space and comfort is a chief priority. There’s tons of space in the back of the S07, and while the floor feels a touch higher than in equivalent ICE SUVs, it’s still a comfortable back seat. You even get your own control for the roof blind, as well as rear climate control and a centre armrest with cupholders and phone stand.

A 445-litre boot is adequate but a long way off the space you get in most of those rivals we’ve already mentioned. It’s a fairly shallow space, and the rear seats are short on versatility (they don’t slide, they only fold in a 60/40 split and there’s no seven-seat option), but the squared-off boot space will be fine for a standard single buggy.