Having booked the car in advance, we were disappointed on arrival to find the rear passenger door stoved in, with its rubber lining flapping against the side.

That was time enough, however, for someone to take a key to the rear passenger door and score a foot-long, tangibly malicious groove along it.

New standard features included lamps for luggage, glove and rear passenger compartments and front and rear safety belts.

When pivoted-up by an electric motor, it acts as a roof spoiler, which also vents air from the interior and increases rear passenger headroom.

In addition, the rear window retracted into a compartment located behind the rear passenger seats.