Long term report: Kia Carens

After running the brilliant Volvo XC60 for a number of months, I approached my new assignment with an element of skepticism. The new recruit is Korean, not Scandinavian. It is finished in a rather 'out-there' dazzling white hue as opposed to the conservative Seashell Metallic (beige). And it boasts a comparatively measly 1.7 litre turbo diesel engine rather than a mighty 2.4 litre, 212bhp lump.