The Nissan Ariya appeared extra up the iX1’s road. Its extra upmarket inside was nearer to the BMW’s customary and the Japanese trounced the German for vary, with an official 322 miles. Despite its properly refined and punchy powertrain, nevertheless, I concluded that it nonetheless wasn’t fairly as enthralling.

Then got here the Genesis GV60, in top-rung Sport Plus trim. At £67,505, it was dearer than the iX1 however much more of a like-for-like than the opposite rivals. The claimed vary was 289 miles, however our testing returned 220 miles – virtually the identical as I’m getting within the iX1. The inside was additionally on a par with the BMW, if not a contact higher, stuffed with fashionable know-how, leather-based and plush materials.

Yet once I hopped again into the iX1 afterwards, I instantly felt extra at residence (who stated familiarity breeds contempt?). I’ve already stated how good an atmosphere this automobile is, and that feeling hasn’t worn off even just a little bit in any case this time. In reality, I’d say I’ve but to take a seat in an EV whose inside I’ve preferred extra.

The 10.25in digital dial show is evident and customised precisely to my liking, and I typically don’t have to even go close to the ten.7in central display screen. When I’m not utilizing Apple CarPlay, the built-in Spotify app is sensible and lets me entry my music in a number of faucets.

The iX1’s head-up show, in the meantime, is the primary one I haven’t felt compelled to show off. I exploit it to alter radio stations or music, and for my in-car monitoring programs.

Quite unexpectedly, then (nicely, it is a compact SUV), I seem to have fashioned a little bit of an attachment. 

Love it 

Spotify

Issues with my iPhone have restricted my use of Apple CarPlay, however utilizing the in-built Spotify integration has been seamless 

Loathe it

Automatic boot sensor

The foot-operated boot mechanism typically cancels when it’s half-opened, forcing me to step in, thus rendering it pointless.