Should you buy one?

The ICE-powered Avenger range might not set the world on fire, but it’s a competent, often interesting car regardless of which powertrain you go for. As keen enthusiasts, the manual petrol is our favourite to drive, while the Avenger Electric brings the power and forward-thinking.

But it’s the e-Hybrid that offers the best of both worlds. It brings practicality with a small dash of agility and dynamism. The only catch? Its front-wheel drive layout doesn’t feel very Jeep to us – and we’re being forced to wait for the launch of the Avenger 4xe to see something with two powered axles.

Both petrol Avengers are likeable and packed full of character, but we can’t help but feel that Skoda has nailed the small family SUV brief more squarely with the Kamiq.

What we like

It’ll go further off-road than most small SUVs, has peppy engines, plenty of space up front and a comfortable ride.

What we don’t like

Tight in the back, especially with tall people up front, plenty of rivals have bigger boots, interior feels too cheap in places, it doesn’t do anything brilliantly.