• Welcome to the 2010s
• Although that does mean buttons and dials
• Standard heated and ventilated front seats

How is the quality and layout?

The Korando’s interior didn’t look particularly forward-thinking way back in 2019, and it’s definitely looking dated now. You do get a few soft-touch materials, while silver and piano black trim helps lift things further, so on balance it’s a bit more pleasant than many of the similarly-priced small SUVs out there including the Ford Puma. A Skoda Kamiq feels classier and a bit plusher, as do most SUVs a similar size to the Korando.

Where the Korando does score against newer rivals is usability. Instead of having to go into the touchscreen to alter the temperature, you use the pleasingly old-school knobs and switches. They’re not the most solid feeling controls, but get the job done and are far easier to use whilst driving.

Infotainment and tech

You get a 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system as standard with a volume knob and a few shortcut icons around its outer edge to hep usability. It’s not the slickest looking or most responsive system, but you do get Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard which you’ll inevitably use more than KGM’s software anyway.

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A 10.25 fully digital instrument cluster offers a traditional dial view with a choice of information in the middle, including the sat nav map. Alternatively there’s a fullscreen map view which is linked to the inbuilt sat nav.

It’s a step behind the Volkswagen Group particularly when it comes to slickness, though, with labyrinthine menus and rather too many configurable options for our liking.

Comfort

The Korando’s seats lack a bit of lateral support – they’re quite wide, flat, and comfortable on a run but you’ll be sliding about a bit in fast corners. There are unusually leather covered with both heating and ventilation as standard, and you also get a heated steering wheel thrown in, too. However, you don’t get full climate control, just air con.

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As far as refinement goes, the petrol engine is quite coarse when pushed and the automatic gearbox isn’t the slickest, hesitating at times. Wind and road noise isn’t too bothersome, although you will hear the suspension working away noticeably over bumps.