Kia pro_cee’d safety equipment is the same for both trim levels. There are front, side and curtain airbags, making six in total, along with ISOFIX child seat mounting points.

There’s the usual host of acronyms, including ESC (Electronic Stability Control), EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution) – which apportions the amount of braking applied to each wheel unequally depending on which wheel is under the most load – and ESS (Emergency Stop Signalling), where the brake lights flash in a repeated pattern in an emergency braking situation.

Boot space is the same as that of the regular five-door model at 380 litres – 40 litres more than the old pro_cee’d. The rear seats fold down in a 60:40 split to free up further space and there is the same collection of interior cubby holes, cup-holders and storage bins as the regular cee’d.

There are steering wheel-mounted controls for the stereo and cruise control which are simple and straightforward to use and there are ISOFIX child seat mountings in the rear, although the low roofline might call for some awkward bending and twisting when fitting or removing the child seat itself.

Over-the-shoulder visibility isn’t bad for a three-door car. Parking is made easier by the reversing sensors fitted as standard on the pro_cee’d ‘S’ and the reversing camera on the pro_cee’d ‘SE’, although it’s worth noting that the camera display doesn’t run quite as smoothly as you might hope, the picture occasionally appearing a little jerky.