Hyundai Bayon review

Prices kick off at £22,905 for a base spec Bayon Advance with the six-speed manual. Mid-spec Premium trim starts from £24,305 and the range topping Ultimate £25,705. Speccing the auto gearbox adds £1,250 each instance.

On lease, you’re looking at around £230, £255 and £280 respectively, on a four-year agreement with a £5k down payment and yearly allowance of 10,000 miles, through Hyundai’s own finance scheme.

Of its rivals a Seat Arona, Kia Stonic and Renault Captur can be had for cheaper, and the likes of a Nissan Juke, Skoda Kamiq, Volkswagen T-Cross, Vauxhall Mokka and Ford Puma are around the same price or marginally more.

What’s the difference between kit?

Standard kit includes 16in alloy wheels, auto headlights, electric heated and folding door mirrors, LED headlights, taillights and positioning lights, a front LED light bar, rear view camera and parking sensors, 10.25in drivers' instrument cluster and infotainment display, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, front USB ports, cruise control and multi-colour ambient lighting.

Step up to Premium trim and on top of the standard kit you get 17in alloy wheels, climate control, automatic windscreen wipers, front parking sensors, rear USB-C port, privacy glass and heated steering wheel and front seats. The Premium trim is also available with black exterior styling, a £500 option comprising two tone black roof and black door mirrors.

Bayon Ultimates get all that plus a BOSE Premium sound system, wireless phone charging, blind spot collision warning, smart key with engine start button and a glass sunroof with electric tilt & slide.

Anything else I should know?

Here are a couple of quick fire numbers for you. Nine: number of colours to choose from. Five: duration of warranty. In years, not minutes. Seven: number of bones in a giraffe’s neck. That’s not strictly relevant here, but this is a refreshingly simple car and well, we got distracted on Wikipedia.

Quite frankly we wouldn’t look beyond the basic trim. The Bayon is a pretty basic car and Advance spec has most of the bases covered.