But the chassis shows promise. Although built in China, the MG3 was largely developed by a UK-based engineering team, and British cars have been further tweaked to account for our dreadful tarmac.

The hybrid MG3 is supposed to be capable of up to 64.2mpg, but I’ve not seen close to that in nearly three months with the car, despite spending a lot of time driving on battery power.

Maligned by motoring journalists and car enthusiasts alike, the MG3 proved once again that critical success ... extra USBs) and there’s room for improvement in terms of in-cabin storage. But overall, ...