A spray-on cargo-bed liner is standard on the Terron 9, as are four sturdy tie-down points. The cargo area does, however, miss out on a power socket. But you do get a spring-loaded tailgate for easier lifting and plastic tub-caps to protect the metal below. Wheels are either 18 or 20-inch alloys, and side-steps are standard, too. LDV is currently working on a range of accessories for the Terron 9, but no details are available yet.

The cabin is wide enough that LDV has been able to add what amounts to a small desk between the front seats. There are cup-holders in the lower centre console as well as USB and charge ports in the rear of the centre console. Each rear door card has three layers of storage. Information is displayed on a pair of 12.3-inch screens (joined to appear as one) and the LDV has one-touch, electronic interior door handles.

While the Terron 9 sticks with a four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, in this case it's quite a refined and quiet one. A newer design than the 2.0-litre in its T60 stablemate, the 2.5-litre unit in the Terron 9 reverts to a single turbocharger yet still produces the numbers we expect in this class of vehicle.

Even the entry-level LDV Terron 9 gets electrically adjustable front seats, but if opt for the range-topping Evolve version, the six-way adjustment becomes eight-way and heating, cooling and a massage function for the front is added. The rear seat in the Evolve is heated as well. Cloth trim is the default setting, but it actually feels pretty good even if it doesn't look spectacular. The rear set is roomy and the backrest at a proper angle for long distances.

It's pretty much academic in a vehicle like this, but bank of the Terron 9 getting from rest to 100km/h in under 11 seconds. The point is that it does so in a pretty relaxed manner.

With a claimed fuel consumption figure of 7.9 litres per 100km, the real-world number is going to be a lot closer to 9.0L/100km. Even at that, the 80-litre tank should get you easily 850km between visits to the diesel pump.