The British weather is doing its worst. The roads are smeared with a mulch of mud and wet leaves, and flooded in places by relentless rain. Squalls of icy wind cut through the denuded trees as leaden clouds smother the sunlight. Low-beam headlamps are needed even in the early afternoon.
In such conditions, most vehicles of this type would feel incongruous and inappropriate, like slipping on a pair of Alcantara-trimmed loafers to hike up the Himalayas. Not so with the