The 408 isn’t short of storage, with a big space under the central armrest, decent door pockets, a usable glovebox, a phone charging shelf and a big covered cubby in the centre console with enclosed cup-holders. I’ve never been short of places to put stuff.

Quality is also pretty good. The silver and black plastic on the centre console is slightly low rent, but materials higher up on the dash are reassuringly upmarket and soft touch, with ambient lighting on this GT version and some attractive contrasting stitching.

The infotainment system is impressive, too. The main touchscreen is supported by the bank of large, programmable ‘i-Toggle’ buttons below. If you’re using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, one of these allows you to quickly swap to your phone’s interface.

On the touchscreen itself, some of the controls are small, while the animations don’t add much, other than disguising the occasionally slow responses. The 3D instrument cluster looks smart, too, but it’s failed on two occasions, with all the numbers disappearing. A restart fixes it, but leaves you guessing your speed until you’ve switched out of 3D mode. Our car’s connection to its radio antenna also failed.

The only other issue we’ve encountered has actually enhanced the driving experience. The stop-start system is working less frequently – a combination of cold weather and short urban trips being the likely cause – but this has also eliminated the delay in power delivery when getting off the line. I had wondered if it was the otherwise-smooth EAT8 gearbox or the stop-start that caused hesitation at junctions, but now I know.