Yet more understated Czech brilliance in ‘city SUV’ form

Do we really need another crossover? When it comes to the Škoda Kamiq, with its effortless driving and countless small but ingenious touches, the answer is yes

The Škoda Kamiq is a crossover that doesn’t really feel like a crossover
The controls are superbly calibrated in a spacious cabin

As big car business goes, it doesn’t come much bigger than crossovers and SUVs. The thing is, though, that – for crossovers in particular – their success was predicated on the idea that customers would buy them because they wanted something that was higher and more 4x4-like than a regular car, but which was just a regular car in terms of running costs and mechanicals underneath.