SEEING the C4 Cactus in the flesh for the first time came as something of a surprise. There, parked in our test-car garage, was not the SUV the press pictures conveyed, but a compact car that has more in common size-wise with a C-segment hatchback. In fact, I’ll go as far as to say that, beyond the cladding and roof rails, there is nothing crossover about it.
The quirky design cues are appealing, though, as are the deep, comfortable seats and the high-level of specification on this top-of-the-range Shine model.
Inside, space is a little tighter than you’d expect; there’s less room in which to manoeuvre than on a vehicle such as the Volkswagen Golf, for instance. However, the Cactus does have a few tricks up its sleeve, one of…