Should you buy one?

The ICE-powered Avenger range might not set the world on fire, but it’s a competent, often interesting car regardless of which powertrain you go for. The manual petrol is our favourite to drive while the Electric Avenger brings the power and forward-thinking.

It’s the e-Hybrid that brings practicality with a small dash of agility and dynamism. The only catch? Its front-wheel-drive layout doesn’t feel very Jeep to us – we’ll have to wait for the launch of the Avenger 4Xe to see something with two powered axles.

It’s likeable and packed full of characterful, yet we can’t help but feel that Ford has nailed the small family SUV brief more squarely with the Puma SUV.

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