This, I think, is sorely missing in current cars, but Renault is doing a great job of rectifying the problem. For both the R4 and R5, you can also get fun 3D-printed covers for the central storage bin, including one featuring a representation of the classic Renault 4. There’s also a range of covers for the drive selector stalk, one of which features the French flag, just in case you’ve already got the baguette holder and fancy doubling down on the Gallic pride. They’re cheap, too, at £30 a pop. 

All of this matters, because these little details will brighten your mood no end as you climb aboard for the morning commute on a dark, miserable winter’s morning. Yes, some cars might do that in the way they drive, but for the average motorist, I think something silly like a baguette holder or a fun 3D-printed trim piece will do the job more successfully. Clever, fun design elements like this can even gain cars a bit of a cult following, protecting their value and making them easier to sell when it’s time to move on.

To be fair, adding that fun element to car designs has been done before, the original BMW MINI was a fine example but brands seem to have lost their way until very recently. Right now, it does feel as though other manufacturers are getting better at filling the fun vacuum, along with Renault. The Fiat Grande Panda’s interior, for example, is a really fun place to be with its funky use of colours and materials – it’s not like you often find bamboo fibres used to make cabin trim.