VIDEO: Crossover shows depth of Mazda range

REGULAR readers will know of my general antipathy towards that genre of automobile which has been called the crossover.

It has also been one of the most ridiculously successful — not to mention unexpected — endeavours ever undertaken by the motor industry, and by Nissan, in particular, as they pretty much invented it.

We know Nissan hit a nerve with the buying public when they came out with the Qashqai as it provided estate car levels of practicality along with SUV-esque height and stature. Cue zillions of sales and award gongs left, right, and centre — not to mention the best accolade of all: Every other manufacturer on the planet copying your idea.