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This face-lifted model features an updated interior, instrumentation and controls. The base price for this particular vehicle is £19,450 although our test car had £2,195 worth of extras bumping the figure up to £22,045.

These were a multi-function steering wheel with radio and Bluetooth controls (£530), sat-nav and trip computer (£1,540) and silver roof rails (£125). With the seats up, the Octavia has 580 litres of luggage space compared to the Mondeo’s 542, although total boot space is 1,620, 125 litres less than the Ford.