Mr Minissale said Mr Flaherty faced an uphill task with a more commercially focused portfolio, but one positive was the level of discounting in the marketplace by the two big rivals was substantially lower than three to five years ago.
This is the same size boot as the Audi A3 Sportback, but substantiallybigger than the Ford Focus ST's small 316 - litre boot (although the estate version boosts this to 476 litres).