In Depth: Meet the car that thinks it's a smartphone

If there is a dynamic downside, it's the engine. The 1.4-litre petrol lump is pretty coarse and delivers mediocre performance. It's really the only significant weak link in the overall package.

Overall, we like the work Vauxhall has done with the Adam and Intellilink. Is it the best multimedia system in this part of the car market? No. MINI Connected is clearly superior. If you want a hatchback with the best possible infotainment, that will be a MINI, albeit in a car that's a size up from the Adam and more expensive.

And what about Apple CarPlay?

It's also worth noting that what works well now may seem very old hat once car's with support for Apple's CarPlay interface begin to appear.