Standard equipment includes 19-inch alloys, a fixed sunroof with a sun shade, LED lighting all around and a powered tailgate.

Inside, there’s a giant 15.6-inch touchscreen that can swivel towards the driver or the passenger, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 14-speaker Sony stereo and wireless device charging.

There’s dual-zone air con, the seats are trimmed in synthetic leather and are heated and ventilated up front, and there’s an interior camera with gesture control, so you can use a kind of sign language to take a photo, control the stereo or answer or hang up the phone.

Inside, the Deepal S07's design is lovely. We like the materials used, the extended dash and the size of the central screen (though it tilting towards you or the passenger is probably overkill). And the flat-bottom wheel is a nice touch, too.

We'd like to know where the air-con was designed, though. It feels massively underwhelming on a hot day. The main outlet is at the bottom of the dash, which is perfectly positioned to chill absolutely nothing.

The S07 is powered by a single, rear-mounted electric motor, so its rear-wheel drive, which produces 160kW and 320Nm. 

The Deepal S07 is a five-seat proposition, and in the back the room is ample for full size adults. When sitting behind my own 175cm driving position, I had more than enough knee and headroom to sit comfortably.

There’s also a heavy pulldown divider that’s home to twin cupholders, and there are two more up front, and there are USB connection points galore. Bonus points for the back seat riders being able to adjust their own air temps, too.

Deepal says the S07 will clip 100km/h in 7.9 seconds — not bad for a two-tonne-plus SUV. Top speed is 160km/h.

The 79.97kWh ternary lithium battery delivers a claimed driving range of 475km.