Both the front and rear set the tone for the vehicle's width, which comes courtesy of the wide, prominent grille and headlamps extending into the vehicle sides, as well as the wide rear window, two-piece rear lamp cluster and the large tailgate with low boot sill.

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"What we like about it is that if you can open your door, you can load or unload your wheelchair because it takes up no more width at the side of the vehicle than that, " said Neale Boulton of Steering Developments.

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The proposal would extend the existing decking out over the innermost vehicle travel lanes, preserving the same space for car traffic and adding new width for bikes and walkers.

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