Some small SUVs are bought. The Toyota C-HR is chosen - usually by someone who got tired of driving the same silhouette as every second car in the carpark.

This one is the Koba, the top of the C-HR range, so the good stuff is already fitted rather than left sitting on an options list. The sharp LED lighting, the bigger wheels, the leather-accented touches - the details that make a compact SUV feel deliberately styled rather than merely sensible.

On the road the 1.2 turbo does its best work where you actually live - traffic lights, roundabouts, the school run - pulling away cleanly and then settling into a quiet, composed cruise. The CVT keeps it calm and the front-wheel-drive layout keeps it light on fuel, so the running costs stay as easy as the drive.

Inside, it punches above its footprint. The cabin wraps around you with a low, snug driving position and enough tech to keep everyone connected without turning the dashboard into a puzzle. It is the kind of space that makes a short trip feel a little more of an occasion than it needs to be.

Raised SUV seating gives you the view and the confidence, while the compact body still slots into the city car parks that leave the bigger wagons circling. It is the sweet spot for anyone who wants the SUV feel without the SUV bulk.

At 58,000 km this 2019 example is barely run in by Toyota standards, and it comes to you the way every MM Carz car does - with a roadworthy certificate and registration, ready to drive away. For Melbourne buyers looking around Nunawading, it is a hard one to fault.

Fair warning: the styling tends to draw a compliment or two at the servo, so budget a few spare minutes for small talk at the pump.

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