@gliders, I certainly will provide a review for you. I wouldn’t cancel yet, plenty of time for folk here to review it, I’ll be comparing it to a nippy awd 1.5 petrol auto kuga. The 2018 model kuga didn’t get particularly good reviews but I honestly love it, minus its guzzly 22.7mpg and old school auto box of course.
I’ve not been able to find anything outwardly negative about the dct, only that it’s a bit hesitant on the diesel but that was on the old model sportage. Reviews on the Soul and ceed suggest its fine. One reviewer on YouTube (carwow or something like that) said she actually ended up buying a sportage after reviewing it for the show. I am full of hope that my leap of faith is rewarded.