It seems laughable to compare the Centennial to an LS460 or S500, but put your steretypes aside for one moment. The Centennial takes a good stab at being a plush and smooth-running luxury car. It has all the toys you’d expect to find in the Lexus or Merc, with reclining and massaging rear seats, cameras front and rear and electric everything.

Make your own mind up about the styling, but being 5.2m-long, the one thing it does have is road presence. There’s a lot of evidence to suggest Hyundai hasn’t skimped on quality, either. One feel of the thick sun visor is enough to give you an idea of the amount of work that went into sound-deadening.

Similar attention was paid to the drive. There are no qualms about the smooth six-speed ZF auto or the grunt. Though the ride is acceptable for a limo, there’s an overly vague feeling to the steering and the air suspension gives you a limited indication of what’s happening under you. Pushing the Sport button firms things up and removes the float and some of the roll. It quickly becomes the only mode to drive in.

It’s a good car, the Centennial, except it’s undoubtedly more for passengers than drivers. Even so, one obvious factor remains.