This might look like a cross between a dune buggy and a kit car, but it’s a fully road-legal cabriolet buggy manufactured by French company  RouteBuggy, which is equally at home on the farm as on the beach, say UK importers atv4x4world.com.

The Lantana Nevada is available in 580c or 800cc petrol versions, with either a manual or automatic transmission. Options include towbar, winter protection kit, mp3 player, spotlights and lockable storage box. A fully-loaded manual Nevada costs £7100.