More than 18 months since it was first shown, the Ashok Leyland Stile is nearly ready for its launch. Based on the Nissan Evalia, the Stile is aimed at commercial buyers.

There is a wooden step stile a mile or so from my front door: old and rickety, mossy-stumped and hedge-bound. I rarely approach it without thinking of our first family dog. A stout, sturdy and ...