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Manual showdown: BMW M2 vs Honda Civic Type R vs Mazda MX-5

Autocar

A great manual gearbox is like the all-important continuity midfielder on a football pitch, or some eminent business networking specialist. They are inseparable. It brings things together, makes them gel and enables their greatest qualities. It has an automatic rev-matching function, but it’s easy to turn off.

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2024 Volkswagen Amarok Style V6 review

Drive.com

While Australia’s ute-centric buying behaviour may have helped shift the showroom spread away from passenger cars (in 2014 the Golf made up almost 36 per cent of Volkswagen sales compared to less than 7 per cent today), despite its strong performance within the brand the Amarok is not as popular with buyers as it should be.

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Top 10 best pick-up trucks 2024

Autocar

Its leaf-sprung rear axle feels firm, and causes the car to fuss over some lumps and bumps, but not many - while the Ranger steers unusually fluently and precisely for a pick-up, with decent body control and a respectable Tarmac grip level. Most Ford Rangers are sold as double-cabs, but remains available as a single-cab model as well.