Even worse is that the manual CX-5 is more Spartan than the base model with the auto. The auto gets the 7" touch screen display with HD Radio, Commander control, and Mazda Connect. The manual gets just a basic old school radio.

Why not get a Golf TSI? You could have most of the same features you like about your TDI, but just a little lower fuel mileage and some nice upgrades such as Android Auto/Apple Carplay. If you look on sites like cargurus and cars.com, they are already heavily discounting some of these cars. I also bet that VW will…

Corvair Truck

Please find out when the manual transmission will be available and in what powertrain configurations. Also, try to prod a bit to see if you can find any info about the likelihood of the XE or F-Pace getting the new rumored inline 6 engines. I would LOVE to have an XE or F-Pace with a naturally aspirated I6 (even…

Anything with low range 4x4 is great to teach someone how to drive a stick. Find a back road or parking lot and put it in low range, this makes it almost impossible to stall and let’s the driver learn how the clutch engagement works and inspires confidence before graduating back to regular gear ratios.