Initiallywehadthe$17,690Mazda2 Maxxmanual
bookedaswell,butit metwithanunexpected
endandnoreplacementwasreadyin time.The
otherrequestedhatches;Skoda’sfriskyFabia
70TSIat$16,890andtheVWPolo70TSIfrom
$18,790,weren’tavailableasVWGroupOzno
longerputsmanualsonitspressfleet.Theworthy
HondaJazzGLimanual,meanwhile,froma super-
keen$14,990,is a packagingmasterclassand
surprisinglyeager,buthaszerosexappeal.NO
SHOWS
Best of thhe rest
A FRUITY THRUM AT IDLE IMMEDIATELY
INFORMS THE DRIVER THAT THIS
AIN’T NO PLEBEIAN PICANTO
Experienced road testers
noticed a remote feeling
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