2016 Peugeot 308 SW 1.6 Diesel Allure

"Take the great 308 platform, add a D pillar, shoehorn a torquey diesel powerplant and you get a very well planted car with lots of boot space, and more affordable fuel that lasts longer and farther. That is what the 308 SW is all about."

2016 Subaru Levorg 1.6 GT-S

"The moment you hit any kind of corner though, and I mean any kind, from 100km/h sweepers to pinpoint hairpins, the previously heavy and numb steering comes alive and suddenly it all makes perfect sense -- this car was made to swallow kilometer after kilometer of any kind of road with an absolute absence of fuss."