IT IS no surprise that many people looking at a family hatch or small sedan look no further than the Volkswagen Golf. I have heard many even refer to the segment simply as the "Golf segment". Interestingly, while models such as the Golf, Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz A-Class are leaders when it comes to refinement and quality, they all come at a price and are not often the best when it comes to standard equipment.A few years ago the Korean manufacturers upset the apple cart by equipping their cars with standard features such as a USB port, multifunction steering wheel and smartphone integration. They might seem like small things but they had people flocking to Kia and Hyundai dealerships. Volkswagen and Audi only recently started including USB ports in their cars, years after supposedly lesser rivals.Mazda is another manufacturer that has been packing its vehicles with kit since it began its new era as a standalone company, unshackled from its parent company, Ford.It went back to the dr...
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