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Lowering your T6 Ford Ranger can be done cheaply by ordering lowered springs and having a qualified suspension shop fit them as you'll need a wheel alignment afterwards. Also budget for a whole set of new shocks as they'll need to be matched to your lowered springs. This could affect the size of the payloads you can take, as the new springs won't be able to handle the weights the stock ones could. There could also be legal ramifications in your state, so speak to your department of transport before you modify your car.

Sell it. The Jeep Patriot has next to no aftermarket high-performance upgrade options, so your best bet is to trade up to a Cherokee SRT8 with the monstrous 6.4-litre Hemi V8. If that doesn't sound fast enough, grab yourself one of the new, ballistic 707hp Jeep Trackhawk Cherokees and forget about the Patriot.

Hyundai's brand-new fourth-generation Santa Fe SUV is made in Ulsan, South Korea, as well as Montgomery in Alabama, USA. The previous generation (2013-2018) was built in West Point, Georgia (USA), Cairo (Egypt), Beijing (China), Kulim (Malaysia), Kailiningrad (Russia), and Tiaret (Algeria).

Go to a suspension specialist like Pedders and they should be able to help you with shock absorbers, suspension bushes etc. to improve the ride. You could also talk to a tyre expert about tyres that might be more comfortable.

Toyota's fifth-generation RAV4 model is built in three different plants in Japan, one in China and one in Ontario, Canada. The three plants (Obu, Takaoka and Tahara) are located in Aichi prefecture, and will service different world markets (including Europe and Australia).

You first need to check that the wheel alignment is set correctly. If it is, and the vehicle is still pulling left, that is down the crown of the road towards the kerb, then talk to a suspension expert about what can be down to counter the problem.

In a factory! BMW’s New Mini Hatch, Coupe and Roadster are built in England at BMW’s Plant Oxford facility, while the Hatch, Convertible and Countryman are assembled at VDL Nedcar in Born, The Netherlands. Until 2016 Magna-Steyr assembled the Mini Paceman in Austria.

Either one would fill the bill for you, the Accent being newer is likely to last a little longer, but if you really like the i30 then go for it.

A new-generation Honda CR-V was launched in 2017. Given Honda have gone for a five-year lifespan for each of the four previous generations we could expect a new-gen model in 2021.

It’s at the high end of the range, but it seems fair.