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First drive: New Fiesta is Ford’s comeback kid

Light might: New Fiesta offers class-leading dynamics and sharp pricing.

All guns blazing, Ford Australia hits back with its all-new global B-segment hatch

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS 15 December 2008

Story Source: GoAuto

UNDERLINED by its international ‘This Is Now’ ad campaign, Ford Australia believes the new WS-series Fiesta is the right light-car in the right place at the right time.

Presented to the Australian media in Adelaide last week, but not slated for sale until late January, the German-built hatchback range arrives just three months after its global debut in Europe.

Prices kick off from $15,750 for the base Fiesta CL, culminating (for now) in the $20,990 Zetec. Choosing an automatic adds $1500, while adding two more doors to the CL and Zetec costs another $740.

Developed under the ‘One Ford’ regime that aims to slash inefficiencies and streamline global model line-ups, this fourth-generation “Mark Six” Fiesta’s mission is to turn Ford around – and fast.

That is why the baby Ford is in Australia in record time, aggressively priced, brashly styled and lavishly equipped with multimedia connectivity and excellent crash-test results to impress younger buyers and the older demographic alike.

No light-car available in Australia right now can be had with the combination of stability control, MP3, Bluetooth and voice-control connectivity, cruise control and a five-star Euro NCAP adult occupant safety rating (safety pack models only).

Currently, the Fiesta also leads in ENCAP child safety (four stars) and is pedestrian-impact competitive (three stars), thanks to an energy-absorbent front bumper, a specially designed bonnet and the careful rearrangement of likely engine-bay hard-points.

However, unlike its DE-series Mazda2 cousin with which it shares around 50 per cent of parts, the Fiesta forgoes curtain airbags; head and thorax-protecting side airbags are for the front occupants only, as are whiplash-reducing and anti-submarining seats and a special carpet underlay designed to lessen lower-leg injuries.

Mirroring the Mazda, though, the Ford is lighter than its predecessor, by approximately 40kg.

This has been achieved through the adoption of a lighter body structure employing high-strength and ultra high-strength steels – with a welcome 10 per cent torsion stiffness increase to boot.

Particular attention has been paid to beefing up the A and B-pillars, rocker panels, rocker baffles, side roof arch, lower A-pillar area and floor pan.

The mass exodus has allowed Ford to fit around 5kg of extra sound deadening, along with double door seals, fully encapsulated glass, and a secondary bulkhead barrier, in order to quell road and mechanical noise intrusion into the cabin.

Cutting wind noise was a further priority, with detailed work in this area carried out at component level in order to create a quieter car “…even before the first prototype was built,” according to Ford.

The company says the Fiesta achieves class-best front-seat articulation indexation, with rear-sited passengers able to experience easily audible conversation with the people in front.

Reducing weight also means that while power and torque outputs rise in the manual-only 1.6-litre models, fuel consumption and carbon dioxide figures fall.

And although the automatic-only 1.4-litre WS Fiesta is not as powerful as the old 1.6-litre WQ auto, it too is significantly more economical and less polluting, as Ford strives to slash European consumer-penalising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Furthermore, our Fiesta will come out of Ford’s 100 per cent renewable-energy Cologne factory initially, before switching to the joint Ford/Mazda plant in Thailand from about 2010.

It will also be built on three other continents and available on five, with the floundering United States market getting its first taste of a B-segment Ford in three decades.

Ford Australia president and former global small-car line director Marin Burela said this Fiesta is the most significant vehicle for Ford since the Model T commenced mobilising the world 100 years ago.

To aid the new Fiesta’s global reach, more body styles are on their way, including the recently unveiled four-door sedan and a tall wagon-esque mini-MPV that is expected to be called the B-Max, but for now the WS line-up in Australia is a hatch-only proposition.

Compared to its WQ predecessor, the base CL in three and five-door guises is the new LX, the five-door-only LX is the new Ghia and the Zetec continues to be the saucy Fiesta, whether it comes as a manual-only three-door or manual-or-auto five-door.

No XR4 or ST version has been announced as yet, but you can bet that small-capacity forced-induction Fiestas will be on their way in the not-too-distant future.

Key length/width/height/wheelbase dimensions of 3950/1722/1481/2489mm mean the WS is around the same size as the WQ model (3924/1685/1468/2486mm).

Styled under the watchful eye of ex-Audi designer Martin Smith (whose credits also include the acclaimed 1991 Audi Avus Quattro concept and current-generation Opel/Vauxhall/Holden Astra), the Fiesta is charged with visually enticing its way onto light-car buyers’ consideration lists.

To that end, it features Ford’s Kinetic design language as introduced in production vehicles by the current Mondeo mid-sizer, espousing a gaping air-intake, setback headlights, large wheel-arches, a coupe-esque wedge profile, chamfered rear window and raised tail-lights – all of which is in stark contrast to the preceding Fiesta’s boxy, Teutonic, visage.

The same is true inside, where an organic symmetry, soft surfaces and an eclectic use of trim and colour replace the hard if functional edges of the old car.

Ford says it was inspired by mobile telephones and personal music players, and introduces a new level of interactivity and functionality to this class of car coined the Human Machine Interface (HMI).

This includes a high-mounted screen that is sited above the audio and communication controls, which are laid out like “good portable electronic designs” for younger/technophile people to identify with.

The instruments are bright and ‘binocular-shaped’ and are easily seen through a steering wheel that – on most models – contains all the essential remote switches as well as cruise control functions.

Differing from the old model inside is the 30mm-lower seating position, a driver’s seat that adjusts up and down by 55mm as well as 286mm fore and aft for improved accommodation, the implementation of a driver’s left footrest, a tilt and reach-adjustable steering wheel (that is now set at a less acute angle), a higher instrument panel and a 20mm higher gear lever.

All aim to ensconce individuals ranging from the 2.5 percentile female to the 97.5 percentile male, while creating a cosier ‘cockpit’ feel.

Front legroom is up by 11mm to a class-leading 1069mm; front shoulder space is rated at 1350mm; and front headroom is 991mm, while there is 953mm of clearance for rear-seat heads despite the swoopy styling, plus 1297mm for shoulders and 823mm for legs.

Cargo area capacity climbs from 281 litres to 965 litres when the split/folding rear seats are down.

Ford has also introduced a number of colour and trim combinations depending on which Fiesta variant is chosen, while the use of ambient lighting further strives to emulate premium electronic devices.

Electronics have also found their way into the steering set-up, resulting in Ford of Europe’s first wholly electronic-powered steering system dubbed E-PAS.

A rack-and-pinion design, E-PAS reduces low-speed effort while maintaining the weightier feel of the hydraulic set-up of the old Fiesta, Ford claims. It also cuts out when not needed to save fuel and cut CO2 emissions.

A speed sensor controls this, while a reduced steering ratio from 15:1 to 14.25:1 aids responsiveness and allows for a competitive 10.2-metre turning circle.

The E-PAS move marks a seachange for Ford, which previously resisted similar set-ups in the name of the kind of dynamic agility and feel offered by an electro-hydraulic system as found in the current-generation Focus.

“(Yet) people kept telling us they love the finger-light steering feel of the Toyota Yaris and Honda Jazz,” stated Ford’s import product marketing manager, Jogi Shetti.

Ford says it covered over 50,000km of E-PAS-related testing and fine-tuning, on roads as disparate as “…narrow city streets to twisty country roads”.

While the “B299 project” architecture is fresh, the segment-norm MacPherson strut front and twist-beam rear suspension design is an evolution of the old car’s system, but has been completely reworked – as well as pared down in weight – for the latest Fiesta.

The twist-beam, for instance, is 28 per cent thicker in diameter and a 3mm front anti-roll bar thickness increase has also been administered for more agile handling, while a larger twist-beam pivot bush helps to better-absorb bumps for improved refinement.

Cost and packaging-related space constraints precluded a multi-link independent design that underpins many larger models such as the Focus, Mondeo, Falcon and Territory – yet Ford claims the Fiesta twist-beam’s level of controllability and ride comfort is comparable.

Unfortunately for fast-Ford aficionados, the harder European Zetec suspension tune – with its firmer dampers and thicker anti-roll bars – has been rejected for Australian Zetec models on the grounds of simplicity; this means all local Fiestas will run the same (albeit European-spec) standard suspension tune.

‘Our’ Zetec, by the way, is an amalgam of the European Titanium model, since its mechanical package more closely aligned with Ford Australia’s needs.

The ventilated front brake discs are 258mm in diameter by 23mm thick, while 200x40mm wide drums reside at the back, and are backed up by an anti-lock braking system (ABS) with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) as standard.

Among the driver aids is electronic stability control (ESC), known as Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) in Ford-speak. Along with traction control, emergency brake assist (EBA), side airbags and a driver’s knee airbag, it is standard on Zetec models but part of a $1000 safety pack option on all other Fiestas.

Ford tuned its DSC to be “…non-intrusive during spirited driving but to provide crucial protection should the situation require it, something which required careful, detailed development work.”

Frustratingly, the Australian drive launch of the Fiesta precluded the 1.4-litre automatic-only engine derivatives that are expected to account for at least 45 per cent of all sales.

The alternative, a 1596cc (1.6-litre) DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder Duratec petrol engine, is new to Australia, and is only available with a five-speed manual gearbox at present.

It possesses twin independent variable cam timing known as Ti-VCT, which operates on both the intake and exhaust camshaft, to help deliver 88kW of power at 6000rpm (with 85 per cent available between 2000 and 6000rpm) and 152Nm of torque on tap from 4050rpm.

These are up from the WQ Fiesta 1.6’s 74kW at 6000rpm and 146Nm at 4000rpm respectively.

Euro 4 emissions-rated, the new unit returns 6.1 litres per 100km and 143 grams of CO2 emissions, compared to its predecessor’s 6.6L/100km and 156g/km outputs.

Meanwhile, the four-speed automatic gearbox is paired to another fresh powerplant to Australia – Ford’s 1388cc 1.4-litre DOHC 16-valve four producing 71kW at 5750rpm (down 3kW) and 128Nm at 4200rpm (18Nm below before).

At least it’s greener, recording 6.9 instead of 7.5L/100km and 164 instead of 177g/km, as the company recognises that key European markets are now taxing owners according to their CO2 outputs.

A 1.4-litre TDCi turbo-diesel engine may be released sometime in the future (“I’d love to have it on sale in Australia,” opined Mr Shetti), but the $3000-plus premium this would incur eliminates it from Australia for the time being.

Ford may be stalling the diesel, but the Fiesta’s new anti-stall engine software is already here, and is aimed at luring novice drivers who prefer to change gears themselves.

A total of 3.5 million kilometres of on-road testing was carried out, with 41 prototypes accumulating up to 45,000km per vehicle every eight weeks on public roads. Others included 550 component and system-level lab tests for durability, functionality, serviceability and degradation over a vehicle’s lifetime, as well as 300,000 operations for doors, tailgate and bonnet life tests in real-world environmental conditions featuring dirt, dust salt, humidity and temperatures varying from -40 to 80 degrees Celsius.

This car has been engineered and tested for a life of at least 240,000km or 10 years, the company states, adding that this is the same standard achieved for the Focus and Mondeo.

Besides Germany and Thailand, the new Fiesta will also be built in Spain, China and the Americas.

All Fiestas are equipped with a multiplex electrical system incorporating a trio of CAN-Bus networks to look after driveability and safety (ABS, DSC, E-PAS, airbags and transmission), ‘upper body control systems’ such as the automatic temperature control devices and the HMI media and audio features.

A capless fuel filling system is another Fiesta innovation that follows in the tyre treads of the Mondeo, while the Zetec model benefits from high-intensity projector-beam headlights for better night-time vision.

All models come standard with ABS and EBD, dual front airbags, air-conditioning, power windows, remote central locking and a CD/AM/FM sound system with MP3 input jack.

The LX adds the five-door body as standard, plus cruise control, a leather-trimmed steering wheel, Bluetooth with voice control, a trip computer and 15-inch alloy wheels, while the Zetec has all the safety gear (DSC, EBA, side and knee airbags) plus 16-inch alloy wheels, a perimeter alarm and a body kit – among other items.

Tyre choices are 195/50 R15 on steel rims (CL), 195/50 R15H with alloys (LX) and 195/45 R16 with alloys (Zetec), while all versions come with a 175/65 R14 temporary spare wheel.

Of the 11 exterior colours on offer, the European ‘Magenta’ hero hue (as seen on the Verve concept cars that previewed the B299) is not yet available in Australia as it is only a base-model colour. However, Ford is working on bringing this in.

More importantly, Ford hopes to improve on the 500 or so WQ Fiesta vehicles it sells in Australia each month as the WS Fiesta takes on the Mazda2, Suzuki Swift and other Euro imports such as the VW Polo and Peugeot 207.

Around 45 per cent of sales are expected to be CL models, followed in popularity by the LX at 35 per cent and the Zetec at 20 per cent. Manuals should narrowly outsell automatic models, says Ford.

But the real chance for success against cheaper rivals such as the Hyundai Getz and Holden Barina arrives when Fiesta sourcing switches from Germany to Thailand in 2010.

Since the original Fiesta was launched in Europe in 1976, some 12 million have been sold worldwide.

Generational changes occurred in 1989 (MkII) and 2002 (MkIII), with Australians having to wait until 2004 before the latter took over from the unsuccessful Ka and Ford Australia’s first modern B-segment vehicle in the Mazda 121-based WA Festiva launched in 1991.

So far about 26,000 WP and WQ Fiestas have found homes in Australia.

Super Car

Pagani Zonda R

While one certainly cannot say the Zonda F lacks performance figures, driving around the Nurburgring in 7:32 and achieving lateral G forces of almost 1.5 G, it is however a road car, easy to drive, intuitive and setting the benchmark for comfort, safety and lightweight. Paired with a quality finish and the attention to detail this made the Zonda F one of the most desirable supercars resulting in the 25 Coupe models being sold out in record time. This did not seem to fulfill the requirements of our most demanding customers, who adore the weekend drive on a racetrack.

The spark has been set by an Italo-American customer, enthusiast and already proud owner of 3 Zondas. He describes the project this way: “The thought has been on my mind for quite some time, but I am not interested in racing”.

The Zonda R is born with full liberty. The target: the ultimate performance at the racetrack without any implications of rules, except for safety, where no compromise is allowed. In September 2006 the first drawings were ready, but it was crucial to have the support of Mercedes-AMG for a high revving engine with a power output of 750 bhp, dry sump, light and with a low center of gravity. The basis was the self supporting engine of the mighty CLK GTR, which has dominated the GT championships.

Eve at constant racing pace the engine would have to cover over 3100 miles (5000 kilometers) before servicing.

The Zonda R is a car designed from scratch, with only 10% of the Zonda F components to be carried over. The suspension forged in Avional, a new Pagani six speed transversal sequential gearbox, carbon-fiber monocoque, aeronautical four pump fuel tank are only part of the equation.

The wheelbase has grown by 2 inches, the overall length by 5 inches and the track is increased by 2 inches. The bodywork and aerodynamics have been studied to offer maximum downforce. Even though built for the track, the project would not have received kick off, if the quality and finish of the car and its details was not up to the level of the Pagani road cars.

One of the first cars to be delivered however will be kept in a living room, designed by Pagani and built with the same materials as the Zonda F, beautifully textured carbon-fiber, avional, titanium, inconel and other state of the art materials. Additionally it will feature a bespoke HiFi System that will allow the customer to listen to the sound of this car at Le Mans and the Nurburgring.

The Pagani customers who have ordered the Zonda R will be relieved of almost $1,6 million + taxes.

The Track is its Home

This Zonda is purpose made for track use, without restrictions of any competition rules or homologation, with the only exclusion of the passengers’ integrity, where no compromise is tolerated.

A New Heart

The engine is built by the racing specialists at Mercedes AMG, where the championship winning DTM cars are born, as well as the CLK GTR, probably the most devastating and effective weapon ever to compete in the GT series. From it’s engine the Zonda R borrows the basic architecture including an ingenious dry sump allowing a low centre of gravity. This self-supporting engine with 750 bhp at 8000 rpm and 425 lb-ft of torque carries a lightweight carbon-fiber high-performance intake system, a racing multiple disc sintered clutch and Formula 1 style exhaust system, hydroformed in Inconel 625 and ceramic coated for optimal heat dissipation. The power unit combined with a 6 speed transversal manual sequential synchronized gearbox is designed to satisfy the most ambitious drivers.

The Chassis

The central carbon chassis will incorporate a roll cage and a rubber racing fuel tank with 4 fuel pumps and quick refuel filler like on GT race cars. The wheelbase has been increased by 2 inches to offer the best stability. The front and rear subframes are brand-new, built to accommodate a new suspension geometry, produced in avional. The magnesium forged rims with central wheel nut and a quick pneumatic lifting system allows fast and effortless changes of the slick tires.

Bodywork and Aerodynamics

The new bodywork has been honed to offer elevated downforce even in low speed corners. The longer front bonnet with flaps, closed underbody and the rear overhang with the adjustable rear wing and race derived diffuser translate into shattering aerodynamic efficiency and will let you experience cornering speeds beyond imagination. The car displays and logs information about the amount of dowforce that the car is generating at each moment. Combined with the adjustable wings you can easily find the best setup for each track.

Workstation

The interior is designed to accommodate the driver and passenger in bespoke seats, built to offer the best support, when the G-forces from the vehicle dynamics come into question. The Digitek instrumentation provides the essential information and a sophisticated telemetry allows through a variety of sensors to monitor every single component of the car.

Fiat

Get a Sexy Rhythm With the New Five door Hatch

Watch out for Ritmo as it parades in the showroom. Thinking of getting a car? One look at this piece and you'll say “it's mine.” Look at car classifieds or free car listings for the latest showroom updates of the Ritmo, it surely makes you sway in a rhythm.

With the prettiest rear end in the small hatch business, one thing leads to other, you'll find yourself getting more info on the sexy hatch.

Thought of any rival to the Volkswagen Golf? Gotcha! The new five door sexy, small hatch has looks that disguises in a cunning coziness. Scoring a five star in European standard testing, the car includes stable control, six airbags,and in case of fire, a fuel cut off switch. Additional feature is an anti-lock brakes.

Known overseas as Fiat Bravo, the sporty car has a sleek head lighting design. Bravo comes with either a 1.9 liter (110kw) turbo diesel or a 1.4-liter four cylinder petrol engine. It claims an average of 7.1 liter/100km and takes 8.2 seconds to get 100kmh. It takes the turbo diesel 9.0 seconds for the 0-100kmh sprint. With an average fuel consumption of 5.6L/100km, surely it's a hit those wanting to cut fuel bills.

Designed to suit a sense of style, it has superb cabin with sound proofing making it super-quiet in the inside. Coziness would definitely be tagged with the name. To eliminate noisy vibrations, a built in rigid body shell takes it off. Surely listening to the latest music would be superbly perfect.

With five seatings, it can carry up to 1175 liters of luggage- comfy and style blended together, it is piece of its kind. Designed with an input from sports medicine, Fiats seats were squeezes and gives support. Adding more pleasure to driving is it's dual zone climate control. This keeps all everyone riding in Fiat warm and cool, depending on their choice. With a panoramic tinted sunroof- no wonder it spices interest.

Available at two models, the Emotion and Sport, car craze buyers will definitely gets the car that fits in th

eir style. The diesel Emotion model ranges from $33,490 while the Sport petrol ranges from $32,990, the diesel is $36,490.

Equipped with fabulous features, Emotion has power windows, cruise control, power steering, alloy wheels, two zone air conditioning and advanced audio system . Traveling would be more refreshing with its cooler unit for food and drinks and comfy leather strapped steering wheel with audio control.

With a sporty look, the model includes climate-control air conditioning, rear spoiler, sport pedal, front sport seats with adjustments and leather sports steering wheel. Adding more feature to its sports aura are leather-wrapped gear lever and hand break, and sports upholstery. With a telematic system and a hands free Bloothooth mobile phone system, and MP3 audio input.... no wonder it has stand out sense of style

With all models having having a hill-holding function to stop the rolling back.....gracious.. it is tempting to own one.

Sporty and safe, sexy and spacious. What more can you ask... certainly it will reign in the Australian market

Hybrid vs Regular

When shopping for a new car, do a comparison -shopping. Either you are getting a brand new car or a used car for sale, it doesn't matter, there should always be a consideration. Free car advertising have car classifieds, that has car comparisons, enabling car shoppers to compare one car from the other. Factors like fuel efficiency, cost of maintenance, overall cost and in case of special species like hybrid cars—tax breaks.

Doubt set aside, with all the factors above mentioned to be considered, with account on environmental friendliness.... hybrid cars gets the throne over regular cars.

Hybrid vs Regular : Fuel Efficiency

An average between 33 to s60 miles per gallon for most hybrid cars is consumed during city driving while 27 and 60 miles per gallon in a highway driving. Compact cars and sedans get a higher number of MPH compared to their counterpart gas-powered cousins. Hybrid SUV's get the average.
However, the figures are not all the time accurate. Some owners are beaten by it with some factors like driving conditions and habits. Thus the actual fuel efficiency can be compromised.
Obviously, with an average gasoline amounting 3$/gallon, a wise car buyer would go for an auto that maximizes the number of MPH. Aside from showing an edge at the pumps, Hybrid and SUV has shown to be a winner environmentally.

Hybrid vs Regular: Maintenance and Service Cost

Similar with conventional gas-powered vehicles , maintenance is necessary. Maintaining the hybrid can be equal to less than maintaining the regular car.

Comparatively, the maintenance cost for hybrid and regular are nominal. There may be less engine wear for a Hybrid due to its power to shut itself down during idling. This create less wear on the engine, a favorable feature for city drivers. Though, it remains true for drivers in any environment, city, suburb or country. Some other good features a Hybrid has that a regular vehicle does not have is its braking system. A hybrid car when slowing to a halt, the electric motor slows the vehicle taking much of the strain off the braking system.
Summarily, the use of engine and brakes is lesser in hybrid as opposed to a regular car. These factors give much weight in the maintenance list when doing a comparison shopping or when owning the vehicles.
One key point in having a hybrid is the battery life. Since batteries provide life to the electric motor, it stands as a vital piece. It holds one third of its powers sources. It sis constantly drained and recharged.

Hybrid vs Regular: The Price

Regular cars cost less than the Hybrid or SUV's. The latter's cost is between $3000 to $8000. With regard to the assessing the maintenance cost and lower fuel cost, how much is saved is left to the discretion of the consumer. Environment friendly cars are given tax breaks by the government ranging from $2000 to $3000.


Weighing the Benefits over Costs

The savings that one could get from a tax break of $2500 and an additional $1400 on gas, the amount paid for the purchase of a Hybrid is compensated. The Hybrid owner in years has savings that continuous to grow based on its fuel efficiency and maintenance costs.

Toyota

A Redefined Cruiser of Value: Toyota Camry 2008

By: Team OzFreeOnline

The four wheel redefined cruiser has a long standing reputation of smart design and a pleasing function. It has in its name the build quality and durability. Ranking as third out of the thirty three most affordable mid size cars, its bold design and accommodating passenger seats says it all. The “crown prince of mainstream” rules the streets, with is albeit ward of Motor trend of the Year.

Not getting a perfect score in performance, the car scores good but not to top hit the top-tier of those highly competitive cars. Although it is a road performer, the sporty performance is lucking. Still it rules with its polishes and defined performance compared to other family four door cars.

The four wheel drive offers a 2.4 liter in line with a 158 horsepower and 161 pound feet torque, and a 3.5 liter V6 with 268 horsepower and 248 pound feet of torque. The base engine is adjudge to be sufficient but the V6 creates a thrilling effect.

What makes it more enticing to cruise is the the quiet-on-road persona. This creates a strong suit that makes riding soft and smooth.

With the 2008 version getting a makeover from last years model, it is both tempting and inviting as compared to other cars of its class. Lucking in aggressive look, the car stands distinct with its safety features including a full array of airbags. Equipped with anti locked brakes, brake assist and break distribution, the systems of the “prince” are in paced for monitoring tire pressure and vehicle stability.

The hybrid prince offers the same spacious space similar with its previous models. With a dual zone temperature control, MP3 playback, cargo space that is adequate and quick start system... it makes a difference,

First introduced in the 2007 model, he flashy new styling starts at the Camry's nose. It is a bold element of a new look with its fresh front end, sharp points, curving cut-lines and entertaining surface planes.

However, the side view is less appealing and bulky looking, with symmetrical windows, a high belt line, and square doors, graced with a barely perceptible character line running through flush-mounted door handles.

With the Camry SE, it comes with a more sportier look, perhaps the boldest of all.. The inference of aero treatment on the trunk lid is boosted on the SE with an honest spoiler. While a full body kit flares the lower edge of the car outward, emphasizing the sport model's lower ride height, a black honeycomb-style grille sneers forward from smoked-tint headlamps.

The prince is perfectly nice. It works like a regular Camry but the hybrid quality that consumes and pollutes less stands out. Shifting to a hybrid without hassles.. the prince is a god choice. Let the prince of mainstream get cruising!

Get Awed With The Topless Italian Cabriage

Earning a reputation of stand out cabrios, Italians make the world say “awe” while going topless. The new Alfa Romeo Spider topless carrige is an eye catching, stunning piece. You might as well want to find yourself skimming for a bit of info at car listings or online cars classifed. Get your juices squeezed with its folding sharp-top made of conventional fabric hood, quite similar to an Audi IT Roadster.

Fasten your seatblet as it takes off the road. No hard hassles as you convert the car to open -air monitoring. Holding on down a button by the gearstick releases the hood. The roof wiring is sent back in a neat space beheind the rear sets in just a snap of 25 seconds. While the piece shares much like the Brera coupe, it has a unique suspension and a little shorter and lower. With a similarity in engines, the difference is with the 2.2 litere and 3.6 V6 direct injection petrols and the 2.4 JTDM multiJet deisel.

Powered by a 2.2 litres four cylinder petrol, it delivers 185bhp to the fron wheels. With a 2.4 JTDM deisel engine is offered, it comes equipped with a potent 260bhp V6 with a Q4 permanent drive. Getting frustrated with the clutch and gearbox would be first disappointment encounter in th four cylinder petrol car. Boggy shifts would'nt even help in a bouncy pedal action. You've got to be on the the move for the 2.2 to be in kicking relaxed strong performance on the road.

Comparatively speaking, Audi gets more edge thaan Spider in tackling bumpy surfaces. The latter shows weaknesses when it transmits bumps to through the cabin. The shaking hovers all around the chasis and windscreen. However, the steering brings a positive vibe, although corner toon fast, and it astonoshingly leaves a soft suspension. Licked with expecting a electrifying handling and edge sharp responses, the car is more of cruising and hard fast driving.

You might be asking what Spider has to offer? Certainly there is! Dynamically, despite being just better than the median or average, it is somehow greater than the total of its parts. The look is special and it is the kind of four wheel you'd like to park in the driveway. Sassy and sexy. The piece is equipped genorously with everything from knee airbags to reverse parking sensors .

While lapses might be a single shot thin bullet, it doesnot at all pin down the undeniable gorgeousness of the car on the road. With a blending of two big names in the industry with its making, it has to be good. Try getting a sniff around i tand you'll find yourself eye glued and drooling. Mind you, it is a one of akind, totally different car. Even when parked beside a Ferrari, it does not go out of place. With $180,000, its just a fraction of the exotic cars would cost.
Start browsing at free car listings, new cars for sale or cars classified, you might find a the piece and you'll be totally impressed with how it looks. Who knows you might get a bargain or sale at a car auction? With the topless beauty, you'll be drooling over the godess.

More miles for a safe driving

When we talk about the safe driving in order to earn more miles, it has tend to work on our driving method on how we save a gas in order to run up in more miles. When it comes to safe driving, we're not just talk about the safety measures in driving a car like driving safely in common. When it comes to more miles specification of safe driving, it deals on the safe using of cars. Use of cars while driving is a worth while experience on how you can manage valuing the gas or fuel of your car. For driving a car is not just driving it for your purpose of using it in order to go in any place. A good driver is not deal on the racer or driver of the racing cars who can hit a fastest time. A good driver when it comes to usual driving, he/she must have deal with any safety measure. Safety measure for his/her life and safety measure for the life (fuel, engine) of the car. An excellent fuel consumption will give a complex advantage in caring your car. Make your way used car values in order not to regret anytime.

A smooth step into acceleration pedal will give a smooth and safe driving that turns to low consumption of gas which means cost effective consumption of fuel. An smooth driving will protect the life of your car and especially your life as a driver. This is the great benefits of safety driving. You are away from any accident, you can protect the engine of your car, you can lower your fuel expenses, and you can protect the environment for pollution. Over using of fuel will give damage into the environment because of smokes that generates by your cars. For example, you are reckless in driving, you keep on angry stepping on acceleration which make you an over speeding until you don't notice that because of over speeding, your car was overheat. So, your car might be damage and it may cause generating more smokes by the engine of your car.

Here are the ways on how to drive safe in order to get more mileage: proper car maintenance will help to get more mileage, maintain a regular change oil, proper driving like hitting the exact mileage recommended, make a smooth break, don't put lot of things into your car which bring extra weight into it, you can convert your car also in low cost fuel if necessary, and keep your car in good running condition. Saving fuel is a worthwhile money saving concept. But when we talk what is more effective money saving concept in driving; mileage or time travel saved by driving fast? For me you can save for mileage. Because speed driving will burn more fuels. Though in short period of time than in a mileage driving, still speed driving is not the right way to make a cost-effective fuel consumption.

Safety driving will give a good life for your car as well as into your life. Focusing into your safety driving concept will makes your family happy. Why? Because you are safe from any car accident. Don't let yourself belong into about 25,000 victims of car accident every year in Australia. Keep on the right track and have a safety driving method in order to save your life from killer car accidents.

Lada

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Lada Aquarius
Lada Grand Tour 111
Lada Venus 112
Lada Niva

Lamborghini

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Lamborghini Mircielago (Mirciélago) LP640
Lamborghini Mircielago ((Mirciélago) LP640 Roadster
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

Lancia

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Lancia Delta
Lancia Ypsilon
Lancia Musa
Lancia Thesis
Lancia Phedra
Lancia Centro Stile
Lancia Nea
Lancia Dialogos
Lancia Granturismo
Lancia Granturismo Stilnovo
Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Ypsilon Sport

Land Rover

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Land Rover Range Rover Models
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Models
Land Rover LR3 Models
Land Rover LR2 Models
Land Rover LRX Consept Car
Land Rover Discovery 2
Land Rover Discovery 3
Land Rover Defender
Land Rover Freelander 2 Models
Land Rover G4 Challenge Models

Lexus

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Lexus Sedan Series
Lexus LS Models
Lexus IS Models
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Lexus IS F Models
Lexus Coupe Series
Lexus SC Models
Lexus Luxury Utility Series
Lexus LX Models
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Lexus RX Models
Lexus Hybrids Series
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Lexus GS Hybrid Models
Lexus RX Hybrid Models
Lexus LF-A Roadster Consept Series
Lexus LF-A Roadster Models
Lexus LF-A Models
Lexus LF-X Models
Lexus LF-S Models
Lexus LF-C Models

Lincoln

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Lincoln MKX Models
Lincoln MKZ Models
Lincoln Navigator Models
Lincoln Mark LT Models
Lincoln MKT Consept Series

Lotus

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Lotus Elise Models
Lotus Elise SC Models
Lotus Exige S Models
Lotus Exige S 240 Models
Lotus California Models
Lotus Club Racer Models
Lotus Type 72D Models
Lotus Sport Exige Cup 255 Models

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi showed an updated version of its Lancer Evolution, now in its tenth generation.
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Last year's reports about the demise of the Lexus LF-A may have been greatly exaggerated, and according to the fabulists at AutoExpress, Lexus' long-awaited supercar is due to be revealed at the this October.Toyota insiders told the Brit pub – in so many words – that the LF-A's delay was due to a series of engineering tweaks to boost the sleek supercar's top speed. Initially, the LF-A topped out at 199 mph, which ToMoCo execs decided was too slow considering the supercar's competition, so after some fettling with the engine and bodywork, the revised coupe is expected to hit 218 mph or beyond.In addition to the revised top speed, the R&D team's exterior tweaks will be obvious when the wraps come off in Tokyo, with a new fascia, headlight design and reworked rear end. Underneath that long hood lies a revised version of Lexus' new V10, displacing 4.8-liters and sending all 550 hp through a six-speed semi-automatic gearbox.Production of the LF-A will be limited to 500 examples, and that will supposedly include a higher performance version equipped with wider body panels, a track-oriented suspension and aerodynamic components pulled from the Nurburgring racer (pictured above).Pricing is still rumored to be somewhere in the $200,000 range, and if the LF-A does debut in Tokyo – likely alongside the rear-wheel drive sports coupe – it could be on sale as early as 2010.

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi will introduce its latest Pajero Sport SUV next month at the annual Moscow International Auto Salon. The new Mitsu bruiser, known on the South side of the Americas as the Mitsubishi Montero, will feature 2- or 3-row seating along with water-repellent seats and a waterproof luggage compartment floor. They're features Mitsubishi claims to be "ideal for leisure use." We suppose that depends upon your idea of leisure. Two diesels along with a gas V6 will power the Pajero Sport, which, coupled with its Russian introduction, should tell you it's not coming here. Full release and a shot from the rear after the jump

Tokyo July 17 2008 — Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will unveil its new Pajero Sport*1 SUV model at the Moscow Auto Salon 2008 (The Moscow Motor Show) to be held at the Crocus Expo in Moscow between August 26 and September 7 (opens to the public on August 29). The new Pajero Sport will be phased in selected regions*2 such as Russia, the ASEAN area, the Middle East, Latin America and Oceania starting in the fall this year.*1 The model will carry a different name in different markets: Montero Sport in South America, Nativa in Latin America and Challenger in Australia.*2 The new Pajero Sport will neither be sold in Central & Western Europe nor in North America, where other types of SUVs are favored.
The new Pajero Sport features dynamic and sporty exterior lines, complemented by a stylish and vast interior space that engenders a sense of comfort, purpose and safety. This cabin, available in either a 2-row (5-passenger) or 3-row (7-passenger) seating configuration is also very practical with water-repellent seats and a waterproof luggage compartment floor, ideal for leisure use.
Mitsubishi's latest SUV will be powered by a choice of three engines which all deliver outstanding motive performance and fuel economy: 2.5-liter and 3.2-liter common rail direct injection diesel units and a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline unit*3.
In terms of architecture, the body of the Pajero Sport is mounted on a new ladder frame to realize high levels of durability and reliability, consistent with the needs of its target markets.
Mitsubishi's All Wheel Control philosophy, forged through its participation in the Dakar Rally and other contests, informs all of the company's 4WD systems. The new model will use the Super Select 4WD system, also used in the Pajero*4 SUV, which transmits drive torque effectively to all four wheels on all types of surface. The body, frame and driveline not only give Pajero Sport outstanding off-road performance but allow it to deliver excellent drive dynamics over all surfaces.
The choice of the Moscow Motor Show to unveil the new Pajero Sport is a clear indication of Russia's eminent position within Mitsubishi Motors. In fiscal 2007 Mitsubishi Motors sold some 100,000 vehicles on the Russian market, boosted by the ever successful Lancer line-up and a popular range of SUVs.
MMC is confident that the new Pajero Sport SUV will make a strong addition to its SUV range, which also includes the Pajero and Outlander. Coming on the heels of the introduction of the Lancer*5 sports sedan last year, this will allow MMC to expand SUV sales and hit a total sales volume of 140,000 units on the Russian market in fiscal 2008.*3 Russian-spec vehicle will only be available with the 3.2-liter diesel engine and 2-row, 5-passenger capacity seating arrangement.*4 "Montero" in Spanish-speaking countries and "Shogun' in the UK.*5 Galant Fortis in Japan.
MMC will hold its Press Briefing at the Mitsubishi Motors stand at 17:20 on Tuesday August 26

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 1, 2008 -- LLC today reported total June 2008 U.S. sales of 117,457 units, which is 36 percent below the same period last year. Total June sales reflect a continued contraction of the market, especially of pickup trucks and SUVs, continued reductions in fleet sales, and increases in Chrysler's newest highly fuel-efficient vehicles. All sales figures are reported as unadjusted.

Highlights:- Let's Refuel America extended through July 31; continues to help drive showroom traffic, sales of most fuel-efficient vehicles

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According to the Nikkei, Nissan is going to launch three subcompact cars in the US. The cars are expected to be here by the end of next year. The new cars will allow Nissan to compete with Toyota's Scion.
The Nissan Cube, Nissan's version of the Scion xB has been rumored to come here for a while. The newest rumor states that the car will make it to the US after its upcoming redesign. The Nissan Cube will most likely be the first of the three cars to be released

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The death of Michael Jackson yesterday almost shut down the internet as curious fans sought additional information about the pop star's staus. Knowing that the words "Michael Jackson" are incredibly good for SEO right now, a couple of creative automotive sites found ways to exploit the search term - and who can blame them. from Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" film, in which he transforms himself into a Lancia Stratos Zero and that took the King of Pop on his last ride to the hospital. Have you been following Ford's Fiesta Agents, as they share their adventures in this highly anticipated sport coupe? Brooklyn Hilary has put more than 13,000 miles on the odometer as she has traversed the country these past couple months. You can read about her experiences over at Hilary, how many gallons of gas have you used as you roam the country? Are you tired of driving yet?He was the numbers guy, figuring out how to make things work. But the world turned upside-down for Frederick A. "Fritz" Henderson, when the White House drove General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner into sudden retirement and gave Fritz an unexpected promotion. In this Q&A article, Paul Eisenstein chats with Henderson to get an update on the bankruptcy process and find out more about what's going on behind the scenes with General Motors' bankruptcy proceedings. Read the interview at The De. Motor Trend's Editor at Large Arthur St. Antoine pits Chevy's awesome "Blue Devil" -- the Corvette ZR1 -- against its toughest adversary yet: a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet. Thi is almost 20 minutes long, but worth it: viewers get a seat inside the Corvette, and the jet for high-speed and high-performance maneuvers. Unbelievable! Thanks for joining us for this week's autoMedia.com CARnival! Have you got something of interest you want us to include in a future carnival? Then fill out our so we can be notified of your interesting entry to our weekly blog CAR-nival. Check back next week for another installment--until then

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The new flag-ship Intima sedan will feature some of the design cues which includes a low and sleek roof-line reminiscent of a sporty coupe from the concept version that debuted at last year's Tokyo Motor Show. It is unlikely the swiveling seats and butterfly style rear doors will make it into production.What is likely, however, is that the Intima sedan will be billed as a four-door coupe just like the Mercedes-Benz CLS-class and Volkswagen Passat CC.More details on this exciting new model will emerge after its unveiling in Beijing.

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