Corolla

The Toyota Corolla has been the favorite small car of Australia for the past decade or so – and now it has been made even better by the safety of the vehicle stability control (VSC), which has now been made standard across the range.

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All the Corolla sedan models which have been produced since December, and the ones available in Toyota dealerships now – have the standard fitment of VSC – this also comes with traction control.

The main thing to remember is that these two technologies combine, giving the driver better control of the car – especially in slippery and low-traction conditions. An upgrade was made last year, which made the stability and traction control standard for the Corolla hatch.

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Nissan 370Z

The Nissan Motors started manufacturing Datsun in 1960. The U.S. market first saw it in 1970. The first model was introduced was Datsun 240Z. The Americans appreciated this new entry tremendously.

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The results were an average sale of around 50000 cars every year. Up till now the Americans have consumed over one million units of this small car. Now another junior giant is being introduced decade after the first entry.

Nissan is now introducing Datsun 370Z Edition in Black to celebrate the 40th anniversary in the American market. This coupe’ is a limited edition and available in two metallic shades — Black and Quartz. These colors represent Nissan’s Scratch Shield Technology, protecting stone chip damage.

The new Nissan 370Z salient features include:

• The seats are of red leather suede with embossed 40th anniversary logo.
• The door trimmings have similar red leather and suede.
• All the stitching is in red on center cluster, knee pads and center console.
• The steering wheel has red leather wrapped with red stitching.
• Premium state-of-the-art touch screen satellite navigation and audio system enabling USB connectivity which is Nissans special.

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Ford’s global CEO has expressed his opinion that the new Ford Figo has been targeting India’s market in a big way making major shifts in plans with export sales.

India is supposed to be the biggest important players with the future generation of Ford Marketing deals. The international strategy undertaken by Ford has been headed by the creative plans and designs of Alan Mulally, Ford’s President and CEO. The target to the heart of Indian car market has been made by new Ford Figo in a big way.

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2009 Ford Focus

Ford Focus has had a record of ups and downs since its inception in the last decade. The critics have risen, disapproving of the Fords design and styling. One major feature of concern was the fake fender vents that were a no-no for most of the car buyers and car raters. But that is all in the past now.

2009 has seen the birth of a new age Ford Focus that on first sight is in a word: breathtaking. It has a sleek and beautiful design that is more compact and more stylish, guaranteed to impress event the most hard hearted of automobile lovers. The new coupe body style and interior upgrade has marked a turning point for the Ford Focus with the mechanics being good enough to maintain an unfading smile on the small car-buyers.

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Due to fluctuating gas prices many small cars are getting more and more popular these days and that’s why they are being equipped with better safety strides for motorists, insurance industry tests suggest.

While testing for front-end crash, different 2009 small car models were given top scores by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Toyota Matrix, the Suzuki SX4 and the Pontiac Vibe were the three vehicles that got top scores in front and side protection.

The 2009 PT Cruiser from Chrysler was the only vehicle that got low scores in rear and side protection.
While in front-end testing, the HHR from Chevrolet and the Focus from Ford were the two vehicles that got the second-highest score in side protection.

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