Best Sedans for Safety in 2011

With an eye for achieving safety standards that minimize accidental hazards, there has been a lot of competition, with every manufacturer making maximum efforts to design a safe sedan. Let us look at the list below that makes each a contender for the safest sedan on road. These are not mentioned according to their ranks in order, but the list is a small effort to give you a safe vision of the best sedans for 2011.

➦ Hyundai Sonata: Hyundai has launched a mid-sized sedan that races with sophistication and has also bagged a few awards in the list of insurance institutes for the safest sedan. Multiple airbags and advanced braking system are its features for safety management, along with stability and traction control. The NHTSA has given good categorical ratings, like for front impact, side impact, and rollover protection. This also is ranked as the safest family sedan.

➦ Volkswagen Jetta: Volkswagen has also made a safe bagging of awards for safety. The Volkswagen Jetta is one of the safest mid-sized sedan, and has an Intelligent Crash Response System, which functions with cutting fuel supply and unlocking doors. It has side, front and curtain air bags, along with traction and stability control. With features like anti-lock brakes, brake assist, and electronic brake-force distribution, this sedan clears some tough crash tests for safety.

➦ Chevrolet Cruze: Chevrolet has designed its new series of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, that has bagged five star ratings in safety features and tests. This small sedan comes with front knee bags, front and rear side impact bags, and curtain bags. It also leads with stability control and anti-lock brakes. It also earned an excellent rating with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing.

➦ BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo: Luxury on roads has been well-defined by the 5 Series Gran Turismo. This sedan bags most of the stars in safety and crash testing. The features that rank this car are dual front, front-seat side and curtain air bags. It also has a reversing camera. Electronic brakes, brake assist along with night vision, cruise control, and pedestrian detection, rank this among all the safety standards for a safest luxury sedan.

➦ Honda Accord: The Honda sedan is designed with Advanced Compatibility Engineering safety standards, that makes safety against all sizes of cars with different sizes and bumpers. The six air bags along with ABD, brake assist, and four-wheel disc brakes, add to perfect safety for the sedan. The Honda Accord bags five stars with crash testing, in aspects like side and rear impact and offset frontal impact, and is among the safest sedan on the road today. Read the rest of this entry »

Tips to Save Dollars from Car Rentals

•Choose a Cheaper Car
There are some car rental company websites that offer cars with prefixed rentals. These rentals are officially posted on the company’s websites. All you need to do is check out such websites for the cheapest rented cars on offer. As a customer, you cannot be really fussy with the car’s make if you want to reduce the expenses on car rentals. Generally, such inexpensive cars may not be the latest model or highly trendy. You might want to check websites of companies like Hotwire and Priceline for best and discounted rental car deals.
•Online Browsing
It is never enough to go online and rent a car from the first website displayed by the browser. As an alert customer, you might need to carry out some research on different websites and watch out for lowest car rental offers. At times, there are some spot offers or snap deals made by a few companies on a precondition of immediate payment.
•Advance Booking
Just like airlines, which offer cheaper fare for advance or apex bookings, there are car rental companies that offer huge discount if booked well in advance, say about a month or two before your actual departure date. There is however, a restriction of immediate booking with online payment. In case, you need to cancel your bookings, the car rental company is likely to deduct some amount from the fare before it is refunded. Ideally, this method helps you to get a good discount, along with the assurance of a rented car to avoid any last minute disappointments. As far as car rental companies are concerned, they get rental fare well in advance along with assured customers.
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Best Sports Cars Under $30000

Ford Mustang V6
The Ford Mustang is considered one of the best sports cars ever produced in the car industry. It has got a typical ‘muscle car’ look and feel and is quite sporty. The V6 variant of the Mustang sports a 3.7 liter Ti-VCT V6 engine, having a total horsepower of 305. Its other specifications include a 6-speed manual transmission gearbox and the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) feature. The Mustang V6 ‘Premium’ model is available at around $26,500, whereas the ‘Convertible’ is for approximately $28,000 if paid by cash.

Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
At a first look, most people will mistake this car to be just a concept model. The LS trim package of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe comprises a 3.6 liter 312-hp V6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and StabiliTrak electronic stability control system. This rear wheel drive car has a fuel tank of 19.0 gallons. This famous sports car is available for just $22,680 as the base price. Those who want a grand touring experience can go in for the ‘Camaro Convertible’ which starts at around $29,000.

Dodge Charger Rallye Plus
This is a powerful muscle machine from the Dodge factory. The ‘Charger Rallye Plus’ is mounted with a 3.6 liter V6 VVT Pentastar engine which generates 292 hp of power. You get a 5-speed AutoStick automatic transmission, electronic stability control, and rear wheel drive control in the Dodge. The price is quoted to be around $29,000 by the manufacturer. You can even pick from other choices such as the Charger Rallye and Charger SE for around $27,500 and $25,000 respectively.

Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Sport
This sleek looking coupe is claimed to be the best car for the money in its class. The top model 2011 Eclipse GS Sport is sold at just around $25,000 as the starting price, but the overall price comes to $25,700. This car has a 2.4 liter I4 4 cylinder MIVEC engine, 162 horsepower, four speed Sportronic automatic transmission, front wheel drive system, and Active Stability Control (ASC). You can even buy the Eclipse GS at a good price of around $19,800.

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