Euro NCAP superminis: Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Mini, Volkswagen Polo, Fiat Panda, Fiat Nuova 500, Opel Corsa, SEAT Ibiza, Mitsubishi Colt

Chapters: Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Mini, Volkswagen Polo, Fiat Panda, Fiat Nuova 500, Opel Corsa, SEAT Ibiza, Mitsubishi Colt, Smart Fortwo, Renault Clio, Audi A2, Škoda Fabia, Daewoo Matiz, Peugeot 206, Alfa Romeo MiTo, Ford Ka, Toyota Vitz, Fiat Grande Punto, Suzuki Swift, Citroën C3, Fiat Punto, Volkswagen Fox, Suzuki SX4, Kia Rio, Renault Twingo, Citroën Saxo, Citroën C2, Citroën C1, Dacia Sandero, Hyundai i10, Daihatsu Sirion, Volkswagen Lupo GTI, Fiat Seicento, Peugeot 207, Renault Modus, Hyundai i20, Lancia Ypsilon, Smart Forfour, Peugeot 1007, Suzuki Splash, Dacia Nova, Nissan Note, Dacia Solenza, Dacia SupeRNova, Honda Logo, Toyota Urban Cruiser, Daihatsu Materia,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 121. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive subcompact/supermini car manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. The model is marketed worldwide, including Japan, Australasia and the Americas. The Fiesta has sold over twelve million units since 1976. Starting in 2010, the sixth generation (Mark VI) Fiesta will be available in the United States and Canada, making it the first Fiesta model to be sold in North America since 197880. In the early 1970s, European demand from consumers for small cars was rising. Even Ford's smallest model, the Escort, was a conventional front-engined, rear wheel drive car; yet competitors were launching smaller, front wheel drive cars, like the Fiat 127 and the Peugeot 104. The effects of the 1973 energy crisis were also increasing demand for smaller cars. BMC (which had since merged into British Leyland) had entered the mini-car market with its Mini in 1959, while the Rootes Group had launched the ultimately less successful Hillman Imp in 1963, bu...http://booksllc.net/?id=477085