Toy-looking, four-wheeled creature is basically a real car. And if you're conscious of helping the environment, this is a good selection. Built in an environmentally-friendly production resource dubbed Smartville in Hambach, France, its producing process is optimized, as it only uses water-soluble paint and powder-coating processes that get rid of solvents.

Body panels are absolutely re-usable and the instrument panel is made of the renewable material flax. Have you got a Swatch watch and need an auto to go with it? The fortwo can reply to that demand, as it was lead by the watch company founder Nicolas Hayek as a practical, enviro-conscious machine. Now a unit of Daimler-Chrysler, North Americans can eventually get their hands on it. The base auto, dubbed "pure," is under $12,000, but "passion," the subsequent trim level up, is a good compromise of price, sportiness and potency at $14,000.

Actually, you will get a micro sport automobile: rear-wheel drive from a rear-mounted engine controlled by a manumatic transmission! Interior design has made it quite spacious and comfortable and headroom is completely satisfactory; much better than the micro autos of yesteryear like the Fiat 5 hundred. Lots of you're going to be worried about the safety, but be assured the "tridion" safety cell built out of fortified steel is here to guard you. Its longitudinal and cross members are designed to turn on the crumple areas of the other cars concerned.

For what it's engineered to do city driving and simplicity of parking the fortwo excels, and is extremely stylish in the midst and help the environment.

Mini Cooper Hardtop Snug with a wide bulldog position that gives it a low center of balance, the sporty 2009 Mini Cooper Hardtop is a stylish means for urban cruising. This fun-to-drive hatch gets power from a 118-horsepower 4 cylinder engine and is capable of inflating from 0-60 miles per hour in 8.5 seconds. With the car's athletic handling enhanced by dynamic stability and traction controls is its provoking fuel usage; this go-kart can get up to 37 miles-per-gallon on the road.

Within, the automobile fits 4 adults nicely, and the front seats are roomy enough for even a tall driver and passenger. Our test car was supplied with six-way adjustable seats, leatherette upholstery, split fold-down back seats ( to enable up to twenty-four cubic feet of load space ), a six-speaker CD / AM / FM audio system, and a Sport button that boosts the throttle and steering reply. Our tester also came with the available sixteen-inch wheels and bucket seats. Park distance control, run flat tires, a navigation system, a breathtaking sunroof, a Bluetooth and USB / iPod adapter, and a ten-speaker audio system are all available.

Safety Features : six airbags ( including side curtain airbags ), tire pressure monitoring system, ultra-rigid body, side-impact door beams, crash sensor system, advance crumple section, breakaway engine.

In a stylistic exit from their previous models, Kia's Soul boasts a modern and playfully designed profile that should catch the iris of twenty-somethings looking at buying their first ride. Obviously, given its bold lines, this hatch is about to struggle with youth-oriented automobiles like the Scion xB, Nissan Cube and Honda Component.

The Soul comes in 4 different trims ( Soul, Soul+, Soul!, and Soul sport ) with the top 3 offering a 2.0-liter 4 cylinder engine and optional four-speed automated transmission. There are 50 strategies to personalize this cool automobile, with options from a long list of accessories to eleven exterior colors and 3 interior schemes, one of which shows off glow-in-the-dark seat brands.

Based on the upgrade from the base trim, this econobox's features include rear disc brakes, steering wheel-mounted audio and cruise controls, tweeter speakers that light up to the music, Bluetooth connectivity and a power moonroof. In all trims the Soul is shockingly spacious within, sporting sufficient room in the rear and front seats to nicely accommodate tall passengers. A comparatively low entry price rounds out the hot hatch's offerings and making the Soul a stylish and inexpensive town runabout.

Though identified by its petite proportions, Honda's refreshed Civic Coupe is famous flexibility, a characteristic clear in the Civic model's range of configurations, which encompasses a sedan, cross-breed and compressed natural gas fired automobile.

The 2009 Civic Coupe available in 5 trims is a well-rounded economy vehicle, especially given its affordability, tiny size and graceful appearance, boosted by a sporty rear decklid spoiler. This nimble five-passenger compact comes standard with a 140-horsepower 4 cylinder engine paired to a 5 speed manual transmission ( a 5-speed automated is optional ), enabling decent acceleration and fuel use. Matching its trustworthy road performance is a snug even though comfy interior.

The LX trim, one up from the base level DX, boasts conveniences like a speed-sensitive volume control ; 160-watt AM / FM / CD audio system with 6 speakers and MP3 / WMA playback capacity ; power side mirrors ; steering wheel-mounted cruise controls ; and air conditioning.

Safety features : dual-stage, dual-threshold front airbags ; front-side airbags with passenger-side occupant position detection system ; side-curtain airbags ; tire pressure monitoring system ; daytime running lights ; side-impact door beams etc.