Here is some good news to car buffs who are religiously following the Toyota Corolla line. The 2009 Toyota Corolla was presented at the North American International Auto Show and this fuel-efficient vehicle offers quite a number of features that are sure to make it another hot car in the market.

The 2009 Corolla is offered with a choice of fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines, a new 1.8-liter and a re-engineered 2.4-liter. The Corolla Standard, LE and XLE are equipped with the all-new 1.8-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine, which produces 132 hp at 6,000 rpm and 128 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm.

Dual VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing with intelligence) controls valve timing on both the intake and exhaust camshafts to help optimize performance and fuel economy. Internal components are optimized to reduce friction, while valve-train components are downsized to provide a compact valve layout.

Common features:

Five-speed manual transmission

Four-speed automatic Electronically Controlled Transmission (ECT)

Torque converter uses flex lockup for enhanced fuel efficiency

Uphill/downhill shift controls

(Source) Aving.net

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There will be a preview week as well as 50 vehicular launches at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, featuring green vehicles and technologies. To be held at the Michigan Hall in Detroit, onlookers will be treated to a vast array of cleaner and greener vehicles. The show promises to offer something different for the audience who may find themselves staring at potential concept vehicles of the future.

Family-Oriented Attractions are scheduled during the public days starting from January 17 to 25.

The 2009 show will take place Jan. 11 – 25, 2009 at Cobo Center in Detroit. Press Preview will be held Sunday, Jan. 11 through Tuesday, Jan. 13. Industry Preview will be held Wednesday, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 15. The annual black-tie Charity Preview gala will be held Friday evening, Jan. 16. Public Days will be held Saturday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 25.

(Source) PR Newswire

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Ford Motors will start manufacturing the Ford Fiesta in China this week with the hopes of timely introducing it to the market this year. Touted as the first global car, is expected to go on sale at local car dealers by the first quarter of 2010.

The Ford Fiesta originally debuted at the North American International Auto Show in 2007 under the name “The Verve”. Ford has sold more than 61,000 Fiestas in its 19 European markets during its two months in showrooms. It is the auto maker’s second-best selling vehicle behind the Ford Focus.

Ford, like its U.S. competitors, is attempting to develop vehicles that it can build quickly to match changing dynamics in the automobile market. U.S. auto makers were caught off guard last year when rising gas prices caused consumers to abandon pickups and sport-utility vehicles in favor of more fuel-efficient products.

(Source) CNN Money

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For the many followers of hybrid vehicles, Toyota shall be officially launching its 2010 Toyota Prius at this year’s 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Among the notable features that this new version that Toyota is unveiling include a new Hybrid Synergy Drive system which vows to be one of the top electric cars.

Add to that the fact that improved fuel consumption from this new model stands as another key feature as people today are yearning for better fuel burning cars to go along with quiet and smooth ride.

“The Toyota Prius hybrid car does not have a traditional ignition and key, but instead features an advanced keyless start-up,”

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