Ford Fiesta previewed

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	This week in Car Tech Wayne Cunningham CNET.com Ford Fiesta previewed Last week Ford let us drive its new Fiesta around for a day, and it left us with a very positive impression. At only 120 horsepower, it's not the fastest thing on the road, but the handling and suspension are well-tuned for an economy car. Ford lines the cabin with soft materials that give the Fiesta a quality feel, and claims the lowest cabin noise in the segment. We've seen Ford's Sync system before, but this time we got to try out the navigation feature of the Traffic, Directions, and Information service. The Fiesta has already done very well in Europe, where sales started last year. Look for similar success in the U.S.  Ford Fiesta first drive  Ford Fiesta video Most popular products TomTom XL 340 S  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 205W  Check prices Magellan RoadMate 1470  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 255W  Check prices Garmin Nuvi 265WT  Check prices Latest reviews and features 2010 Nissan 370Z The 2010 Nissan 370Z is a distinct-looking dedicated sports car that is a joy to drive, especially when it is equipped with a manual transmission. Read more  Check prices 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged The 2010 Range Rover Sport fulfills its promise of excellent on-road and off-road performance, but the cabin tech is just a little better than average. Read more  Check prices 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS The 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS is pretty practical as SUVs go and offers a good value for its price tag. However, drivers who think a big SUV should have big power will want to look upmarket at the V-6 models. Read more  Check prices 2010 BMW 550i Gran Turismo Packed with tech, the 2010 BMW 550i Gran Turismo offers useful and fun features for getting through the city and across country, but it will be an expensive ride. Read more  Check prices Car Tech blog TomTom developing app platform for GPS Antuan Goodwin Associate Editor, Car Tech Hot on the heels of TomTom's European announcement of the new GO Live 1000 GPS and its WebKit-based OS comes word that the GPS manufacturer is looking to get in on the app store game. According to an interview with TomTom CEO Harold Goddijin over on Pocket-lint, TomTom's app store should add flexibility to future TomTom devices, as well as bring the "TomTom experience" to other platforms. Read more Comment of the week Escort (fan) service Posted by Covert_Koala Ford, bring back the Escort! Now that was a compact car and well respected. I still see more old Escorts on the road than Focuses or other Ford cars. Sorry you turned the Escort into a bubble and wouldn't let go of those automatic seat belts. But hey, you brought back the Taurus, why not the Escort? And hey, I hear the politicians love Escorts!  Read more  In other news... 1. Nissan Leaf projected to be in the black 2. FastCharge: Power your electric car in 2.5 hours 3. Daimler joins BMW in carbon fiber quest 4. VW open for apps 5. 2020 Toyota Venza goes on Lotus diet More Car Tech resources  Car Tech forums  Green car buying guide  Car Tech videos  Car Tech podcast  All new car reviews  Past car shows Texas Instruments TI-89 Graphing calculator handles calculus, algebra, matrices, and statistical functions 188 KB RAM and 2.7 MB flash memory for speed; plenty of storage for functions, programs, data Large 100 x 160 pixel display for split-screen views USB on-the-go technology for buy it now: $143.58 Amazon Pentax K-7 14.6 MP Digital SLR High-resolution, 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor; compact, magnesium alloy body Weather resistant, dustproof, and coldproof (14 degrees F, -10 degrees C) Fast 5.2 fps shooting with the new PRIME II Image processing engine; top shutter speed of 1/8000 sec freezes buy it now: $1299.95 Amazon
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