Budget Car News

The American car company, Ford Motor Company, has finally released its official word regarding the rumors surrounding the new Focus model. Finally, according to official reports, Ford Motor Company will be unveiling a junior level version of the famed Focus model. This entry-level version called the Ford Focus Studio will have the initial tag price of £13,995 and will replace the former-generation model, the Focus Sport that is now sold out.

The £13,995 entry-level Ford Focus Studio will become available to consumers who go after the “61-Plate” consumers. Moreover, the new model is scheduled to launch this coming September.

So far, Ford Motor Company has only confirmed the speculations about it production and several spec details such as the 16-inch sporty-looking allow wheels, the USB-enabled CD/radio player, the electric mirrors and rear spoilers that will come in the same body color, and electrical windows. There’s also the Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) feature and the Ford Easy Fuel ‘capless’ refueling method.

Under the hood of the £13,995 entry-level Ford Focus Studio is a 1.6-liter Ti-VCT petrol engine unit with 84 bhp and 47.9mpg fuel efficiency. According to the managing director Nigel Sharp, the new Ford model is not only well equipped but also affordable and economical. The £13,995 Ford Focus Studio will come in a five-door hatchback model with three attractive, sporty, and cool body colors to choose from: Frozen White, Panther Black and Moondust Silver. According to reports, the brand new Focus Studio range will be priced from £13,995 to £24,000.

French car manufacturer Renault has unveiled the newly refreshed Renault Twingo which also gives you a hint of a new paradigm of design for the car brand. The compact Twingo is expected to have its official unveiling at the upcoming motor show in Frankfurt in September this year. The carmaker implements midcycle improvements before a total redesign for 2013.

The facelift gives the Renault Twingo gives the compact car a more open and rounder grill compared to the last release. It also gets an enlarged badge of Renault. The information about the Twingo is very limited. We are pretty sure we will get more details as to its pricing and the engine that it will be using prior to the release of this city car.

The Renault Twingo is being produced in Slovenia and is marketed across Europe. According to some reports, the Twingo might be replaced by another compact vehicle that will have a rear wheel drive configuration in two years time. The said new Renault compact will share a platform with Daimler Smart passenger vehicle that can carry four individuals.

The man responsible for the redesign is Lauren van den Acker who is design chief of Renault. He has been spearheading the evolution of the Renault car design since taking the post last year. The newly designed vehicles by van den Acker though will only roll out the market starting 2012.

The Renault Twingo will hit the market later this year.