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Top 10 Cool Girl Cars

Ladies, l-l-ladies, baby, honey, tell me where you get these cool girl cars? Being a teenage girl, it is a must to get a cool car that suits your look, your age, and your needs. There are so many types of cars out there and you don’t want to drive a car that makes you look ugly. Drive a cool car that makes you look as good as in bikini. If you have no idea of what the cool girl cars are, starts with the list below. On the other hand, you should read our car buying guide too. It is a ten-step guide that will lead you to buy the right car for your life.

Top 10 Cool Girl Cars Attract Ladies

Girls are very particular to everything they own. According to our research, a girl wants everything look good from her head to her toe including the car she drives. Take a look at the street in New York, London, or Morocco, you will see many girls are driving small cars with top interior comforts such as nice leather seats and beautiful dashboard.

1. MINI Cooper

Regardless of hatchback, convertible, coupe or crossover, girls love the MINI Cooper because of its appealing. The MINI Cooper has a fuel economy rating of 29/40 mpg, making it one of the best gas mileage cars available today. Do you know that the pop star Britney Spears and Kristen Stewart are also driving a MINI?

2. Volkswagen Beetle

The Volkswagen Beetle has an aggressive look. It’s like a giant turtle running on the road. Inside the car, it features flower vase, vertical windshield, and a color-keyed dash that looks very cute to ladies.

3. Audi TT

The newest Audi TT is so beautiful and highly distinctive. Uniqueness is one big consideration for women when it comes to buying a new car. Furthermore, the Audi TT features all-wheel drive with a very reasonable fuel economy of 23/30 mpg. Gal Gadot and Kate Gosselin are two sexy girls that drive Audi TT.

4. Mazda MX-5 Miata

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a little convertible with sports car look. This car accelerates with an inspiring roar from its 167 horsepower four-cylinder engine. It is capable to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 6.8 seconds. Girls will fall in love with the speed for sure.

5. Toyota Prius

People love the Toyota Prius because it has a space-efficient body with roomy backseat and cargo area. It also gives the owners an outstanding fuel economy of 51/48 mpg. The price tag of a brand new Toyota Prius starts from just $23,000, making it one of the best-selling cars in the United States. Do you know that Cameron Diaz owns a Prius too?

6. Chevrolet Sonic

The Chevrolet Sonic is one of the cutest car you can buy in the United States. It is small but it is powerful. There are two types of engines for the Sonic – the sporty Ecotec 1.4L turbo or the Ecotec 1.8L. The turbo version is pumping 138hp and 200Nm of torque which is very impressive.

7. Fiat 500 Abarth

The Fiat 500 is more than just a car. It looks sweet and it will make any girl drive look sweeter. From power to comfort, the Fiat 500 has everything. The base model is providing 101hp and 98 ft-lbs of torque. Speaking about practicality, it scores a fuel economy of 28/34 mpg.

8. Kia Soul

Our team run to the town and interviewed 10 ladies who are driving Kia Soul. Six of them told our reporters that they love the car because of the name “Soul”. It sounds funky and cool. This has once again proof that car names are very important. Nobody wants a car with funny name (see also funny car names).

9. Nissan Juke

For some reasons, there are many websites comment the Nissan Juke as one of the ugliest cars ever built. However, there are many of them on the road and most of them are driven by women. It might be odd for guy but not for women.

10. Honda Fit or Honda Jazz

In the U.S., it is known as Honda Fit. In some Asia countries, it is called Honda Jazz. It doesn’t really matter because both names are nice to hear and girls love the look of this car. The Honda Fit is a fun car to drive with powerful engine and high fuel economy of 29/37 mpg.

In a nutshell, girls prefer something cool, beautiful, and cute. Sensation, temptation, and reasonable vibration are the features that should be found in all the cool girl cars.

September 7, 2015
Top 10 Best Selling Cars in China 2014-2015
This is the list of top 10 best selling cars in China from 2014 to 2015. The ranking is based on search index provided by China’s leading search engine, Baidu. Therefore, the list of best selling cars in China is 99.99% accurate as Baidu is used by millions of Chinese car buyers almost every day. Among the top 10 highest searched car brands, we don’t see any Chinese car brands although there are about 48 Chinese car makers in today’s China. Also, we don’t see any British car manufacturers in the list too. So, what’s in the list? Are there any car brands Americans love? Yes, there are some and let’s take a look at the list here.

Best Selling Cars in China

1. Volkswagen

If you happen to travel to China, especially big cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, you can see Volkswagen almost everywhere. Volkswagen is known as ??, pronounce as Da 4 Zhong 4 in Chinese, which literally means “Public”. No surprise! It is really used by public.

2. Kia

Kia is ranked number 2 for 2015 with 722,902 searches. It is the earliest known Korean car brand founded in 2000. Thanks to the fuel saving technology on all Kia cars, this brand is growing very fast over the years.

3. Toyota

It is Toyota, still need further explanation?

4. Audi

With 538,359 searches, the Audi comes in number four. For sedan, the Audi A4L, A6L, A3, and A8 are most popular. For SUV, the Audi Q5, Q3 and Q7 are popular in China. As for Audi sports cars, the Audi R8, Audi TT and TTS top the list.

5. Ford

One of the longest American car brands Ford comes in number 5 with 528,338 searches. Ford Motor Company is one of the biggest car makers in the world and it is not surprise to see the people in China love Ford.

6. BMW

The German car maker BMW has 507,004 searches in first and second quarter in 2015. BMW fans in China mostly buy BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series for sedan cars. BMW X1, X5, X3 and X6 are made for SUV lovers. As for sports cars lovers, the BMW i8, BMW Z4 and BMW 1 Series are quite popular in China.

7. Peugeot

Peugeot is the only French automaker appears in the list of top 10 best selling cars in China. Peugeot logo is a standing lion and it was founded in 1858 as a bicycle manufacturer. Peugeot 408, 508, 308S, 2008, 3008, 4008 and the RCZ are a few most wanted Peugeot cars in China. See also: List of car brands.

8. Honda

Honda is one of the longest car brands in Japan and it is not surprise to see many of them on the road in China. Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda XR-V, Honda HR-V and Honda Civic Type R are those common Honda cars you can see in China. The Honda Civic Type R is loved by younger generation who would bring the car to racing track.

9. Hyundai

Other than Kia, Hyundai is another Korean car maker that enters the China market. The Hyundai ix25 and ix35 are two very popular SUV in China.

10. Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz, the pioneer in automobile history has 417,338 searches in Baidu. There are A to Z of Mercedes-Benz models available in China and people definitely love it due to the safety features. Mecedes-Benz A class, Mecedes-Benz C class, E class, GLA class, GL class, M class, R class and the special Mercedes-Benz SLS, you name it.
1. Chevrolet
2. Buick
3. Changan
4. ChangCheng (Great Wall Motors)
5. Nissan
6. Mazda
7. BYD
8. Porsche
9. Chery
10. Land Rover
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May 18, 2015
Best Six Speed Manual Transmission Cars

Nowadays, there are lesser and lesser manual transmission cars on the road. For stick shift lovers, it is sad to see this situation because there are not much of choices as automakers are cutting down manual transmission cars due to the market needs and traffic regulations. However, it doesn’t stop some car makers to build good cars with three pedals. If you have passed old school driving classes (learning to drive a manual car) and have passions in driving six speed manuals cars, check out the delicious A-list of top 10 best six speed manual transmission cars you can go for.

1. Toyota 86 a.k.a Subaru BRZ a.k.a Scion FR-S

The Toyota 86 (also known as Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S in the US and Canada), is a rear-wheel drive sports coupes developed by Toyota and Subaru. This car is inspired by the legendary Toyota AE86 from 1983 to 1987. Under the hood, it features a 2.0 liter Boxer engine produces 200 PS at 7,000 rpm. Both manual transmission and automatic transmission are available but the six-speed manual transmission accelerates slightly faster. See how a Toyota 86 Drift.

2. Mini John Cooper Works JCW

No doubt the Mini John Cooper Works GP is the faster Mini ever produced but the production is limited. In fact, six speed manual transmission car hunters can go for the Mini John Cooper Works (Mini Cooper JCW). Mini John Cooper works are bred for the track with a 208-hp turbocharged engine. The fun to drive this car is twice as much as the normal Mini Cooper and the handling is superb with a six-speed gearbox.

3. Honda Civic Type R

Honda Civic Type R is Honda’s most powerful car that you would see on the road. It definitely makes everything work for your speed. The close-ratio six-speed gearbox is one great example of this methodology. The latest Honda Civic Type R is powered by a new direct-injection 2.0 liter turbocharged VTEC petrol engine with 306bhp and 400 Nm of torque. The engine red lines at 7,000 rpm and it is definitely one of the best six speed manual transmission cars you can get today. See also: Honda Civic: 100K km does no harm.

4. Ford Fiesta ST Six Speed Manual Transmission

The 197-hp Ford Fiesta ST will never let you down in any situation. Fun, power, handling or cornering, you name it! It is a fun-to-drive car with high quality cabin. Just like the Ford Focus ST, there is a six-speed stick located in between the front seats of the car. Both of them are the few six speed manual transmission cars built by Ford today. If you are looking for an economy small car that feels like a sport car, go for it!

5. Audi R8 Six Speed Manual Transmissions

The incredible Audi R8 comes with an excellent 7-speed S tronic transmission. However, Audi also offers R8 buyers a stick between the front seats. Moreover, you can pair this stick with either a 430-hp V8 or the crazy 525-hp V10 engine. Every shift to the manual gearbox will absolutely give you a “Click” feel.

6. Subaru WRX STI

The Subaru WRX STI features a 2.5 liter that produces 305 hp. With such power that feels like a supercar, the Subaru WRX STI gives you 23 mpg highway and 17 mpg City. For people with the budget below $35,000 dollars, you can access to Subaru official website and use the Build Your Own WRX STI page to build a Subaru. For both Subaru WRX STI and WRX STI Limited, a 6-speed manual is the only transmission Subaru offers.

Other Cars with Six Speed Manual Transmissions

Some other three pedal six speed manual transmission cars that have good reputation:

7. Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 – The Cheverolet Camaro Z/28 offers not only maximum comforts but also maximum performance. Unlike some other cars in the list above, a six speed manual is the only transmission offered by Chevrolet.

8. Audi TT RS

9. Honda Civic Si

10. Nissan 370Z NISMO

11. Acura ILX 2.4

12. SRT Viper

13. Chevy Corvette C6 Z06, ZR1 and 427

14. Volkswagen Golf R

15. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

April 1, 2015