One criteria for a good family car is space. Having a family is always about space, especially on long hauls. Nobody wants to travel cramped for long hours at a time, so it pays to look at how spacious the leg room is in the car of your choice. The more space you have, the better. Next to space, the next required feature of a family car is safety. The more safety features a car has then the better it is for you and your family. Remember that the cargo of the family car is very precious so it has to protect and keep it from harm. You should not skimp when it comes to safety for you and your family.
After these two criteria will be economy. Your new family car cannot be a gas guzzler as you would want to spend the money on other more important things than just fuel for your road trips. Remember that there is a difference in consumption within the city and in country driving, so try to gauge which kind of driving you would do mostly. Having thus covered the basics here next up will be a short discussion on the recommended models for 2011 for the family car class. These cars are voted along different features to assist you in choosing which can be the best one for you. Two Asian cars and two American cars are in the discussion.
First off is the Honda Accord. Though used as an executive car in some countries, it is also ideally suited for small families. It has a modified l transmission system that makes it easier to go uphill. Fuel economy for the model is around 23 miles per gallon in the city and about 33mpg in the country.
The next family car that you can consider is the Ford Fusion Hybrid. Being one of the best family cars to come out in 2011, you can choose either automatic or manual transmissions for your use, with the manual transmission model fitted with six gears. It is considered as an efficient combination of both electric and fossil fuel power, with up to 94% of kinetic energy being retained to empower the batteries.
The 2011 Kia Optima Is also in the running with advanced safety features and sensor warnings. Fuel economy is also good at 24 miles per gallon in the city and 34 miles per gallon for country driving. Adjustable seats and lumbar support is also available in this model.
The Chevy Suburban comes in 5.3 liter and 6.0 liter fuel capacities. Plenty of safety features are also in this model with passenger air bags, traction control systems and electronic stability systems. A four wheel anti lock breaking system is also an added safety feature alongside a rear parking assist. Due to its size the fuel economy is a bit lower than most models at 15 miles per gallon within the city.
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