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Redesigned Ford Focus expected to get 40 mpg on the highway

The redesigned 2012 Ford Focus will get an estimated 40 mpg in highway driving with an all-aluminum 2.0-liter engine mated to a six-speed, dual-dry-clutch automatic transmission. The normally aspirated engine combines variable camshaft timing and high-pressure direct fuel injection to crank out 160 hp and 146 lb-ft of torque. That compares with 140 hp and 136 lb-ft from the aluminum 2.0-liter engine used in the current-generation Focus.

Renault reveals new 2014 Twingo on Twitter

Renault This is the first picture of Renault’s new 2014 Twingo city car, which will make its debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show 2014 before going on sale in the UK later this year. The funky new urban hatchback has been revealed on Twitter with the official hashtag #UndressNewTwingo. It’s thought the new 2014 Twingo will cost about £8,000 when it goes on sale in Britain later this year.

Penalty points separate good girls and bad boys

MORE THAN 30,000 male drivers aged 17-20 have anything up to six penalty points on their driving licences. There is also a wide gulf between offending rates for young men and young women, with women drivers aged 20 or under only recording 9,758 instances of attracting three to six points. As many as 1,210 17-year-old males have accrued up to six points, with 358 currently having the maximum permissible six.