Spradley Barr Motors

Once, not so long ago, there was a time when high-end safety features (such as stability and traction control) were available only in luxury cars that cost upwards of two to three times some people's annual salary or intimidating SUVs. It's an interesting concept?the rich have the right to be safer than everybody else.

Thankfully, things are changing. Amid the worst downturn in decades, and a slew of recalls, makers of less