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Geneva motor show 2009 A-Z preview and review

By Tim Pollard Motor Shows 04 March 2009 11:00 Welcome to CAR Online's coverage from the 2009 Geneva motor show. This is your one-stop shop for news, photographs, blogs, video, analysis and comment on every new car launch. Click on our quick links below to jump to our new content:• The CAR blog live from Geneva• Videos of new cars at Geneva - video footage has been moved to page 2• A-Z of every new car launch• Photo gallery from Geneva• News from CAR's reader reportersFULL A-Z OF EVERY NEW CAR• Alfa Romeo Mito GTA concept • Aston Martin DBS Volante and One-77• Audi A4 Allroad and TT RS• Bentley Continental Supersports biofuel• BMW Concept 5-series Gran Turismo• Bugatti Veyron Blue Centenaire• Chevrolet Spark• Citroen DS Inside concept• Dacia Duster concept• Ferrari 599XX and HGTE• Fiat 500C convertible• Ford Iosis Max concept• Honda Insight hybrid car• Hyundai ix-onic concept• Infiniti Essence concept• Jaguar XFR and XKR• Kia No.3 concept MPV • Lagonda Concept car• Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce• Lexus RX450h hybrid SUV• Maserati Granturismo S Automatic• Maybach 57 and 62 Zeppelin• Mazda 3 MPS• Mercedes E-class saloon and E-class Coupe• Mini John Cooper Works Convertible• Mitsubishi i MiEV Sport Air• Nissan Qazana• Opel Ampera• Peugeot 3008• Porsche 911 GT3 and Cayenne diesel• Renaultsport Megane 250 and new Scenic/ Grand Scenic and Renaultsport Clio 200• Rinspeed iChange and E2• Rolls-Royce EX200 concept• Saab 9-3X• Seat Exeo ST and Leon and Altea facelifts• Skoda Yeti and Octavia Greenline and Fabia Scout• Toyota Verso and Prius• VW Polo 12.10pm Nearly the endI'm flying back to Blighty at 2.00pm, so my time at Geneva is drawing to an end.

Design Review: Smart For-US concept

First seen NAIAS 2012 Design studio Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios, Sindelfingen, Germany Type 2-seat pickup Dimensions (L | W | H) 3,547 | 1,506 | 1,701 mm Wheel size 18-inch ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Daimler’s Smart brand has bombed in the US market since its introduction in 2008. That first year proved modestly successful, with 25,000 units sold but since then sales have fallen off a cliff, with just 5,927 shifted in 2010. Seeing the ForTwo dicing with big-foot pickups and Hummer limos in Vegas, it’s easy to see why something has been lost in translation.

Motorists Worry About Safety On The School Run

AS THE start of new school term approaches, the latest research from BCA, a leading vehicle remarketing company, reveals the pressures faced by parents - and other motorists - on school run routes. Both parents and non-parents were surveyed and with nearly half (45%) of non-parents saying they drive by schools or use the same route as parents dropping off their children, it's clear that school runs create some significant pinch-points. Key findings: 46% of all motorists believe parents drive their children to school because it takes too long to walk 30% of non-parents believe children demand to be driven to school, compared to just 17% of parents Over a third (38%) of all motorists think unreliable public transport prompts parents to drive children to school More than half (57%) of motorists see illegal parking outside of school gates 44% of have seen parents and children not looking at oncoming traffic when opening car doors Both parents and non-parents were most in favour of schools creating drop-off areas to tackle congestion and parking issues during the school run at 52% and 57% respectively 29% of parents think police officers should be on patrol to tackle parking issues during the school run Parents in Northern Ireland are most likely to drive their children to school, topping the list at 51%, followed by families in the North East and West Midlands at 39%.