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Toyota's production iQ

By Guy Bird Motor Shows 06 March 2008 15:41 What’s new on Toyota’s Geneva Motor Show stand? The brand’s biggest news by far was the production iQ city car. The road-going iQ keeps almost all of the 2007 Frankfurt concept’s great packaging – half a metre shorter than a Fiat 500 at 2985mm – but still housing four seats, three for adults and one behind the driver for a child or luggage (there’s no conventional boot space).

BMW, Mercedes consider return to 4-bangers in U.S. market

Facing stricter fuel economy standards, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are considering bringing four-cylinder engines back to the United States. BMW stopped offering four-cylinders in 1999 when its 318ti hatchback flopped. Mercedes-Benz had four-cylinder engines on the 2005 C230 and SLK230 but dropped them in favor of six-cylinder models.

Braunschweig University of Art Show 2007

Rundgang 2007, the annual design degree show held at the Braunschweig University of Art in Germany, took place July 11-15 2007 and showcased a variety of different work created by the graduating class of students in the Transportation Design program. The show displayed final thesis projects as well as sponsored projects from the last term. Volkswagen Viseo Concept Marc Kirsch Marc Kirsch's diploma project was created in collaboration with Volkswagen design in Wolfsburg.