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Driving BMW's three-cylinder prototype

One of the motoren in the titular Bayerische Motoren Werkeis about to get smaller. How small, you ask? The three-cylinder in the cherry-red hatchback shown above is in fact one of BMW's legendary inline-sixes, albeit chopped in half with the proverbial Sawzall.

CAR Magazine's Fantasy League Formula 1

Ever cursed Ferrari or McLaren's tactics, felt sure some of F1's minnows could do better with their multi-million dollar budgets, or accurately predicted the F1 champs over the past ten seasons? Well now it's your chance to prove just how good your knowledge of F1 is, by joining CAR Online's new Fantasy League Formula 1 team. As a Fantasy League F1 manager your job is to select six real-life drivers and one constructor - from your $100m budget you can put all your money behind a big name, share the risk or use the lucky dip selector. Entry costs just £10 and there are plenty of prizes on offer after each GP race:   £5000 in cash and a luxury trip for two to the 201  Monaco Grand Prix for CAR's overall Fantasy League Formula 1 champion  £100 and a copy of the official F1 video game for every race winner  A racing experience at Brands Hatch for you and a friend  Cash prizes for managers finishing in 2nd to 10th place  And consolation entries into the 2011 game for managers finishing in 11th to 20th placePoints will be awarded after each race weekend, and prizes announced.

Mercedes-Benz found guilty of price-fixing in China

Associated Press Mercedes-Benz has been found guilty of fixing prices of car parts in China – with BMW, Audi and Chrysler also facing penalties. China’s state news agency, Xinhua, reports that the German manufacturer has been found guilty of using its power to control the prices of parts. The Chinese government is cracking down on monopolies and has been accused of being too harsh on companies from abroad.