Honda pre-viewed the Civic Tourer at the Geneva Car Show but today we can show you some of the first photos of the production version while out on public roads for testing.

The production car looks a lot like the concept but is of course toned down slightly. Front end is now more like the Civic hatch but the rear light shape and the low roof line will stay like on the concept.

When the Civic Tourer hits the market in early 2014 it will not be a class leader when we talk about loading capacity, but they will try to make the Civic Tourer the class leader when handling and fun to drive comes into the customer’s wishes.

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ART DRIVE! The BMW Art Car Collection 1975-2010. Exhibition of Art Cars by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons and David Hockney – On Show for First Time in the UK in East End Car Park.

Press Release

July 20th, 2012, London - The ICA, in partnership with BMW, the Mayor of London and the London 2012 Festival, will take over a landmark car park in Shoreditch for two weeks only from 21 July to 4 August for a unique exhibition of the BMW ART CAR COLLECTIONon show for the first time in the UK. Admission is free.

The collection, initiated over 35 years ago, features BMW cars transformed by some of the world’s leading artists including: Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Ernst Fuchs, Robert Rauschenberg, M.J. Nelson, Ken Done, Matazo Kayama, César Manrique, Jeff Koons, A.R. Penck, Esther Mahlangu, Sandro Chia, Jenny Holzer and David Hockney.

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The final countdown to London 2012 has begun and BMW Group today unveiled their Olympic Park Pavilion, expected to draw thousands of visitors each day of the Games.

Conceived by an award-winning British architecture firm, the BMW Group Pavilion represents a significant architectural addition to the Olympic Park, showing an exciting range of the company’s latest vehicles against the backdrop of the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre. The structure also underlines the company’s longstanding commitment to design and sustainability with an array of individual rooftop pavilions exhibiting current models as well as concept cars of the future.

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• Dr. Joachim Schmidt:
  “We are continuing on the road to success as the second quarter begins, and have again increased our sales compared to last year.” “In the months to come, the next generation GLK, the new G-Class and the E300 BlueTec Hybrid, the most efficient sedan in the premium segment, are celebrating their market launch. This will provide additional sales momentum.”
• Mercedes-Benz is the most successful premium brand in Germany and the U.S.
• New models with continuing high demand
• smart shows positive trend

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