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Every time a new model of anything comes out, it grows a little in order to be "better" than the old model in some way, and if the new engines are so fuel efficient than they make up for more than the increase in size, then everyone seems happy.
The ever increasing size leads to smaller models appearing. Back in 2000 the Yaris was the smallest Toyota you could get. Then the Aygo was introduced just before the bloated 2nd. gen. Yaris appeared, and now there's room for the even smaller iQ.
Our current Corolla is now the size of a first gen. Camry! (well, almost)
As for the volume/distance measure, I disagree with it being a smarter measurement. It makes it harder for the consumer to calculate common questions like "how much fuel will I use on this trip" and "how much longer will I get on this tank".
Besides. Germany already uses "liters/100km", which is the only thing my car's computer displays. This is a problem for highly fuel efficient cars because only one decimal is used for the ratings.
When my car reads "2.0l/100km", it could mean anything from to 1.95 to 2.049999, or translated to mpg: 114.7 to 120.6.
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