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![]() ![]() The iQ city car was previewed in concept form at last autumn's Frankfurt Motor Show. It's smaller than the Aygo in length - less than 3m long - but nearer the Yaris in width and height, and has a cleverly-designed cabin to optimise interior space. The iQ was developed at Toyota's ED2 design studio in the South of France, and is intended as a rival for the likes of the Fiat 500 and Volkswagen Up!. It can carry three adults, with a fourth foldaway seat to accommodate a child or make room for luggage, thanks to clever packaging - a flat under-floor fuel tank helps create extra cabinspace. The wheels are pushed right out into each corner, creating a long wheelbase - the cabin is actually 100mm longer than that of the much larger Yaris. Further space-saving measures include an ultra-compact air conditioning unit, allowing the front passenger seat to slide up nearer the windscreen, and the repositioning of the engine, gearbox and differential to make for a very short front overhang. The Geneva show car rides on 16-inch alloy wheels, and displays features including door mirrors with integrated indicators, smoked glass headlamp units, a V-shaped centre console and flat-bottomed steering wheel (to save space) and ultra-slim seatbacks. There is a storage tray below the rear seat, and the 50:50 split rear seats can be folded flat. Toyota is aiming for a five-star result in the Euro NCAP crash tests, and carbon dioxide emissions under the 100g/km mark. Two petrol engines and one diesel will be offered. It will go into production at the end of the year, with UK sales in spring 2009; Toyota hopes to sell 100,000 iQs a year worldwide. |
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Funky looking thing - I like it, and I'd certainly buy one of those rather than a Smart.
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Reminds me of the Aygo, should be a nice city runabout
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With the wheels right on the corners it should handle reasonably as well. Well for a city car anyway.
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It doesn't follow Toyota's design language at all, looks like it's been subcontracted with a chinese workshop and then got a Toyota badge.
And it's too similar with Aygo, I can see little room for this one. |
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It's got a real nose, two pointy eyes and a manta's mouth
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I like it! It didn't make sense to me at first. But i think it will slot in neatly between the Aygo and Yaris!
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bumpedy bump.
Now that this thing is actually on the streets, looking as was promised, I'd like to hear some people's thoughts. I the looks but have to admit it is verrrrry tiny to use as a car that needs to do everything. I haven't seen the interior yet so I can't comment on that.Thoughts? |
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Don't forget Fifth Gear's recent road test of the car, I like it and this is stuff Top Gear will never bother to cover, but is probably more significant than the latest supercar.
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I have to see it here in person before I make a concrete judgment, but so far, I like it. I kinda like the looks of the thing and the well planted image it gives
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Genuinely good little car, very well thought out. You don't see that much these days.
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If they made a convertible out of it, I would get one in a heartbeat. I like small convertibles.
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I love the look of this car. Unlike the smart, the engine is in the correct place.
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I have a feeling that there will be a minority that will turn into horrible carbage...probably more than the number of smarts that turn to carbage.
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After i've seen Tom Fords review in Fifth Gear, i LOVE it! So much more clever than a 2 seater Smart!
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I looooove the look of it, but judging by the prices on the website, we're getting ripped off through every hole imaginable. They're asking 16k€ for the basic diesel one. Thats pretty ridiculous for a car so small.
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I just went to check, and even the most expensive Citroen C1 (=Aygo) on the site is not even 14k€. And thats with all the options you'd ever want in a car. (I left out a roof rack because it would be ridiculous on an Aygo) Quote:
I doubt Toyota will be so flexible on their prices, even if there is a crisis and everything... |
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Toyota overcharge for their badge. Which is why they sell very few cars (744 187 in 2008).
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Here is all of Europe, including Norway. Toyota may be the worlds biggest manufacturer but in Europe they are slipping (down 16% from 2007) and are now only just above BMW and Audi at #8 spot on the top 10.
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