Could this be the car that launches Toyota back into the small car leadership lead or will it bomb and disappear without in a few years time? Well clearly this is not going to disappear, but then again it may not hit the big time either, which is a bit of problem for the iQ.
Its only competitor would appear to be the Smart Fortwo, which has had plenty of time to carve out a nice niche in the small city car market. There is a choice of two petrol and one diesel engine, but for some strange reason Toyota have forgotten to tell us about the power options, which is a bit of shame really, but we must not forget this car did start life off as a concept car in Frankfurt last year, so maybe the details will follow on later.
PRESS RELEASE: TOYOTA iQ - KEY POINTS:
First appearance of Toyota’s radical and sophisticated new urban car
Less than three metres long, but three adults plus a child or luggage carried in comfort
Space-saving design breakthroughs include a flat under-floor fuel tank, new differential and asymmetrical dashboard
Strong environmental performance anticipated, from 100g/km
Designed to meet five-star Euro NCAP crash test safety standard
Production to start late 2008 with UK sales from spring 2009
Source [Car Scoop]
