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Toyota says new small iQ offers quality

Business Oct. 16, 2008 - 06:57AM JST ( 12 )

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neverknow2Oct. 16, 2008 - 09:00AM JST

Only 1 seat for a child or luggage?? I gues this company believes that Japan's population is in no way going to continue to grow. Maybe true.
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fatloserOct. 16, 2008 - 10:59AM JST

A death trap!!!!!!! If the collision doesn't kill the occupants the airbags will!! Toyota-saving the enviornment by eliminating people!
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NessieOct. 16, 2008 - 11:34AM JST

Well you know what they say about people with a small IQ? Yeah, me neither.
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electric2004Oct. 16, 2008 - 12:52PM JST

Looks like a Toyota Wish after washing with too hot water.
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some14someOct. 16, 2008 - 01:51PM JST

How about "IQ Box Car", somewhat better?
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amannin1Oct. 16, 2008 - 02:01PM JST

they probably named it "iQ" because of their competitor the "SMART" car -- then at some point decided to come up with a list of words that might possibly justify it as original...

anyways, these 3 cylinder micro-machines, get about the same gas mileage as other cars out on the market, only they are much smaller. If you ever drive/own one, you better hope you never have to drive up-hill.
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theproOct. 16, 2008 - 02:08PM JST

I wouldn't even fit in one
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sageb1Oct. 17, 2008 - 01:11AM JST

IQ for the masses!
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OgieDoggieOct. 17, 2008 - 03:04AM JST

It even comes with a built in can opener so you can get out of it once you've somehow gotten into it.

Actually it reminds me of the old british Austin Mini Coopers, it was fun in the 1970's to hot rod these things. It came with a shoe horn so you could get in also.
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FreespeechOct. 17, 2008 - 04:27AM JST

Japan remains the kingdom of copycats !

The exterior styling of this (low) IQ is so shamefully copied from the SMART that I would not be astonished hearing about a legal procedure by Daimler Benz group for plagiarism. I hope they will think about it, Japan needs to be hit on its fingers with a heavy ruler so that the lesson is not forgotten.

This being said, amannin1 is perfectly right about the gas mileage, and the SMART I owned until recently (for use in the Paris area) was just as disappointing. Where amannin1 is wrong is about performance : if the SMART I had was quite limited in top speed (but who cares ?), it was respectable in acceleration and on twisty/hilly roads. The exterior package is diminutive but roominess is impressive (for 2 adults, do not misunderstand me).
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usaexpatOct. 17, 2008 - 05:51AM JST

Ah but it's still from the Toyota school of ugly. Get a decent styling department and then get back to me.