Good Times
06-10-2008, 01:17 PM
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ewww... I'd much rather drive the Prius than this thing.
Fresh from the field are these first images of Toyota’s potential Smart competitor, the diminutive iQ. Toyota has already shown the production version of its attractive new microcar, but this is the first look we’ve gotten of the vehicle in the wild.
The iQ is said to incorporate an innovative 3+1 seating arrangement that can allow for three grown people and one child-size human to travel together. Toyota has further stretched the utility of the iQ package by giving the car a longer than average wheelbase with virtually no overhang at either end, maximizing the interior space in the process. Other space-saving features are a flat gas tank under the seats, small heater and air conditioning units, and thinner seats.
Attractive, utile, and efficient, we can’t help but have high early hopes for the iQ. It may even be fun to drive if the smiles on the faces of these test drivers are any indication. Check out more photos in the gallery, or read the spy shooter’s own thoughts on the Toyota iQ below the jump.
Source: WindingRoad.com (http://news.windingroad.com/countriesmarkets/japan/spied-first-images-of-2009-toyota-iq-microcar-on-the-street/)
http://news.windingroad.com/photo-gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=44993&g2_serialNumber=2
http://news.windingroad.com/photo-gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=45009&g2_serialNumber=2
ewww... I'd much rather drive the Prius than this thing.
Fresh from the field are these first images of Toyota’s potential Smart competitor, the diminutive iQ. Toyota has already shown the production version of its attractive new microcar, but this is the first look we’ve gotten of the vehicle in the wild.
The iQ is said to incorporate an innovative 3+1 seating arrangement that can allow for three grown people and one child-size human to travel together. Toyota has further stretched the utility of the iQ package by giving the car a longer than average wheelbase with virtually no overhang at either end, maximizing the interior space in the process. Other space-saving features are a flat gas tank under the seats, small heater and air conditioning units, and thinner seats.
Attractive, utile, and efficient, we can’t help but have high early hopes for the iQ. It may even be fun to drive if the smiles on the faces of these test drivers are any indication. Check out more photos in the gallery, or read the spy shooter’s own thoughts on the Toyota iQ below the jump.
Source: WindingRoad.com (http://news.windingroad.com/countriesmarkets/japan/spied-first-images-of-2009-toyota-iq-microcar-on-the-street/)