http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png http://jalopnik.com/tag/toyota iq http://jalopnik.com/tag/toyota iq Aston Martin will officially build a Toyota. Sigh. [AutoExpress] More »
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Globally, Christmas weather is everything from tropical rainforest or frozen snow-piled wasteland. Although everyone wants to get over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house, these are the ten best vehicles for the job with presents in tow. More »
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In June, Aston Martin released a photo of its Cygnet concept, a Toyota IQ-based city car with a Vantage grin. Today Aston's dropped images of a seemingly production-ready Cygnet with an expected $32,000 price tag. More »
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The iQ-based Toyota FT-EV has been given a truly bizarre styling tweak for its second generation, set to debut later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show, resulting in a cabin that looks like a Narnian spaceship. More »
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Using a combination of motion capture and a stunt-driven Toyota iQ, graphic designers have created a "Toyota iQ font," a slick and wholly unique approach to advertising the new micro-machine. Video of the process below. More »
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AutoExpress illustrators have quickly released these two seemingly accurate renderings of what the new Toyota iQ-based Aston Martin Cygnet luxury tender will look like. We're not ashamed to say we actually kinda like it. More »
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The boys from Gaydon, England claimed they'd reveal a new model every year. A new super car? Nope. Actually, their latest concept, the Aston Martin Cygnet, a Toyota iQ-based luxury commuter city car, may even be a bit silly. More »
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According to these AutoWeek spy photos, the rumored Scion iQ Concept Smart ForTwo competitor is a rebadged Toyota iQ. The iQ, you'll remember, is Toyota's 3+1 seat micro-subcompact city car. Believe it, or not. More »
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Toyota will reveal yet another Scion concept at next month's New York Auto Show that will offer a glimpse at their interpretation of the "micro subcompact" market. Is it the iQ? The tD? Or what? More »
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The FT-EV Concept, Toyota's tiny little electric car for the masses, has managed to sneak onto the Detroit Auto Show floor ahead of the official reveal later this morning. More »
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Toyota will show off it's Toyota iQ-based FT-EV electric car at the Detroit Auto Show this week as part of a push towards a larger, greener fleet. More »
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According to the WSJ, Toyota plans to unveil a "small battery electric-car concept" at next month's Detroit Auto Show alongside the new Prius. Is this a GEM or GEM Peapod competitor or something more? More »
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Years after being promised smaller and more fuel-efficient cars the next generation of diminutive autos is finally on its way. But these new "small" cars aren't as small as you might think. In order to provide a point of comparison, we've compared the length of these cars to a Ford Super Duty Crew Cab pickup truck. At 21.8 feet long, the long-cab's one of the longest production cars in recent history. So how do the ten upcoming new small cars for North American stack up? Let's find out. More »
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The Toyota iQ is the latest tiny car from the number one super best automaker from the land of the rising sun, and it's got a sharp, Japanese-interpreted Smart ForTwo look. Enter Modelista, a tuner who tends to modify cars for show more than go. The company has "upgraded" the iQ with yellow highlights, slightly modified bodywork, and...well, that's about it. Why? Justification of one's own existence, we assume. More »
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Apparently we're not the only ones who look at a car like the Toyota iQ and wonder what could happen to back-seat passengers in a rear-end collision: Toyota today announced the development of a rear-window curtain shield airbag. Not surprisingly, Toyota also announced that the first application for its new 'bag will be in the iQ sub-sub-compact, which places its rear passengers' heads basically against the hatch glass. Much like a side curtain airbag, the rear curtain airbag will drop from the vehicle headliner and work with the headrests to help prevent injuries. Next up: The fully inflatable headliner for rollovers and seat back frontal airbags for rear-seat passengers. You just watch. Full release after the jump More »
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Toyota's just dropped what we should expect to see from them at next month's 2008 Paris Motor Show. We're told the super number one best awesome automaker from the land of the rising sun plans to reveal the new third-generation of the Toyota Avensis (the car's platform is the same as that of the Scion tC), the production version of the iQ concept first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year and lastly, the AWD Toyota Urban Cruiser. More details in the press release below the jump. More »
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With gas prices the way they are, everyone's thinking about getting a car that's smart. But not everyone likes the Smart. So, for those seeking a Japanese alternative to Europe's favorite sub-subcompact, the super number one best awesome automaker from the Land of the Rising Sun has got just the car for you. These latest shots of the upcoming Toyota iQ show several passengers riding in the 3+1 seating configuration, and they actually look fairly comfortable. More »
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We're not making a statement on the overall intelligence of the latest Toyota microcar, the Toyota IQ, but rather a statement on its similarity to a certain other car. In addition to Toyota design and, hopefully, Toyota value, this smallest of cars has a serious advantage over that other intelligent ride: seating capacity. The IQ has a unique 3+1 seating arrangement which makes it suitable for three adults and one child (or two comfortable adults, one contortionist and a magical elf). Price and power are still a mystery, but they're planing production for late 2008 with 100,000 units sold globally. Press release and more pictures below the jump. More »
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Toyota is finally getting smart by getting Smart. The Toyota iQ Concept from Frankfurt will show up at the Geneva Motor Show as a fully capable production vehicle that will be a "break-through in compact urban transportation." And by a break-through they mean a Japanese version of the Smart (see the name). The last rumor we heard was that the iQ will be powered by Yamaha motorcycle engine, but powertrain and pricing details are scarce. Photos of the concept and press release below. More »
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