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Old 03-04-08, 09:33 PM
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Wow, what a beautifully car inside/out! IQ > Smart
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Old 03-04-08, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PR
Revolutionary packaging concept provides ample space for a 3+1 seating configuration within a sub 3 metres length
Huh? Doesn't look like 3+1 to me. More like 2+2...
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Slim seat design for greater leg room
The slimness of the iQ seat backs release a further 40mm of rear passenger room at knee height so that rear passengers can sit more comfortably.
Rear passengers. Plural, so it should be 2+2 indeed. All this talk and no pic of the "rear seats" in this "4"-seater.

I like it though. Very clever use of space (unlike many recent Toyota/Lexus's). Bring it here!

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Old 03-04-08, 11:44 PM
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If you stretch out the front and the back then it would look like a nice sports car.
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Old 03-05-08, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Huh? Doesn't look like 3+1 to me. More like 2+2...
Rear passengers. Plural, so it should be 2+2 indeed. All this talk and no pic of the "rear seats" in this "4"-seater.

I like it though. Very clever use of space (unlike many recent Toyota/Lexus's). Bring it here!
read the whole thing. front passanger is moved up front, so there is space behind him... behind driver there is only space for small kids or kids seat.
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Old 03-05-08, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
That looks like a high quality interior. Different, simple, and definitely high in quality. Awesome for such a cheap car.

The rest of it looks like a toy. And I like it!! Usually concepts get watered down once they hit production. This doesnt look like they changed a thing.


I really like that interior.
it is not an cheap car :-).

thats why it has high quality interior.

It is really an competition to Fiat 500, which can cost >20k in Europe.
I bet there will be variants of iQ that would cost well above 20k in USA.
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Old 03-05-08, 03:25 AM
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that article does not know what is writing about... Autocar expects price at around 10k GBP. Thats entry Auris price.

I know I was told by our Toyota top guys to not expect anything from iQ in Eastern Europe (price of course).

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Did anyone asked for backseat picture?


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Old 03-05-08, 01:27 PM
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iQ interior far superior too the Fortwo that is for sure.
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Old 03-05-08, 01:41 PM
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That is a very compact differential.
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i just hope this car will have a better soundsystem then the Smart.
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Originally Posted by GFerg
THIS IS WHAT SCION NEEDS!! NOT THAT CRAPPY 2GEN xB!!!!!!!!!!



Even the name fits. xB, tC, iQ, xD etc....
Great idea. Bring this unique little car to the US as a Scion!!
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Old 03-05-08, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
read the whole thing. front passanger is moved up front, so there is space behind him... behind driver there is only space for small kids or kids seat.
Thanks. I see that paragraph now, but still from the picture it sure looks like a 2+2 to me (thanks to Nick2JZ for finding the pic of the back seats).

Look at the two pics... I just don't see how 3+1 is possible...

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BTW the interior material looks to be of very high quality, from the pics at least. Glad they're not positioning this car against the Tata Nano.
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Old 03-05-08, 10:52 PM
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PLEASE bring it to North America (or at least Canada :P haha). The smart is nice, this is nicer (with Toyota quality to boot!)
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