gr8, a pimped up toyota iq…should sell grat in the us then.
in portugal tough, i’d imagine a cap-wearing retard, with earrings and nike clothing to be driving this

Shouldn’t this be called the Scion Clown Car Concept?

An interesting little rice-rocket. I bet that 1.3 sounds delicious with a Pep-boys special fart cannon muffler. Is there a TRD supercharger kit available?

Cool. I hope it’s way below the 15k, a Peugeot 206 is 12k-13k nowadays.

damn for a little mini me its cute , so cute I could just go up and hug the damn thing.
Interesting 1.3L should give it a lil kick it would be nice to see them just zipping by. yesterday I was testing driving a 1989 maxima and that freaking smart for 2 pull off faster than me and cut me off and i was flooring the damn car..

For $9,999 you can get a 4-door Kia that seats 4 and has a real trunk… why buy this for more?

RaineMan, this is the internet. There’s no room for common sense here.

parking is city are is crazy this is ideal and it looks good

This vehicle is to headline in the new automotive thriller flick “The Slow and The Slovenly”

RaineMan- or a Versa. I think I’d take that over a Kia. Anyways, I actually think this could be a hit with teens/20-somethings. Especially modders. It doesn’t look too ridiculous (unlike the Smart). If it pushes $15k though I can’t see anyone wanting this. I’d take a stripped down Civic before a $15k iQ.

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT A GAY @$$ CAR

So what button do you push if you want your toast before it’s ready to pop out?

Actually, the styling isn’t too bad… it’s very focused on a specific market niche, and I doubt it’ll appeal beyond it too much. I give Toyota credit for doing something different, something besides a Smart car, Mini Cooper, or Nissan Cube knockoff.

Or RaineMan –

How about a two year old Impala? That’s under 10k and you get a V-6 with very reasonable gas mileage. Oh wait, JohnnyC is right, common sense is not welcomed on the internets.

JohnnyC – I think you just pull the lever up to get the toast out. Yeah, it’s not a high end toaster like the smart is.

I bet I’ll be approached by a “SUPER VTEC” edition in my 928 if I drive near an Autozone.
Again
Note to Scion: Which bird-brain of yours came up with this.
Note to Ricers who buy this: I bet my Saab can beat your “pimped out sh1t “.
Any regular people thinking of buying this: You could get a decent used VW Golf or Honda Civic.

This car looks like a mutated booger.

I like this better than the Smart cars.. but this looks like a shoe. Hopefully it comes in more colors.

hahaha…. it looks so odd its almost cool… with those big wheels (so big on this car they look hilariously beefy) and fenders… this thing looks wider fender than it is long !! the color is disgusting, though

i think i like its looks better than the fortwo…

My first thoughts were…. upper-middle class 15-16 year old girls begging ” Daddy! its sooo cuuuute !!! I want it, I want it, I want it!! Can we take it home please??? “

wider fender to fender*

Strange

@save saab – You have a 928? What year?

The front end looks like a smiling pedophile with a vast chin and George Bush’s cocaine-sagged jawline.

And the back, well. It looks like what a car’s anus looks like.

The iQ was far less offensive.

**the original Toyota iQ was far less offensive.

you know I actually think this looks pretty cool.

It has bulldog’s under bite. I like bulldogs, I know that my taste is not shared by everyone. It looks good for a small car. I hope there will be version with 3 pedals and for a change interior looks good. Without that center piece speedometer and whatever else cluster. I think it weighs below Lotus Elise, and although it has not the same engine with 3 pedals it can be propelled along just fine.

Good idea to bring out a micro-car … but not for North America. People here are “big” — can’t fit inside. Only the urban areas will people flock to these cars. Oh … and of course the grown-up ‘tweens who think a Beetle or a Mini are played out.

It’s a definite niche car — I see great potential for this car in Asia, Europe or any place with high population density, limited parking space and high fuel prices. So this car will succeed anywhere … but North America. (People know it’s a Toyota that’s been rebadged to Scion — they’ll still buy it.)

PS This car is a concept — I doubt the rims or the fender flares will make it to the production model. Flares will make parallel parking difficult and the rims easy to curb / make the ride so harsh since the tires have barely any sidewall…

I love it. 59mpg? Let’s see your $10k Kia get that.

YOu homophobes w/your gay references are probably in the closet. You must be Larry Craig Republicans.

Get real.

This is by far the most revolting car Toyota’s ever inflicted upon my eyes, even considering everything they’ve made in the last ten years. I’m quite happy now that I’ve completely dissociated myself from this brand. I liked my Box, but I wouldn’t want to have to tell people I drive a Scion when this obscenity is seared onto their retinae.

Looks better than a Smart car, and being Toyota it’s undoubtedly better built than one (even a Geely would be), but it’s still a lotta ugly on a little car. I realize it’s in show drag, but it’s just too overdone. Too bright, wheels too big, too much (and too busy) front bumper. It looks like some of those whacked-out Japanese custom things with bumpers that would embarrass a steam locomotive’s cowcatcher (or Megabyte from Reboot’s jaw).

teahead, take it easy. People are entitled to opinions. I like this car a lot, I never desired rectum of another gentleman (even drunk), and I vote Republican most of the time.

inspire, you are correct: It is not a mainstream car. But the same could be said about xA. Yet over 100K per year were sold. Smart is selling, and lets face it: Smart is not a better car. I bet you there were more Smarts sold in US last year then in all of Europe (300 vs 500 mils population), tiny streets, extremely expensive fuel.

Something tells me kids will be racing those before they race Kia/Hyundai. I can be wrong.

Toyota does not know when to give up. Once you ruin something, you can’t fix it, or you can but it takes to long. Scion really can’t be saved, especially with crap like this! Scion 2004-2010 KNOWN FOR UNCONVENTIONAL AND MEDIOCRE PRODUCTS. DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF SLOW SALES AND TOYOTA FED UP WITH CUSTOMERS NOT BYING. Thats what i want to see.

cartoon car.

Well, to each their own but…. what the hell is with the monster wheels and racing brakes on a short wheelbase 100 horsepower gas miser???

With all that bling they had better be moving on bringing the small RWD Toyobaru and their MR2 hybrid car to the USA.

I was just going through their Japanese lineup for kicks. If they really wanted to impress with useful cars they could import the Probox, Town Ace Van, Ractis and replace the Avalon series with a duplicate of the current Crown sedan with the 3.5L and 2.5L engine options.

As for the styling of the iQ, it’s like a Smart. Many people like that but I wish Toyota offered a few conservatively styled cars. I’m aware that “conversative styling” in the USA is akin to a 1990’s Buick or Taurus but that’s not what I’m talking about. Look through the Japanese Toyota lineup (or Honda and Mitsubishi for that matter) and you’ll find that over there not only is there a lot of choice variety but there are many commuter and utility cars that are respectable little boxes that do not pretend to be boy racers or Humty Dumpty eggs.

The audacious and “aerodynamic” styling for economy cars in the USA that will never break 90mph is one of my biggest dislikes of them.

There are plenty of beautiful midsize, fullsize and sports cars but if I’m looking for an economy car I’d much prefer an unassuming box design from Japan. And no, the Scion xB, Nissan Cube, Kia Soul and Honda Element do not fit in this category. ALL of them are trying way too hard at something so easy.

the concept looks pretty good. The production one should be in the same way…

America is mostly a fat country….who will fit in these?

Would have been classic if they cut a hole in the floor for the unveiling so that when the car was presented, people just kept getting out one by one I agree with Borat, really does look like a bulldog… and 59mpg? I could definitely see teabag…..er, i mean head, driving one

Remind me of a short xA! This should do better in the US than Europe with its wide body.

Can’t wait to see what the body kit for this one looks like.

I can’t wait to see these on the roads, fitted with $4,000 rims, a 5″ fart can exhaust, big wing, and stickers all over it like “NOS” and “Fear This”

Idiots rejoice! Your car has arrived!

Gay??? I think Audi A4 is “gayer”….

who wants to live in a world where you cant pick up chicks in a car like that… i for one, do

That smile won’t leave me alone. It’s the creepiest thing ever.