Comments on: Toyota FT-EV Concept (Scion iQ hybrid) [Video]

By: Bankruptcy2009

Bankruptcy2009 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:06:06 +0000

I’d buy this over a 40K Chevy Volt anyday. Especially since it gets 50 miles on a charge vs 40 and its probably a hell of alot cheaper as they say. I like it I like it alot. Toyota should be proud to be a leader in the field of environmentally friendly vehicles. I commend them.

By: maxcar

maxcar — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:10:02 +0000

dorky decals. some oddities (the white on the door frame at the b pillar). the gold is very early nineties. the general form is appealing, though.

By: t-ak-box

t-ak-box — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:11:45 +0000

Its an iQ in Electric mode.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:44:48 +0000

riot nrrd, I hope your happy about record cold winters! And I hope darx_ider is happy driving in those record cold winters with a car like this!!!

Just another neighborhood vehicle pet project. And yes, now that we see the competition, we see just how smart GM was with the Volt… surprisingly, that isn’t sarcasm.

By: Mutant@DCX

Mutant@DCX — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:39:35 +0000

I’m hoping that this is a time machine that will transport us back the 1965, cause I don’t like what’s in the future.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:20:29 +0000

What ever happens in Japan stays in Japan.

By: oldraven

oldraven — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:26:38 +0000

I notice they don’t show a photo of the supposed rear seats.

It really is ugly, isn’t it? I hope it’s at least stupidly cheap, because this is a poor attempt at an EV in North America (it is being debuted in Detroit). It only manages to inch another ten miles more than the Volt, and it’s only half of a car with no range extending engine or fuel tank. The Volt really is showing it’s worth now that we see the competition. No one else making an EV is making a real one that average people could use and afford.

That being said, I’m sure this is a test bed for using Li-Ion in the Prius.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:11:42 +0000

i think i just threw up a little…

By: darx_ider

darx_ider — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:46:49 +0000

I will take anything over GM, Ford and Chrysler!

By: Riot Nrrrd

Riot Nrrrd — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:50:13 +0000

There’s something ironic about people calling this “Gross” on a site where people drool over the butt-ugly Buick Lacrosse.

I’m not fond of the overly-fat front bumper (feels like a face with the mouth stapled shut – it needs a small grille for airflow and to break up the bulge), but this is exactly the type of car that carmakers in 2010 *should* be building. Small, doesn’t rely on oil, good for the environment, etc.

We now return you to our regularly-scheduled drooling over 500+ HP gas-guzzling, wasteful, “Global Warming? What global warming?” automobiles.

By: cereal

cereal — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:59:29 +0000

uh… for a concept car, they should have made this a little bit less iQ. But it works.. ?

-eat your cereal

By: MHW

MHW — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:45:05 +0000

If this Fisher Price Toy seats four, I would hate to be the sorry suckers that get stuck in the back.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:41:42 +0000

This is merely a ploy to divert our attention from the Camaro’s one month production delay.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:39:51 +0000

Reminds me of the Ford Comuta. Pretty much a photo-me-booth pedal car with batteries.

By: elviososa

elviososa — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:41:27 +0000

errr….can do better….but not gross.

By: Commodore

Commodore — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:35:20 +0000

Gross