Comments on: 2009 Toyota iQ revealed (updated)

By: Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:31:40 +0000

Ready to buy, is Toyota????

By: DLP

DLP — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:48:20 +0000

They say $13,000-$18,000 on another site for this thing of a car.
Unfortunately our roads just don’t like these cars – unless you plan on bugging around in the smaller towns for short distances.
I wonder what is happening with the LOREMO – the 140 MPG german designed vehicle.

By: Mrs. Georgia Peach

Mrs. Georgia Peach — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:44:14 +0000

I want one of these NOW!

It is just what I have been looking for and the fact
that it is made by Toyota is a big plus.

Perfect for scooting around doing errands and
fantastic gas mileage.

And priced between a Yaris and a Corolla.

Perfect.

By: Me_Go_Fast

Me_Go_Fast — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:38:33 +0000

We bought a 2008 Yaris. Small, but it’s good on the gas mileage. It looks like this IQ car has about the same room inside…and since we only have luggage and not kids we’ll have even more room since luggage doesn’t squirm around. However we would of bought the iQ instead had it been out. 60 MPG??? He** yeah we would of bought it!! For work and back or throwing our dive gear in or bikes on the back it would be great! We like our Tundra with all the room….however we like to spend our money on fun things instead of a sh**load of $$ on a tank of gas. It’s too bad that they will be about $10 grand over here. Screw the Smart cars, they get the same gas mileage as a Yaris and the Cooper gets even worse. We say bring ‘em over!

By: Kano K

Kano K — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:18:25 +0000

it looks like good but i think it will be like the yaris ,
but of cource the new thchnolge will make this car
butter than yaris.I hope its price will cheaper than the yaris.

By: ElTiggerMalo

ElTiggerMalo — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:52:32 +0000

I love this thing. I only hope it is as low weight as it is small and it comes w/ at least 110 hp. It’s perfect for city living.

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:02:09 +0000

Amazing

By: bigp

bigp — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:44:01 +0000

damn why ford could not think of it first an bring it to the market with hybrid only car base car should be 1.5 and the top is the new system from the 2009 escape with the 2.5 kick ass system .just lexus it with the high performence hybrid

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:14:11 +0000

Does anybody know what the smallest car in Europe is, aside from the SMART on sale right now? Odd question, but just curious

By: saabstory

saabstory — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:45:24 +0000

This is actually a good looking little subcompact IMHO! Heck, if they just stretched this out a bit and called it a Yaris, they could get rid of the ugly vehicle going by that name currently!

By: sharpie

sharpie — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:41:01 +0000

I like it, but strictly city driving. No way will I drive this on the interstate jungle with cross wind, 18 wheelers, full size pickup trucks and SUVs.

By: autonut

autonut — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:41:27 +0000

It will do just fine on any highway. It already aced Europe’s testing, which is as good as US and autobahn in Germany has no speed limit. If some one will drive Suburban into Suburban at 70 mph, there will be very few survivors, and they would wish of quicker solution (I would not want to survive something like that). it is small, no doubt. Fast forward 5 years from today to $6-7/gallon of gas and think bicycle as alternative to this or Prius, which will be very pricey to own and maintain.

By: (V)ike

(V)ike — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:22:10 +0000

It looks like the Honda robot Asimo’s head. A little more modern then the Smart, but equally as useless on the US highway system. When I’m crusin at 70-80 in LA, I know some retard is going to try to drive this thing in the carpool lane. They should be banned on freeways. Also, I feel bad for the person in the back seat when this thing gets rear ended.

By: autonut

autonut — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:39:29 +0000

I think it makes more sense then Smart, will cost less and deliver more (1.5 seats more).

By: anonymous 2

anonymous 2 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:20:59 +0000

this is by far the cutest car currently in the market, wow I can’t believe I just said that…

By: gbb

gbb — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:48:40 +0000

It looks like an Aztec and a Smart4Two screwed and this is the offspring……….or afterbirth. Tough to decide.

By: lucklaster

lucklaster — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:22:58 +0000

Mr. H1, May I introduce you to iQ…iQ…iQ!…….iQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……………………………………..

By: bolex

bolex — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:09:13 +0000

price this sucker @ under 10K and i’d get it. great second car.

By: SoLoveLA

SoLoveLA — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:00:16 +0000

Agent09 should use this or a smart as a butt plug as it would stop him sharting all over these forums.

By: SoLoveLA

SoLoveLA — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:58:53 +0000

How does agent09 know that the Smart and iQ are unsafe.
Did he/shim design them? Was he/shim present at the crash tests? The Nissan Frontier just scored the worst in European safety tests whereas the Smart performed really well.

By: Heart64

Heart64 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:59:52 +0000

Veda is right if Toyota offers this sucker for like 5 to 6k they’ll go like hot cakes and I’ll snap one up too!

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:52:16 +0000

lol MY Si…no doubt. I remember trying to get up to speed with my old Chevette. O…M…G…scary as hell!

By: MY Si

MY Si — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:53:22 +0000

Now THAT is small. good luck passing a semi with this. lol. cool lookin though.

By: agent09

agent09 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:26:01 +0000

heh the iQ vs the smart.

both pretty pointless, and unsafe.

By: RicardoHead

RicardoHead — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:48:56 +0000

This makes the Smart look absolutely stupid. Awesome job, Toyota.

By: audi-lover

audi-lover — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:28:17 +0000

looks like a Smart car- only better

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:39:09 +0000

shaq could drive this

By: The Stig

The Stig — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:18:56 +0000

Looks dumb.

By: Kaizen

Kaizen — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:10:12 +0000

If you actually realize how many people option their Mazda with HID lights, you would see why Toyota doesn’t offer it across their model line. That’s why Toyota has Lexus.

By: sprockkets

sprockkets — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:47:33 +0000

Why do they show these cars with such a blue tint to the headlamps? Aside from the minivan and one other car in Toyota’s lineup for the US, none come with HID or LED headlights, and like this POS will have it either. Oh, wait, the Prius has it, and perhaps this wants to save some energy too. Still.

Kudos to Mazda for EVERY model having it as an option, even the Mazda 5.

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:53:17 +0000

Someone tossed a Scion xD into the dryer…

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:56:55 +0000

gbb: I like your style man…keep on truckin’!

By: gbb

gbb — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:04:18 +0000

Not bad, should barely feel it going under my Super Duty.

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:19:01 +0000

Haha, Ricardo! It could be done, but the driver would have to be moved back into the “small child” compartment!

Also, I’m not so sure this thing would hold up very well past Warp 5…

By: RicardoHead

RicardoHead — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:49:13 +0000

Think you could get a Hemi under that hood?

By: livelyjay

livelyjay — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:09:10 +0000

@Buivrolet
$6000 is more reasonable, but with the weak dollar and ever increasing price for materials, import taxes, etc, I would never expect a new car to be less than $10000.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:32:42 +0000

^^^hahahahaha ca36

By: CA36GTP

CA36GTP — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:19:06 +0000

“…with leftover room for a small child or luggage.”

I would consider putting a child in this cardboard box akin to abuse.

By: Buivrolet

Buivrolet — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:14:58 +0000

It makes me laugh…but it’s economical I guess.

$10000 for it though? No way. $6000 is more reasonable. I’d take a base Aveo over this any day.

By: rsg

rsg — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:55:44 +0000

I don’t see how three people xould fit comfortably in this thing, unless it’s three across maybe. Something about the line “left over room for a small child or luggage” made me laugh though. Wedge the kid against the wheel well, he’ll be fine.

By: maximus

maximus — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:45:13 +0000

don’t they have the Yaris for this?

By: WEKS

WEKS — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:43:07 +0000

Don’t be hating, johnny boy. Now, think of the insane power to weight ratios you could get with a engine swap (now with that said i doubt it’ll be very swap friendly).

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:16:38 +0000

Hell, bring them all over and let the tuners have at ‘em. That’d be funny as hell watching a couple of these run the 1/4 mile.

By: corvette

corvette — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:10:12 +0000

ill admit it doesn’t look bad but i still would never get one.

By: WEKS

WEKS — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:57:19 +0000

Looks… sorta good, actually. Little wierd with the door being almost as big as the whole car though.