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Aston Martin Cygnet (nee Toyota iQ) to hit European city streets next year?
Most of us would be willing to kill for the opportunity to have an Aston Martin as our daily commuter. (Then again, most of us here at Autoblog are writers and don't commute much of anywhere). But the British purveyor of luxury GTs figures some of its customers – those based in major European metropolitan centers like London and Paris, for example – could use something a little more compact for driving into the city. Hence the Cygnet, which as you may recall is essentially a Toyota iQ with some Aston touches. News of the ... Read more →
VIDEO: Toyota iQ: Small Car, Font Jockey Chris Shunk
Anyone who has ever used a computer knows that there are a lot of fonts out there, but we can't think of one that was designed with the use of a cute little hatchback. Letmedesign typographers ...
Toyota ups the small car score with the iQ3 (iQ cubed) Sebastian Blanco
While the original iQ is apparently a museum piece, the new iQ3, which Toyota announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March, is now on sale in the UK. The iQ cubed adds a 98 bhp 1.33-liter engine ...
Spy Shot?: Scion iQ concept caught before New York unveiling Damon Lavrinc
With the April Fools jokes flying, we're having a hard time taking anything seriously, and the newest source of our skepticism comes in the form of a singular spy shot showing the Scion iQ concept ...
Hyundai planning Toyota iQ rival Jonathon Ramsey
It is codenamed "green baby," and it is Hyundai's answer to the Toyota iQ. A Hyundai Europe insider hinted that the car could be funkier and "more basic and functional" than the iQ. The iQ Concept had ...
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Rendered Speculation: Honda to create mini-hatch for emerging markets 11 months ago on Autoblog
Lost in the jeers following Honda's move to cancel the NSX – a car it could probably sell based solely on its ridiculously wonderful exhaust note – is news that the Big H is planning an A-segment car for markets outside of Japan. Now that the microcar segment is what's cooking, and the ...
Toyota working on Yaris-sized 7-Seater? 1 year ago on Autoblog
If you've been distressed by not being able to buy a clown car at any local lot, Toyota has news for you: the company is working on a Yaris-sized seven-seater. That is odd enough to make us ask "What?" and "Why?" in several languages. Even better, though, is when Toyota engineer Hiroki Nakajima says ...
Great things come in small packages. iQ wins Japanese Car of the Year 1 year ago on Autoblog
Any guesses on what car Japanese jurors might pick as their Car of the Year? Guess again; and again. That's right, the Nissan GT-R only managed to snag enough votes to garner a bronze finish in Japanese COTY voting. Wondering what epically amazing machinery bested the mighty Godzilla? That ...
Rumormill: Toyota developing baby roadster based on iQ 1 year ago on Autoblog
Toyota worked up an entirely new platform for its new iQ minicar, which features a very unique 3+1 seating arrangement in an effort to outsmart its competitors. Such a development takes a good deal of resources and Toyota seems to be considering ways to defray that cost through additional models ...
Toyota iQ could come Stateside wearing Scion badge 1 year ago on Autoblog
Rumors have been swirling over the past few months that Toyota was considering bringing its iQ mini-car to the States, and according to MotorTrend that's exactly what's going to happen at the LA Auto Show this November, where Toyota will unveil a U.S.-spec iQ wearing Scion badges. The iQ ...
Toyota iQ platform will spawn new compact cars 1 year ago on Autoblog
Toyota developed an all-new architecture for its iQ city car, but in an effort to defray the costs the automaker will be using the platform to underpin three new models. The first will be the next-generation Yaris, due out in 2011, which will be packaged more efficiently to improve interior ...
Pics Aplenty: the production Toyota iQ 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for more high-res shots of the European Toyota iQ By naming its impending city car the iQ, Toyota makes no bones about who it's after. And with an extra set of seats fitted into its diminutive little runabout, the Japanese auto giant looks to one-up the smart fortwo with a vehicle that ...
Rumormill: Toyota working on hybrid iQ 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Toyota iQ. While we're clamoring for small, efficient transportation, Europe is already awash with micro cars, diesels, and hatchbacks. When Toyota designed and engineered the tiny iQ, it had to go smaller and greener than the competition, so the ...
Toyota iQ could spawn larger variant 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota iQ. The expense of developing an entirely new platform to underpin a single model is hardly cost efficient, so it comes as little surprise that Toyota is considering another model built off its recently released iQ microcar. The new vehicle would be ...
Toyota considering Indian plant for small car production 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for more high-res images of the Toyota iQ Toyota has been working on an affordable small car that will be cost-competitive in emerging markets, and Autocar is reporting that India is being considered as a destination for production. India makes sense due to its low-cost labor, and with ...
Geneva 2008: Production Toyota iQ unveiled, smart in sight 1 year ago on Autoblog
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota iQ. In what was arguably the largest press conference here in Geneva, Toyota unveiled the production version of its ultra-compact city car, the iQ. Originally shown in concept form during last year's Frankfurt Motor Show, the production iQ remains ...
GM not going after VW, Toyota's minicars 2 years ago on Autoblog
General Motors' European arm has decided that it won't jump feet-first into the micro-car segment with Smart, and more recently Toyota and Volkswagen. Speaking with Automotive News Europe, GM's Euro-veep Carl-Peter Forster said that, "These specialized urban vehicles have a limited market." True ...
Motorcycle-derived Yamaha engine to power Toyota's IQ 2 years ago on Autoblog
A version of Toyota's iQ concept, originally shown in Frankfurt, is rumored to begin production sometime next year and according to a couple of sources cited by Automotive News, power will come courtesy of Yamaha. The two Japanese firms are currently collaborating on a new 1.0-liter engine based on ...
Toyota looking to produce iQ-inspired subcompact for Europe by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click the image above for more high-res shots of the Toyota iQ concept. Toyota understands the pent up demand in Europe for more fuel-efficient, urban runabouts, and the iQ concept car seeks to fill that growing niche. According to the Nikkei business rag, the iQ will move from concept to ...
Frankfurt 2007: It ain't the Endo it's the Toyota iQ 2 years ago on Autoblog
Click the image above for more high-res pics of the Toyota iQ. "Flame surfacing comes to the smart." That was our first thought when we laid eyes upon Toyota's newest concept, the iQ. The 2980mm 3+1 practically shares every dimension with its big brother the Yaris, except length, and comes equipped ...
Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...
Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion
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