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How good is the Toyota iQ?

How good is the Toyota iQ?

A small, economical car that is fun to drive. Being a small engine it isn’t the fastest car in the world but it copes well with good use of gears and happily travels at 80mph on the motorway- not that I ever break the speed limit!!! It is bigger inside than it looks and is more solid than the Smart car.

Why did Toyota stop making the iQ?

UK sales of the Toyota iQ stopped in 2014. Unfavourable exchange rates between Europe and Japan hampered sales, and alterations needed to meet upcoming EU emissions regulations would have further increased the model’s price. The model went out of production for other markets in 2015.

When was Toyota iQ discontinued?

2014
UK sales of the Toyota iQ stopped in 2014. Unfavourable exchange rates between Europe and Japan hampered sales, and alterations needed to meet upcoming EU emissions regulations would have further increased the model’s price. The model went out of production for other markets in 2015.

What is the Toyota iQ?

What is it? Toyota’s entirely logical idea to offer big-car luxury in a small-car package, the iQ makes an awful lot more sense on paper than it does in reality. We all got very excited about the iQ’s arrival and then a bit glum when it wasn’t quite the car we’d expected.

Is the Toyota iQ the world’s smallest four-seat car?

According to Toyota, the iQ is the smallest four-seat car in the world. That’s baffling because, from the outside, it barely looks large enough to accommodate a pair of malnourished dwarfs. To achieve their goal, the iQ’s designers say they had to be extremely intelligent about how they assembled this compact runabout.

How fuel efficient is the Toyota iQ CVT?

Our 1.33-litre, CVT-sporting test car is the least efficient of the bunch, spewing out CO2 at a rate of 120g/km and guzzling fuel at a rate of 54.32mpg. If better fuel efficiency is a requirement, Toyota also sells an iQ with a 1-litre engine and manual gearbox.

Is the Audi IQ the world’s safest car?

Despite its petite dimensions, the iQ is one of the safest vehicles on the road. The car has the maximum five-star Euro NCAP rating, scoring 79 per cent for overall protection, which is more than can be said of similarly sized cars such as the Smart fortwo, which scored four stars.

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