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The Toyota Smart-fighter, the iQ, will be on display at the LA auto show. There is some speculation that it could be sold here under the Scion banner, and could come in under $15K.
The iQ is scheduled to go on sale in Europe and Japan in 2010. If it does come here the current 3-cylinder engine might be replaced with a more powerful 4-cylinder unit.
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ateixeira says:
11:12 AM, 10/10/08
Great idea, they should do this for sure.
The way Scion value prices their models with a decent amount of content should give this model a pretty good price advantage over a ForTwo.
redliner says:
12:15 PM, 10/10/08
The inteior looks fresh without looking weird. It would put the yaris to shame.
estreka says:
01:36 PM, 10/10/08
At $15K, I think Toyota is asking far too much. Price it closer to an Aveo or a Smart and you'd probably hook some customers.
Good idea as a Scion, btw.
firstwagon says:
08:36 PM, 10/10/08
Depends whether the $15K is the base price or the loaded price. Like the Fit, Smart, Mini etc, I can see it have a cheap base price but a lot of expensive options for the trendy folk who want a new cool car but need to show how much they spent.
cruiserhead1 says:
03:41 PM, 10/11/08
I gotta say I hate the Smart Fourtwo but the iQ looks great! Since it's based on a larger platform, it looks much more stable and realistic for the USA.
The interior looks really great! I think this will be a homerun.
chsw says:
06:46 PM, 10/11/08
This looks like an old Cinquecento! (Fiat 500).
firstwagon says:
09:22 PM, 10/11/08
"gotta say I hate the Smart Fourtwo but the iQ looks great! "
I think the Smart looks much better then the iQ.
I'll bet the iQ drives better though.