Toyota Motor begins sales of a special variant of the minicar issued together with one of the largest manufacturers of chocolate in Europe — Neuhaus.
Chocolate Toyota iQ
As a result of teamwork on a car market there are two chocolate versions Toyota iQ — iQ N-Collection. Certainly, edible details in the car has not appeared, but the colour palette and registration should direct unequivocally the owner iQ to a confectioner's shop, and at the same time to give a certain exclusive superiority, after all is planned only 700 similar midget cars.
iQ N-Collection: cream & chocolate
Toyota iQ N-Collection will offer in two variants: with a body of chocolate or cream colours. Besides it, the gift set of accessories for fans of chocolate is handed over to buyers.
At present Toyota iQ N-Collection is on sale only in Germany. Cost of the car from 14,600 euros. It for 1,700 euros more than usual iQ with the similar 1,0-l engine.
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 smart fortwo isn't doing so bad on its American voyage, cars like the Toyota iQ, Volkswagen up!, and Hyundai i10 are getting lots of attention.
To keep the cost down, Honda is expected to stick to traditional materials and probably focus on packaging. The powerplant is rumored to be a 1.4- or 1.5-liter turbodiesel with anywhere from 60 hp to 100 hp. But before you get excited, this car isn't automatically destined for America. Of course, none of this would-be Honda's competitors are headed this way yet either, and until the microcar trend is firmly established in the US - either by smart or another vehicle - we wouldn't advise holding your breath.
Company Gazoo Racing which has prepared for race "24 Hours Nürburgring" two copies Lexus LF-A, together with engineers Toyota has created the special sports version of the minicar iQ.
2010 Toyota iQ
The car intended for sale only in the market of Japan, will exhaust the limited party in number of 100 copies. Toyota iQ Gazoo Racing MN under which cowl the engine is established 1.3 l, it is equipped by the six-step mechanical gear box modernised by a sports braking system and the modified chassis.
Experts of company Gazoo Racing have depressed landing of model to 30 mm and have established sports system of an exhaust on the city compact car, achieving the best sounding of the motor. iQ Gazoo Racing MN masters have developed a special spoiler and 16-inch light-alloy disks for car Toyota with sports rubber.
The model interior is added by aluminium mouldings, sports seats and racing accessories. The first copies Toyota iQ Gazoo Racing MN will appear on roads in November of this year.
Company Toyota plans to start in sale the limited release of the car iQ — GAZOO Racing tuned by MN. The circulation of this novelty will make only 100 copies.
Toyota iQ GAZOO Racing
The demands acceptance on the Internet has begun on August, 20th, and sales will begin only since November, 13th.
Cars of the limited release are created on the basis of a complete set 130G; thus they have undergone to sports tuning. Novelties differ exclusive tuning of a suspension bracket, besides, they are equipped with 6-speed mechanical transmission. Besides it, the car are completed with the back disk brakes, new 16-inch wheels from an aluminium alloy, a tachometre, pedals with aluminium overlays, and also have the roof extended behind and exclusive emblems.
New iQ GAZOO Racing tuned by MN in complete set GAZOO Racing Style Package in which among the other join a spoiler of a forward bumper, forward antifog headlights, a spoiler of a back bumper and sports covers on forward sitting also will be accessible. Cars of the limited release are presented in unique colour — white nacre.
The novelty which the company is going to make in 2010, as much as possible will be not similar iQ to avoid a competition in a lineup.
2010 Toyota FT-EV
The prototype of mass electromobile Toyota has been shown in the beginning of this year on the International motor show in Detroit. The conceptual car under name FT-EV represented version Toyota iQ, equipped with electric motors. In this connection till now that admitted to the most probable, as the serial version of an electromobile will be similar with iQ. Did not deny it and itself Toyota Motor, but only till this moment.
As the main designer Toyota iQ Hiroki Nakajima has declared to British edition Autocar, the electromobile developed on a platform iQ, will have own original appearance which in any way has been not adhered to a source. Moreover, the electromobile will be separately positioned, and to have own whole audience. While the company has not published any image of the future model, but most likely — definitive design in the course of working out.
Concept Toyota FT-EV
About a technical component it is known little bit more. According to Nakajima, design BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) — under such name the car is in working out — means presence of the separate electric motor on each wheel, therefore is quite probable, that the electromobile can be all-wheel drive. Range of run will make about 150 kilometres. BEV becomes first mass product Toyota in which are applied it is ionic-litievye batteries. Experience of tests Plug In Prius made in the limited circulation will be for this purpose made use.
Full cycle of a recharge of batteries — 8 hours: developers believe, that it's rather suitable time interval as the basic part of buyers will charge batteries at night when the electric power is delivered in houses of Japanese under more favourable tariff.
Company Toyota is full determination next year to start in manufacture the serial version of the experimental electromobile FT-EV constructed on the basis of a minicar iQ.
Toyota iQ
As informs British edition Autocar referring to the message of the main designer of this model, the novelty will receive completely distinct from usual iQ appearance, and also the modernised interior which in the company it has been decided to change after negative responses of owners about quality of materials used in furnish.
The electromobile on the basis of a minicar iQ becomes the 1st model started in mass production of Toyota on li-ionic accumulators. The novelty will be is set in motion by four electromotors located in wheels, and without additional charge can pass about 150 km. The full gymnastics of batteries from the usual house electric system make about eight hours. The general power of electric motors, and also car dynamic characteristics are not specified yet.
Besides it, company Toyota also plans to present for model iQ scale of special accessories for car personification. Under the preliminary information, such accessories will be accessible for iQ from the middle of 2011.
iQ Toyota
Let's notice, that conceptual Toyota FT-EV has been presented current year on a motor show in Detroit, and storage batteries provided to the car a course stock in 75 kilometres. Earlier Japanese motor-car manufacturer planned to begin serial release of electromobiles only by 2012.
Concern Toyota has shown on the Geneva motor show the supernumerary car iQ with new, more powerful engine.
New Toyota iQ
The city hatchback has received petrol VVT-I in volume of 1330 cubic centimetres and power of 100HP — increase more than on third in comparison with the previous motor. In a combination to a 6-step mechanical transmission the expense of fuel at such motor makes 3,99 l/100 of km, and emissions СО2 do not exceed 113/km.
Toyota iQ also it's equipped with system "Start/Stop" and firm technology Optimal Drive. Sales Toyota iQ with the new engine in Europe start since July, 2009.
Company Scion — a youth brand under which Toyota exhausts and sells accessible cars in the USA, — has presented on autoshow in New York a prototype of own version of subcompact car Toyota iQ.
2011 Toyota iQ
Appearance of a novelty has been developed by the American tuning studio Five Axis which has prepared for a hatchback the aggressive aerodynamic weather-cloth, special 18-inch wheel disks with a nickel covering and headlights of head light with light-emitting diode lamps. In interior there was a central extension housing with touch steering, the 10-inch screen on which the data of navigating and multimedia systems, and also new furnish of an interior is deduced.
Besides, conceptual Scion iQ has received a new suspender and the final system developed by studio Five Axis it is independent. The car engine remained former is a 1,3-litre petrol motor capacity of 93HP.
Toyota iQ by Scion
Let's notice that at present minicar Toyota iQ is on sale only in Japan and Europe, however now the Japanese mark considers possibility of the beginning of sales of this car under brand Scion in the USA. As they say in the press release, demonstration of "more potential" of a hatchback for completions that is one of distinctive features of all models Scion was the purpose of display tuning iQ on a motor show in New York.
