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Toyota iQ passes the Edmunds road test

Filed under: Toyota, Green Daily, European Union, Japan

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Ever since seeing the concept Toyota iQ last year and then the prototype version earlier this summer, we’ve been wondering how the asymmetrical configuration of the 3+1 seating arrangement and the iQ’s overall small size would work for an average driver. We still don’t know exactly how practical this tiny car (it’s 9.8ft-long and has a 78.8in wheelbase) is, but the folks over at Edmunds say that the iQ is nothing if not spacious and solid to drive. Edmunds heard from Toyota that the European-spec iQ will be available with either a one-liter, five-speed manual or a turbocharged 1.4L diesel with a six speed manual (yes, please). Later, a 1.3L with variable valve timing version will be available with either a six-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission.

We’re getting more and more jealous that this mini-car is destined to be available in Japan and Europe but might take a pass on the U.S. There’s been no official word from Toyota on U.S. sales, but we’re willing to vote “aye” if we’re ever asked if we want one.

[Source: Edmunds]

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