FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW: Ultra-compact Toyota IQ revealed

Toyota revealed its new ultra-compact concept, IQ, at the Frankfurt Motor Show today. As reported before Toyota is looking to launch a small urban car within in the next two years and the IQ is a concept study of that car.

The Toyota IQ was designed at ED2, Toyota’s European design studio in south France headed by Wahei Hirari, Toyota’s Design Managing Officer. With 3+1 seating, the IQ is 425mm shorter than the Aygo and 770mm shorter than the Toyota Yaris.

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EL34 - 9/11/2007 12:32:11 PM

0 Boost

Hey, it's the Pokemon mobile!

lol

EnnNorak - 9/12/2007 2:22:17 PM

+1 Boost

Not ugly (lots of cute factor) but a real death trap.

Porschinator - 9/11/2007 1:03:47 PM

+1 Boost

Is this the scary reality of the future? A lot of sub-compacts coming out in their fugly glory!

BobW - 9/11/2007 1:37:42 PM

+1 Boost

Other than the weird front (Pokemon is a good comparison), I think this car looks great. It's so much more difficult to style a small car, and I think Toyota did a great job with this. As much as I like the VW Up concept, this looks even better.
BW

M53R - 9/11/2007 1:47:30 PM

+2 Boost

Did they totally run out of ideas because this surely looks wrong!

Designer1 - 9/11/2007 3:33:04 PM

+2 Boost

Its a very nice design for a very small car. This will be a competitor to the Smart.

Bill - 9/11/2007 5:42:14 PM

+1 Boost

Ugly, bland and the side is a direct COPY of the Smart ForTwo. Typical Toyota!

Deboost me Toyota fanboys!!!

S4cabriofoxone - 9/11/2007 11:52:29 PM

+2 Boost

The front is strange, but it's definitely an interesting design. Yes, it does look just like a slightly shortened Fortwo from the side, but the interior is very innovative in its simplicity- slightly Swedish (Volvo), actually.

Where does this leave the Aygo?