With An EPA Rating Of Only 37 MPG Is Scion's iQ Missing The Boat?

WOW, that's not impressive fuel economy for a car with out any room or pep in it's step... I'll take a base MINI for a few thousand more and have a set of wheels that feels like it won't get blown off the road by a gust of wind, hahaha

not sure why the deboosts, but it's cool... Would never buy a micro box like the SMART or iQ since they seem like pointless purchases for my life and neck of the woods... Those products seem like even more of niche market than the MINI already is

I disagree with the premise.

Considering the Fiat 500 is rated at 30 city and 38 highway I'd say the Scion numbers are pretty damn impressive for a city car. If you're going to be using your car for a lot of free-flowing highway driving then of course you probably don't want to buy a city car like the iQ and something bigger like a Jetti TDi make might more sense.

What's up with Agent009 this week, first the absurd LFA post and now this foolish criticism of the iQ?

I truly disagree the 500 is much bigger than the IQ so these numbers for the IQ are somewhat disappointing for a car that size.

The iQ was marketed as the best 3.5P city MPG car, it delivers that.
The car toy factor is more of individual taste.
Manual City Combined Hwy HP
Cruze Eco 28 33 42 138
Mini 29 32 37 121
Fit 27 29 33 117
Yaris 32 37 37 106
F500 30 33 38 101
iQ 36 37 37 90
Smart 33 36 41 70

37mpg highway is pathetic compared to other non-electrified vehicles that are much larger and more powerful then it. The Cruze ECO gets 42hwy, Civic HF 41mpg, the focus and accent both get 40mpg.

BTW topneuro, it's 29/32/36 for the yaris... and 28/31/35 for the fit...

It's not all about highway mpg. That's a marketing gimmick, because you can spout off the highest number. In the real world, it's about combined, where the iQ is TOP of all non-electrified cars in the US. TOP. BEST. BETTER THAN ALL OTHERS. And it is tops in city mileage as well. Again, TOP. BEST. BETTER THAN ALL OTHERS.

It is only unfortunate from a marketing standpoint, because they can't say 40 in their ads. What they can say is best combined and best city for fuel only engines.

Checked manual only,
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm

Well that makes sense with the manual on the fit, but your yaris is still out.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2008car1tablef.jsp?id=30624

My bad, thanks.

I thought is was generally accepted that the smart has poor mileage for its size.

it was*

The smart's mileage is considered poor because of its low city number. It is a city car meant for mostly city driving. The iQ is designed for the same cities, and has a higher city number. Therefore Toyota got it right, while smart/Benz needs to go back to the drawing board.

ONLY????
And the wonderful Cruze/Focus/Elantra with bloated hwy mpgs to distract from their less than stellar city mpgs are a joke! Even more so that they have to come out with a specail model that get better mpgs!!!
The regular Cruze gets a whopping 22 mpgs city! Pathetic!!!
And has anyone sat in or driven the iQ?
I've sat in one but haven't driven it. Room is impressive for its size!

I do think a Mini is a good compromise. GF has a John Cooper Works that I've driven to California and averaged 36mpgs! Considering how much fun it is to drive, I'm liking it!
(Just not so sure on the quality vs a Toyota. Have had it 2 months and already has to go to the shop!)

Yes ive sat in one and it is almost cramped.

Just read a article on a eight mile loop mileage on compacts. Elantra manual hit 45 Elantra auto and Cruze manual tied at 39.5. My son has 2010 Elantra and around town hitting 30. Friends Cruze combined hit 35.5. Our new Optima SX Turbo 1000 mile road trip on cruise computer avg 65 mph computer avg 33.3 mpg and combined avg 27.9. Beats my Jeep Commander best 20 mpg on cruise and its a 6.