Scion iQ Revealed.

[GTjazzabrandy]

Autoblog

Looks like little more than a badge job of the Toyota iQ.

 

[Eric.]

I think that car fits more into the Scion lineup than the Toyota lineup in the States, so its probably a good choice. And it doesn't look bad, exactly. Looks just a little bigger than a ForTwo?

Edit: Mileage in the high 30s...Seriously? My Civic Si will do around 32mpg easily...

 

[Jondot]

Edit: Mileage in the high 30s...Seriously? My Civic Si will do around 32mpg easily...

That has to be a mistake. An auto with the UK 1.3 does 55mpg imperial, which is 45mpg US. So unless Toyota have done something stupid to it, I have no idea where Autoblog have plucked that figure from.

 

[Jim Prower]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=103170&page=6 beaten to the punch?

 

[Eric.]

Now why are the quotes in that thread saying they get 72 UK mpg out of the 1L and then they drop a 1.3L in the US model and it does 30s. Are they using a rotary or something?

 

[Jim Prower]

Imperial gallons are different from US gallons, EU test standards are different from EPA. This has been covered often.

 

[GTjazzabrandy]

Well this is technically a different car so I think it deserved a thread.

 

[Philly]

 

[GTjazzabrandy]

Are you talking to me?

 

[JCE]

Finally a Toyota product I like. But, that engine is putrid if it has anything less than 40mpg. The only booby price to that "low" 30-ish mpg is that if it has some good BHP to make the car nippy--oh and give me a proper manual transmission too. I'd like to see over 100bhp in this thing.

Anyone want to do the Aston conversion with me?

 

[Philly]

Are you talking to me?

Yup. The car discussed in the thread in that link is the same car. It even has the exact same picture.

 

[JCE]

Odd, seems my thoughts have changed a bit. But I still prefer the Smart to this iQ. Still, interesting to read my old posts in that thread. Silly me.

 

[Eric.]

Imperial gallons are different from US gallons, EU test standards are different from EPA. This has been covered often.

Regardless of that, the 70+mpg was not a rating. That was real world. I don't know the conversion but I'm sure that at least translates to 60+ US MPG.

 

[GTjazzabrandy]

Yup. The car discussed in the thread in that link is the same car. It even has the exact same picture.

Sorry then, but I still don't think it is a big deal.

 

[Omnis]

Mileage is in the 30s because it has a 2JZ that runs the length of the car.

 

[Eric.]

Mounted in the rear and driving the fronts I would presume. It's Toyota after all.