The Toyota iQ Concept is an ultra-compact car concept that was designed at Toyota’s ED2 European design studio in the South of France. The car is only 2980mm in length, which is 425mm shorter than the mini Toyota Aygo, but it’s stout looks are thanks to it’s width and height that are similiar to the larger Toyota Yaris.
An evolution of the previous Toyota Endo 2005 concept that is nearer to production state, the iQ Concept features 3+1 seating. This means room for 3 adults plus a child. The interior is normally configured as a 2-seater, but if you slide the passenger seat forward (this means the passenger sits more forward in the cabin than the driver), room for an extra adult is created at the rear. The small space behind the driver’s seat can then be used either for luggage or to seat a child.
A conventional meter cluster is replaced with a 3D 3-in-1 speed, RPM and fuel level read-out mounted as a single dial above the steering column, something inspired from the MINI perhaps. More photos after the jump.
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Reminds me of the Ford GT 90 concept car, down to the same white color scheme, only this one is smaller
Wow! I like this one better than a SmartForTwo!
a lot of triangle design here..
it seem compact and nice…
hmmm LED headlamps….sweet, but its obiovusly a dream.
looks better than smart 4 2 anytime….but its concept so anything looks good
copycat of smart name = iQ?
cant really picture the seating place of the 3+1 from the photos, looks like 2+2 to me.
nice car for jalan jalan cari makn or go to work eh when toyota going to produce this tiny little car so p2 can copy and paste it n change the name to EQ wanna get one for jalan jalan
front-end does look similar to the toyota estima jdm…
http://toyota.jp/estima/g_edition/
i like it!! to me, it’s a better looking alternative to the smart for2.
IMO..buruk gile depan..kalu kuar kt P2 aku xbli kete cmni..
luckily it’s just a proto
no offense~
INteresting. Hope more extreme econoboxes like this are produced. Hopefully crash safety is sufficient.
INteresting. Hope more extreme econoboxes like this are produced. Hopefully crash safety is sufficient.
somehow the headlamp reminds me – proton Savvy.
this car truely rocks! is it 2nd gen toyota Aygo?
Love that menu thingy, but it’s highly unlikely that will make it into production.
One of the best designs from Toyota in recent memory! I hope it will go into prodcution in exact concept guise. An alternative to ForTwo.
so cute…more triangle than the civic type R uk?
Small cars have always been popular in Europe, especially in Metro areas.
Google “Chatanet” and “Ligier”, both French small time manufacturers that make small cars, not much unlike this Toyota. These are one size smaller than the Aygo/C1/107. Usually only sits 2. Usually powered by motorcycle engines.
You can see all these ones parked on Paris streets. The Smart is also very common. I once counted 14 Smarts on one street alone (long steet though).
Also related, Google Pininfarina’s Nido concept’s interesting passenger “safety cell” for small cars.
smart fortwo contender.
design with emotion…..but looks UNhappy
ANOTHER COMPETE FOR SMART FOR 2..HMM..THE EXTERIOR LOOK XCITING 2 ME…WITH COOL LED HEAD PROJECTOR.. BUT HOW ABOUT SAFETY?? THE PRICE??HAHA..BETTER TAKE PERSONA LA…
UGLY faced demon!
small car?
how about this,,(got substance)
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ceq9m0w0pDc&mode=related&search=
yeah..looks better than smartfor2. And it looks like can handle better
looks like a mini FT-HS
This car would be much better than a Proton.