Comments on: Toyota iQ UK prices and specification announced

By: ALPINA BMW

ALPINA BMW — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:57:32 +0000

a fiat 500, ford ka makes more sense

By: Proton Sagwa

Proton Sagwa — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:50:45 +0000

Not sure why people think this car won’t sell in the UK. With spiralling fuel costs and parking difficulties in the cities this will be a perfect urban runabout. It’s already been proven with the Smart car, 106/C1/Aygo and Fiat 500 that there’s a substantial market there for efficient and stylish microcars.

Just look at the benefits that will jump out immediately at uk shoppers:
Free road tax
65.7mpg
Likely cheap insurance
Built in satnav option

Plus there are a couple features about this car that weren’t mentioned in the article:

3+1 seating -the dashboard is offset so that the passenger side front seat can be pushed forward, giving room to seat an actual adult in the rear seat. the seat behind the driver is rightfully declared fit for children only. this beats the usual 2+2 where the whole rear seat is suitable for parcels only.

5-star Euro NCAP, a very strong selling point.

By: bobdbilder

bobdbilder — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:30:33 +0000

You have got to be kidding me. If Brits are buying this, I’ll have a very different view of them. Ok, so everybody is entitled to his own alternative lifestyle. But it just seemed …odd. If the Yaris didn’t bite, why would they buy this with a Viva engine? See how I succesfully navigated around the use of the letter Q?

By: droll

droll — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:14:56 +0000

i’m very imrpessed with the speed with which toyota brought this car from concept to commercialization.

By: cyberx11

cyberx11 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:56:27 +0000

Possible to be Myvi Lite in boleh land?

By: n8cky

n8cky — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:30:22 +0000

56k is a direct convert. Sales tax n import, think this mini IQ doesn’t price like a mini in Malaysia..Well, whether is coming into Malaysia is stil a question to us.

By: db8

db8 — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:14:27 +0000

56k ?? better buy new perodua SE =P

By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:23:17 +0000

i always think of those cars as wen u buy thm…use it for a while,u will probably regret getting it….as u most probably will want abit more power,abit more room…u will regret not spending abit more geting a bigger more power car….

By: csv

csv — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:50:20 +0000

9 airbags for such a small car!!!!!!

wow!

even our BMW and mercedes benz lesser.

if the crash didnt kill you, the airbags probably would.

By: Capt Shopalot

Capt Shopalot — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:18:36 +0000

So CUTEEEEEEEEEEE
Luv it

By: hyundai

hyundai — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:18:38 +0000

I really wonder if UK people will buy this so called “4-seater” Micro car… Anyway, it is a Toyota…