Japan’s Mag-X carried a story earlier this year claiming Toyota is working on a production version of the Toyota 1/X Concept (shown above) based on the next generation Toyota Yaris chassis (which will be a development of the Toyota iQ’s chassis), set to hit the production lines towards the end of 2011. It will probably be displayed to the public at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, which is the next motorshow after the 2009 show, as the show is only held every two years.
Toyota is apparently targeting a fuel economy of 44km per litre according to the Japanese 10-15 mode measurements. It will be one of Toyota’s smallest hybrids to keep true to its lightweight roots in the 1/X concept, and will measure slightly less than 4 meters long. It will also be one of Toyota’s cheapest hybrids, so to keep costs down NiMH batteries are likely to be used rather than lithium ion batteries.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Yaris for 7 seater??
GOOD!!!….
it must be frigging tight
By the time this car hits our shore…there wouldn’t be much hype left.
Realistically, it may not even reach here.
Our market?
Mass production commodities at high price (due to stupid, ULTRA HIGH government tax).
oh god…. toyota !!! wads happening to you !!!!
Please let it be.
For the carbon fibers i mean.
toyota should make a cheap alphard
cheap alphard? hmmm….. nissan serena?
have u seen the new serena(actually not that new, just that tan chong don bring in), it looks pretty nice
ALPINA BMW said,
October 26, 2008 @ 3:56 pm
toyota should make a cheap alphard
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its indeed a cheap alphard….. its only bcoz of our bleedy f**k G that increases d tax so high till ppl cannot afford !!! Commonla G, stop protecting our national automaker !!!! let them know wad is automobil COMPETITION !!!!
ALPINA BMW said,
October 26, 2008 @ 8:32 pm
have u seen the new serena(actually not that new, just that tan chong don bring in), it looks pretty nice
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is it “nissan Amenio” ???
Xx- Ferrari -xX said,
October 28, 2008 @ 9:47 pm
ALPINA BMW said,
October 26, 2008 @ 3:56 pm
toyota should make a cheap alphard
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its indeed a cheap alphard….. its only bcoz of our bleedy f**k G that increases d tax so high till ppl cannot afford !!! Commonla G, stop protecting our national automaker !!!! let them know wad is automobil COMPETITION !!!!
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AMEN BABY…..btw….amen means yes i believe or something like that, agreeing
ALPINA Bukard Bovensiepen GMBH + Co. KG said,
October 29, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
Xx- Ferrari -xX said,
October 28, 2008 @ 9:47 pm
ALPINA BMW said,
October 26, 2008 @ 3:56 pm
toyota should make a cheap alphard
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its indeed a cheap alphard….. its only bcoz of our bleedy f**k G that increases d tax so high till ppl cannot afford !!! Commonla G, stop protecting our national automaker !!!! let them know wad is automobil COMPETITION !!!!
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AMEN BABY…..btw….amen means yes i believe or something like that, agreeing
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haha… yeah…. thats how our f**ker G mainatains the country…..