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Scion iQ Concept with widebody kit at NYIAS 09

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Scion iQ

The Toyota iQ will be making it onto American shores in the form of a Scion. A concept version of the Scion-badged car was shown at the New York International Auto Show 2009 this week. But it was no regular iQ – it was slapped on a bodykit penned by a Californian company called Five Axis, giving it an aggressive wide-body look. But looks are all the aggression the 3+1 seater is going to get as under the hood is only a 93 horsepower 1.3 liter VVT-i engine driving the front wheels. But it does get TEIN Super Street coilovers and 18 inch wheels wrapped with Yokohama S.drive tyres.

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33 Comments »

  1. CRUDE said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 6:45 pm

    almost toy like?!! like hot wheels car….

  2. podolski said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

    menarik tertarik memang da boommmm!

  3. pelumba sepi said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 7:31 pm

    surely after this a lot of myvi owners will convert to this iQ bodykit.

  4. msi said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 7:35 pm

    mcm myvi bikin je…ade sket kot.

  5. mystvearn said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

    I dislike the colour. OK, but then 3 seats, will not make its way to malaysia anytime soon. This clearly for china or westerners with their 1 child

  6. Walker said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 8:05 pm

    we always see this kind of car in event or roadshow, but why never see this kind of car available in Malaysia ? and they never sell this kind of car in Malaysia either ?? how come ???

  7. bmpower said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 8:29 pm

    [quote comment="229117"]we always see this kind of car in event or roadshow, but why never see this kind of car available in Malaysia ? and they never sell this kind of car in Malaysia either ?? how come ???[/quote]

    just ask p2, why their mofo wouldn’t want to market it here.
    oh.. btw.. i think it’s nice and good city car.

    but.. the price.. surely overpriced…

  8. hazxkh said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 8:43 pm

    ush…. tertarik aku …kaler florescent ke tu

  9. Karl said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 9:00 pm

    Normally l prefer a HONDA but this iQ whether in Toyota or SCION badge doesn’t matter (or even a Pero2) l really love it. A way brilliant than a Smart.

  10. Cpt Shopalot said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 9:00 pm

    Still CUTE as ever!

  11. SavvyTron said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 9:40 pm

    This autoshow car,cant make it on the road. since big wheels, very sick on malaysia roads.

  12. mitlanevo said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 9:52 pm

    lol, reminds me about the satria neo with 18″ wheels i saw earlier in KLCC carpark……

  13. mokkf82 said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 10:14 pm

    M’sia here all have big big family. So those who afford or want to drive this would be those anak kaya. Same concept as Smart for Two.

  14. transformer said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 11:07 pm

    bumble-b….

    1.3L driving 18inch wheel…. you must be kidding…? anyway its ok as long as its just a concept… :)

  15. hazxkh said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 11:15 pm

    wait for double decker car

  16. csv said,

    April 12, 2009 @ 11:47 pm

    looks fast but doesnt run fast. guess thats all you need.

  17. eezarm said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 12:08 am

    mcm bentuk ketam…nice…hehe..

  18. Black Dog said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 12:18 am

    Those guys who like to convert their Myvi’s will love this!

  19. Adam Radin said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 12:52 am

    I like the rims…

  20. Gajen said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 1:23 am

    this is awesome….iq was really good…trd iq was even better…this is the best…haha

  21. biggie said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 8:57 am

    Nice beutiful..?! Look like the ugliest bullfrog ever. MyVi is already an ugly toad.. and this one ugly toad x 2

  22. ali said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 10:40 am

    [quote comment="229095"]almost toy like?!! like hot wheels car….[/quote]

    Second that.. and add flame paint.

  23. jamsbong said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 11:05 am

    man this is one cartoony car. Huge 18″ wheels on a tiny 1.3litre car? I prefer something more proportional. The old Renault Clio is a good example of balance size wheels with the size of car.
    I don’t necessary think that big wheels means COOL looks.

  24. the stik said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 11:43 am

    this is sick laa kawan²!

  25. bmpower said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 1:21 pm

    [quote comment="229296"]man this is one cartoony car. Huge 18″ wheels on a tiny 1.3litre car? I prefer something more proportional. The old Renault Clio is a good example of balance size wheels with the size of car.
    I don’t necessary think that big wheels means COOL looks.[/quote]

    Don’t worry..
    it’s a Toyota trademark :
    “Look so so and underpowered car”.

    They should dump 1.6 – 1.8 under the hood.

    but it’s ok with 1.3 if the price is below RM30K with perodua badge.

    OK.. or RM20K with 850cc engine with p2 badge.

  26. wisedriver said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 1:27 pm

    Cantik… 1.3 turbo may suitable for this car

  27. veetek said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 2:47 pm

    It’s also 5-star Euro NCAP rated. Nice city car.

  28. code7162 said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 3:58 pm

    Look underpowered car? don’t think so.. maybe for this car, they have adjusted the gear ratio

    it’s better than smart for 2 because it has extra a seat ^^

  29. KuchingMali said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 5:31 pm

    I think the bodykits suit the car perfectly. Myvi owners can start opting for this kind of mod too.

  30. Bodohland said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 5:51 pm

    Funny, all kind of comments by merely look at the photos!

  31. lambov12 said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 8:09 pm

    it will be useless when u drive over speed bumps in malaysia ..

  32. turbo said,

    April 13, 2009 @ 8:47 pm

    super ah beng car

  33. coma said,

    April 14, 2009 @ 4:45 pm

    myvi 2drs soupup

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