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Toyota FT-EV II Concept coming to Tokyo Motor Show
Remember the Toyota FT-EV Concept (based on the Toyota iQ) that made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show? Well, it is now time for Part 2. At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will show the FT-EV II Concept, ” a compact electric vehicle designed for short distance travel.”
Based on the Toyota iQ, [...]
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Toyota iQ Font: When driving a cute little car becomes writing
Designers are always looking for new fonts to create a work of art or just another print ad. However, a lot goes into making a font that many of us are unaware of. One such example is this new font created based on the new Toyota iQ.
Commissioned by Toyota, Letmedesign typographers Pierre & Damien collaborated with [...]
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Photo Rendering: A look at the production Aston Martin Cygnet
It’s smaller than the Ford Fiesta and it’s based on the Toyota iQ – sounds something like Aston Martin would never build right? Nonetheless, it is a reality and Aston Martin says that it won’t be making any mechanical changes to the base iQ model, which Toyota will provide the supercar automaker’s Gaydon facility.
The only [...]
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Aston Martin won’t make any mechanical changes to its Toyota iQ based Cygnet
Yesterday was a pretty surprising day in the automotive industry with Aston Martin announcing an innovative alliance with Toyota to develop the Gaydon automaker’s first luxury compact, fuel-efficient vehicle. We’ve now dug up some more information on the new Toyota iQ based Aston Martin Cygnet, which may surprisingly enter production as early as next year.
‘It’s [...]
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Scion iQ to hit U.S. roads by early 2011
Chief engineer Hiroki Nakajima says the Toyota iQ is central to Toyota’s global carbon dioxide reduction strategy. Toyota first gave us a hint for a U.S. based iQ with the Scion iQ concept that made its debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show in April. According to Motor Trend, you can expect to see the [...]
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Aston Martin Cygnet Concept: Aston and Toyota team up for compact car
Go ahead – check your calendars and make sure it isn’t April 1st – and no we’re not playing a practical joke on you. What you’re looking at is a new “luxury commuter concept” called the Cygnet developed by Aston Martin that looks like a beefed up Toyota iQ with a DBS grille and hood [...]
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Spy Shots: Scion iQ headed to the 2009 New York Auto Show?
We don’t know what to believe anymore since it’s April 1st, but the folks over at AutoWeek have just posted a spy shot of what they say is a Scion based Toyota iQ set to debut at the 2009 New York Auto Show next week.
AutoWeek says that the Scion iQ is identical to [...]
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Scion to unveil micro-subcompact in New York next month
Scion announced today that it will unveil a micro-subcompact concept car at the 2009 New York Auto Show next week that will reflect a “youthful image and represents a new segment for the brand aimed toward the growing urbanization trend.”
The car is expected to be badged as the tD and may be a Scion version [...]
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2009 New York Auto Show: 2009 World Car of the Year finalists announced
The 2009 New York Auto Show is just around the corner and the 2009 World Car of the Year finalists have been announced. Picked from an initial list of 51 new vehicles from all over the world, the top three contenders for the 2009 World Car title include the Ford Fiesta, Toyota iQ and the [...]
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2009 Geneva: Toyota iQ3 gets new 1.33L and a Stop & Start system
At the 2009 Geneva Motor Show today, Toyota announced that it is offering a new engine option for its four-seat minicar. Alongside the 1.0L VVT-i, Toyota will offer a 1.33L Dual VVT-i with Toyota Optimal Drive Technology.
The new engines gives the Toyota iQ 98-hp with a peak torque of 92 lb-ft. It is mated to [...]
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