Mad Iq

[paul27]

OH MY GOD!!!!!! :D

I came across this matserpiece by acident but i'm glad i did.

If looks could kill this is a sure winner damn thats a good looking car

I want it now

[Brassik]

OH MY GOD!!!!!! :D

I came across this matserpiece by acident but i'm glad i did.

If looks could kill this is a sure winner damn thats a good looking car

I want it now

OMG!!!!!

DO WANT!!!

that.is.stunning!!

Best mod set I've seen, by FAR.

[no_data]

That beastie has actually been the screensaver on my iPhone for a while now, cool aint it.

[T V O R]

More photos here...

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[Insane inda Brain]

WoW . Verry nice, i love it!

[mike787]

Looks like a re badged Renault to me.

[jim shady]

I'd have one of those, they look awesome.

[s m smith]

I'd have one of those, they look awesome.

sad ,and you must be colour blind

[Red Yaris 54]

It is a good looking concept car.......................That is the type of design exercise that enhances and improves car design

Not at all sad

[s m smith]

It is a good looking concept car.......................That is the type of design exercise that enhances and improves car design

Not at all sad

each to there own

[johnan]

It is a good looking concept car.......................That is the type of design exercise that enhances and improves car design

Not at all sad

Quite right, well said.

[s m smith]

oh dear???

[Red Yaris 54]

oh dear???

Whilst you may be entitled to your opinion, it is a fact that "Concept Design Cars" do move forward the designs of cars that we eventually see in the showrooms.

Meaningless comments such as yours do nothing to add to the discussion and could be seen as "spamming"............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to add to the discussion :)

[s m smith]

oh dear???

Whilst you may be entitled to your opinion, it is a fact that "Concept Design Cars" do move forward the designs of cars that we eventually see in the showrooms.

Meaningless comments such as yours do nothing to add to the discussion and could be seen as "spamming"............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to add to the discussion :)

and every comment you make is usefull , where does the spaming come from, dont see youre point????

[Red Yaris 54]

oh dear???

Whilst you may be entitled to your opinion, it is a fact that "Concept Design Cars" do move forward the designs of cars that we eventually see in the showrooms.

Meaningless comments such as yours do nothing to add to the discussion and could be seen as "spamming"............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to add to the discussion :)

and every comment you make is usefull , where does the spaming come from, dont see youre point????

You misread my post and totally missed the point................much like your meaninless comments which only serve to increase your post count. Your comments add no credence to the topic.............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to say.

[s m smith]

oh dear???

Whilst you may be entitled to your opinion, it is a fact that "Concept Design Cars" do move forward the designs of cars that we eventually see in the showrooms.

Meaningless comments such as yours do nothing to add to the discussion and could be seen as "spamming"............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to add to the discussion :)

and every comment you make is usefull , where does the spamming come from, don't see you're point????

You misread my post and totally missed the point................much like your meaninless comments which only serve to increase your post count. Your comments add no credence to the topic.............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to say.

lets agree to disagree, i know its friday night , put more water in it.i think you're need to look up the meaning of spamming though, you do alot of it you're self????

[Red Yaris 54]

oh dear???

Whilst you may be entitled to your opinion, it is a fact that "Concept Design Cars" do move forward the designs of cars that we eventually see in the showrooms.

Meaningless comments such as yours do nothing to add to the discussion and could be seen as "spamming"............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to add to the discussion :)

and every comment you make is usefull , where does the spamming come from, don't see you're point????

You misread my post and totally missed the point................much like your meaninless comments which only serve to increase your post count. Your comments add no credence to the topic.............please refrain from commenting if you have nothing useful to say.

lets agree to disagree, i know its friday night , put more water in it.i think you're need to look up the meaning of spamming though, you do alot of it you're self????

I have left your personal and off topic comment in the above post...................just for the record I have not had anything that needs any water in it............Sober as a judge ;)

[no_data]

I think he has been treated badly in the past by a small car, maybe it dumped him or married someone else & as much as he wants to admit his yearnings & deep love for the iQ the only way he can deal with his pain is to hate everyone else who is happy with one.

We should pity him as he obviously has issues poor soul.

[PaulT]

Judging by the pictures from the Tokyo Auto Salon this year, the iQ has been very well received by Japanese tuning companies. I think most of the big names had one on show, Tein doing suspension, Blitz doing a turbo etc. The odd wide-body kit on display there too.

Paul.

[+Steve]

nice looking kit. Liking the front grin.

still havent seen a standard one in the flesh yet

[Norfolk n Chance]

I like it

If that bodykit became available along with a Turbo kit i'd be tempted....

[jim shady]

It adds a bit of a tougher look to the small car, would definitely be a head turner in that form.

[zakelwe]

It looks even more like Kryton's head than the original IQ.

Regards

Andy

[tdv]

Scion iQ Concept Tests Waters for Upscale Micro Subcompact

By James M. Amend

WardsAuto.com, Apr 8, 2009 4:23 PM

NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.’s Scion brand unveils the iQ concept here, but the youth-oriented nameplate’s top executive says it would take at least a year to turn it into a production entry for the emerging micro-subcompact-car segment.

“This could drive off the stage,” jack Hollis, vice-president-Scion, says of the concept model.

“We are still looking at it from a concept standpoint. But we’d love to see Scion expand from the current three products, and this might be the way to go,” he tells Ward’s after the iQ concept’s introduction at the auto show here.

The iQ would represent a long-discussed fourth vehicle for the brand’s lineup, which now consists of the xD subcompact, boxy xB cross/utility vehicle and tC sport coupe.

Toyota confirmed to Ward’s earlier this year the New York concept would be a new model and not replace an existing one.

While the Toyota iQ has been sold in Japan since November and in Europe since December, it would take the auto maker at least a year to homologate its emissions and crashworthiness to stricter U.S. standards.

“We’d have to do some extra engineering, but I would say we’ve a got a good starting point, Hollis says. “In Japan and Europe, (the iQ) is at five stars (crashworthiness).”

Toyota also must figure out how the iQ would fit into a segment that currently has just one other entry, Smart USA’s Fortwo. “With this concept, we think we’ve put some things in it that this segment is looking for,” Hollis says.

For example, the iQ concept skips the “bare-bones” philosophy of many microcars. Instead, it features premium touches such as high-quality upholstery, custom exterior paint that changes colors depending on the light, and a 10-in. (25-cm) LCD screen in the center stack for entertainment and navigation features.

In what is becoming a must-have for urban, youth-oriented vehicles, the concept includes a one-of-a-kind translucent LCD screen cover emitting colorful patterns when the touch screen is not in use.

The 10-ft. (3-m) long iQ concept also experiments with a rear-seating area accommodating one adult and one child, or a pet or small package. The rear seats fold flat, and the rear-seat cushion includes a small storage space underneath.

Hollis says a newly engineered, compact air-conditioning unit behind the center front console opens up front-passenger legroom. And instead of a glove box, the concept includes a detachable “glove bag.”

The iQ concept rides on a 79-in. (200-cm) wheelbase and measures 71.4 ins. (181.4 cm) wide. A set of 18-in. wheels barely squeeze into the wheel wells and are pushed to the very corners of the car for a surefooted look.

The iQ concept also features nine airbags, including a first-ever rear-window curtain airbag.

Five Axis, a Huntington Beach, CA-based customizer, added aggressive exterior and interior modifications to demonstrate the concept’s potential for personalization, a hallmark of the Scion brand since its 2002 launch at the New York show.

Hollis expects a production-version of the iQ concept would achieve between 35-45 mpg (6.7-5.2 L/100 km), saying a closer approximation requires more research into possible powertrains Toyota might use. In Japan and Europe, the production iQ uses both 1.0L and 1.1L gasoline engines, as well as a diesel mill.

“You have anywhere between a 1.1L and 1.3L that could be used,” Hollis says, shooting down the idea of a diesel iQ for the U.S.

He declines to speculate on a possible price range for a U.S.-market iQ, saying only, “Scion will not only be competitive, but we’ll do the best we can for the full Scion brand to make this fit with our whole lineup.

“It can’t be atop everything else,” he adds. “It’s got to hold its own space.”

The European-market IQ is up for the New York show’s “World Car of the Year” award after already bagging design awards in Japan. Hollis expects the concept will meet an equally enthusiastic reaction from current Scion owners and enthusiasts.

“It should be pretty good,” he says. “We’ll have some fun with it.”

[SimeonB]

I think the Scion might be the offspring of the bonkers Modellista versions in Japan. Check out this blog post if you haven't seen it. Not sure about the yellow bits on white myself, but the silvery-bluey one looks pretty good...