Billed as the world’s smallest 4-seater, Toyota’s cute iQ goes on sale in the UK in January ‘09. At just under 3 metres long it’s shorter than the original Mini, and vastly more sophisticated, but what’s this all-new city-car like to drive, and can it really seat four in comfort?
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With prices at around £9,500 to £11.500 (tbc, dependent on recent VAT change) the iQ isn’t cheap to buy, but with so much technology and sophistication, you shouldn’t expect it to be. This isn’t a paired-to-the-bone runaround for people who can’t afford a proper car. Instead it’s a stylish urban machine with many big car features, but not big car running costs… Fuel consumption is 60.1mpg combined (auto) or 65.7 (manual), while the manual version emits just 99g/km of CO2 and so is exempt from road tax. In the current economic climate it’s likely that many will realise that they never really needed a Range Rover, or even a MINI, and that an iQ is just the ticket.
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