Tagged “iQ”

  • Porsche 911-based W3 Triposto extreme custom

    Custom Porsche 911s are almost as common as the cars themselves, but the W3 Triposto is not likely to be lumped in with the crowd. With a center-seated driving position, speedster profile and outlandi...

  • U.S. market primed for minicar resurgence

    With the global economic crisis forcing consumers to tighten their purse strings, small cars with low sticker prices and high fuel efficiency are becoming more and more popular. While European and Asi...

  • VW working on new 'two-liter' microcar

    More than a year ago, Volkswagen announced it was working on a project to bring its 1-Liter concept from 2002 to production reality. The three-wheeled low-slung extremely aerodynamic design still seem...

  • Toyota iQ takes top honors in Japan's COTY award

    Though it was up against the likes of Godzilla, the tiny Toyota iQ has come out on top at the 2008 Japan Car of the Year (JCOTY) awards. The win is seen as a potential selling point against competitio...

  • Toyota reveals Modellista enhanced iQ

    Toyota’s iQ minicar officially went on sale in Japan this month and to coincide with the launch the company also revealed several new styling packs under the guise of its in-house accessories brand...

  • Toyota confirms iQ under consideration for U.S.

    Toyota’s new iQ minicar is already confirmed to go on sale in Japan and Europe, but there are now indications from one of the carmaker’s top officials that the diminutive hatch could make its way...

  • Toyota announces pricing and specs for iQ minicar

    Following the launch of the iQ minicar at the recent Paris Motor Show, Toyota has now announced final pricing and specifications for its striking minicar. The company has already started taking orders...

  • Report: iQ minicar to be sold in U.S. as Scion

    Last month we reported that future variants based on Toyota’s new iQ minicar platform could be offered in the United States to take advantage of growing demand for compact and fuel-efficient cars, h...

  • Toyota introduces rear-window protection airbag

    Since its humble beginnings as an optional feature on cars in the 1970s, the airbag has become a must-have safety feature for any new car on the market. The development of curtain airbags have also in...

  • Small cars still too small for U.S.?

    The floor dropped out of the market for SUVs and pickups this year, and Americans were supposedly replacing them with small cars. But what's small in America isn't what's small in the rest of the worl...