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In short, with the iQ, Toyota shows the world what it is capable of. A small car with big-car attributes? Check. Now, can they produce a small car for emerging marketsthat can offer comfort, sophistication, safety and performance at an affordable price point? Come January 2010, we will get a glimpse of what the future looks like, as Toyota will be lifting the veil off its all-new hatch/sedan.
It may not be museum material like the iQ, but it will help us ride our mmediate future better.
Add to that reasonably large 15-inch wheels wearing thick rubber and you are tempted to pull one back and see if it scampers around the drawing room! But references to toys should end at this point since the fit and finish is so good that this supermini can warrant a Lexus edition for the Paris Hiltons of this world to drive. On profile, the iQ can’t help but ape the Smart but the nose-job — part inspired by steam engine cars of yore and part by F1 cars (I presume) — lends the car enough character and more.
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