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LA Preview: Toyota iQ coming to U.S. as a Scion?
click above to enlarge the Toyota iQ
Toyota's entry-level and hip Scion brand needs a bit of a pick-me-up, as the marque's sales are down even in the face of high fuel prices here in the United States. Scion could end up getting that new product it so desperately needs in the form of Toyota's radical new iQ. According to Motor Trend, the new iQ will make its debut in production form as a Scion at the upcoming LA Auto Show, and your humble scribes will be in attendance. If true, the new iQ will give Scion an edgy new product to do battle with the likes of the smart fortwo.
Toyota's iQ features a novel new 3+1 seating arrangement, which allows three normal-sized adults plus one extra spot behind the driver for small kids or an adult in emergencies. Its closest competitor in size, the fortwo, seats only two adults. We'll see if this rumor, which would be very good news for Scion, turns out to be true when we get to LA.
Gallery: 2009 Toyota iQ
[Source: Motor Trend]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ryan 9:36PM (10/10/2008)
I don't know if it would interest me if it were a Scion. Toyota, yes.
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Michael 5:29PM (10/11/2008)
FINALLY.
Finally someone agrees with me. I would never take a second look at this car if they slap a Scion badge on it.
Tom 2:08PM (7/01/2009)
Don't be an idiot. If you like the car, buy it and slap whatever
badge you want on it. You can slap a freaken Superman badge on it,
for all anyone cares!
ryan 8:27PM (7/01/2009)
Tom: I actually work a job where my driving a Scion would reflect poorly upon me. As in, I cannot afford to be seen driving a car marketed towards spoiled teenagers. If it were a Toyota, then I could swing it, and just be seen as a forward-thinking individual. Toyota unfortunately does a great job at differentiating their brands from each other and marketing them.
Then again, I wouldn't expect an IDIOT like you to understand something like that!
rob 7:31PM (10/11/2008)
I don't care if it has a Daihatsu badge on it. Just *$&%ing get it here!
(As a Scion it'll probably have more responsive suspension setup anyway -- the Yaris drives numb compared to the xA, even though they share almost everything.)
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jim 9:19AM (10/13/2008)
Scion, Toyota what does it matter? I'd like an explanation as to why the writers would buy the car if it were branded a Toyota, but not a Scion.
A rear seat delete option would be nice.
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shawn 8:52PM (3/26/2009)
HOW MUCH IS THIS iQ GOING TO $$$$$$????????
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