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Urban Micro Cars - The Toyota iQ (VIDEO)
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Toyota iQ City Car is the tiniest car since R.E. Olds unhitched a horse and added a one lung engine and puttered around. But the Toyota iQ is making a real impression because of its 3+1 seating arrangement; the London Royal College of Art really likes the design. It’s also the first car with rear air bags. 57 miles per gallon for diesel seems rather conservative considering how teeny the car really is. Toyota said today car will be imported to U.S. under the Scion badge.  The Toyota iQ is offered in two trim levels (IQ and IQ2), and with two different engines. A 1.0-liter gasoline 3 cylinders that generates 50 kW (67 hp) @ 6,000 rpm and maximum torque of 91 Nm (67 lb-ft) @ 4,800 rpm, which is decent for such a small and light car. Fuel economy is 4.3 L/100km (55 mpg US) and 99 grams of CO2/km.
The 1.4-liter turbodiesel engine generates 66 kW (89 hp) of power @ 3,400 rpm and 190 Nm (140 lb-ft of torque @ 2,000 rpm.
(treehugger)Source: toyota Via: treehugger |
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