Toyota iQ heading for Europe

By Alborz Fallah | September 26th, 2007

A report published in the Nikkei business daily yesterday says Toyota is planning to sell a production version of the concept iQ in Europe by 2009.

We brought you some details on the iQ a few weeks ago, and it was recently unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The production version will sit below the Toyota Aygo and be built in Japan.

Sources say Toyota will initially produce about 100,000 of the vehicles a year, with domestic sales still a possibility. The iQ measures only 2.98 meters in length, making it roughly 80 cm shorter than the Yaris.

For more information on the iQ click here.

Will it make its way to Australia? There is no official word from Toyota Australia yet, but with the Nissan Micra coming back, Suzuki set to introduce a light car and even Holden thinking about the new Daewoo Matiz, it would make sense.

Toyota Australia has been contacted for comment.

MrIncredible

Yes please bring it here Toyota!
It looks great, a little too edgy, but I am sure the production version will sort that out.
Jason

New Daewoo Matiz? Oh God, another two-star Barina? Toyota needs to bring this car here for the sake of saving young lives! Buy this and not the new Matiz…

Though I do like the Splash a little more…
Adam J

Meh another light car, isn’t the light car market slowly decreasing in sales anyway?

I suppose with new models it will pick up sales, but seriously, you’re going to buy this over a Yaris? Surely they will compete with each other one way or another.
MrIncredible

Jason, the new matiz wont happen I dont think, and if it does, it will be yet another failure from Holden, why cant they bring back the damn European built cars, that idiot Mooney is gone, so hopefully things will change for the better
Fred

AHHHHHH this is horrible, I can’t believe my eye’s even looked at it, the yaris was bad enough…. Holden thinking about the new Daewoo Matiz, it would make sense, oh no here we go again…..HOLDENWOO, THE ONLY THING THAT CAN MAKE SENSE IS THE THOUGHT OF YOU NOT REBADGING DAEWOO’S IN THE FIRST PLACE, NOW THAT IS JUST COMMON SENSE…..SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT HUH.
ToyotaFan1

I think it looks good!

Sure its a little hard on the eyes now, but wait till it gets to production, it will soften down and be much easier to look at.

the seating arrangement is awesome,

Come on Toyota, put the damn Matiz to shame, bring this to Australia!
Paul

The Matiz is a FAR better car than the Echo/Yaris/LowiQ

will ever be. Bloody shame it hasn’t got a Toyota badge, though.
Toyota Paul

Ummm its a Daewoo Matiz, the only thing thats suitable for is scrap metal… if the Barina has a 2 star safety rating, Id imagine the Matiz will do one worse. Looks alrite this Toyota ‘iQ’, although cant say Im fan of these small vehicles… but there is a market for it.
Simone

I love this car! and would definitely buy it if it come to Australia.
Margie

I’ll be first in line to buy it!