Ultracompact Car

Do not want to lose with the other manufacturer who spent minimal pollution vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp.. plan to launch a vehicle fuel sparingly ultracompact four-seater in Europe in 2009, as reported Nikkei Business, and dilansir from Reuters, Tuesday (25/09).

Prototype vehicle with a base IQ is exhibited Japanese automotive manufacturers in the Frankfurt auto show this month. IQ prototype is designed in ED2, Toyota design studio in the South of France are Wahei Hirari, who served as Toyota's Design Managing Officer.

With three mengusung benefits of solutions that include sinuous urban transport, with a touch of the design philosophy "Vibrant clarity ', and Pajang no more than 3 meters, Hirari optimistic ultra-compact Toyota IQ will be the idol this year.

"The concept of IQ is designed specifically to reflect the lifestyle users. In the scope of urban space at this time, each individual would like to express themselves through the design of a dynamic, concise, and compact, and also provides functions such as the optimal BAUK in size, function, and CO2 emissions that can not be ignored. The purpose of this contradiction that the concept of mutual relation of IQ and birth, and we call this' J-factor ', a philosophy from the heart of all our activities, "said Hirai now introduce Toyota iQ Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show, weekend ago.

The size of the rather short make Toyota iQ concept car into a four berpenumpang least in the world. With length 2980 mm, 425 mm means that the shorter of the Toyota Aygo, but the width and height that is comparable with the Yaris 1680 x 1480 mm.

Design room to help create a sparing a roomy interior. The concept of IQ has three chairs for adults and one child. In regular use, driver and passenger sit side by side, and with the friction to the front passenger seat, there is one more addition to a passenger or adult children.

Miniaturisasi addition of technology such as heating units which require much smaller space in the center console, the car is also equipped Panoramic glass sunroof that gives the opportunity incoming light and create a more open and light effects at night while the more dark and mysterious.

Although small in size, but the safety issues that are still so. With the support of a strong construction cabins capable of absorbing energy optimally.

Cars that are not this can be an alternative solution can be a problem that often found in metropolitan cities, such as congestion and pollution. Toyota themselves feel confident with this new product, and will produce approximately 100,000 units per year in Japan, sold in markets other than Europe.