2009 Toyota iQ @ 2008 Paris Auto Show

[SonicYouthXXX]

4 people or 1 American fat ass.

[nameis12396]

0:01 fuck commercials

[marcandsebe]

I've read all the comments below and can't believe the Americans think the way they do. Your economy is in tatters and your greed has ruined the economic situation of the rest of the world. You are despised around the globe for your superiority complex and interfere with other countries for your own worth. I'm glad I don't have an American passport, because I wouldn't feel safe travelling abroad.

Just think how many of these cars you could make out of just one of your big SUV's. And if you al

[enriquez16]

@marcandsebe I'm American, and I can assure you, I am not greedy.I give as much as I can, I volunteer for my local food bank, and other charities. I do not have a "superiority complex" and if you consider buying imported groceries and vehicles from other countries "interfering with them for my own worth", I guess I am guilty of that. I also don't own a big SUV hence the reason I am watching this video. With people who think like you out there, I'm glad I don't have a passport too.

[marcandsebe]

And come on USA, we are trying to save the planet. Drop that big V8 for something more eco friendly. This is the way to go. 

[marcandsebe]

I live in London and it's very busy. After all we do have 8 million people living here. The car looks great, better than the Smart four two.

[passiveMenis]

Looks great, I love the style

[novak993]

Did you hear the idiot that said tat European roads can't take large trucks... Man, have you ever been to Europe? For once, American roads shouldn't be full of SUV's since there is a big traffic problem in almost all major cities in US... In Europe you will find only few cities with bigger traffic problem, and that only for few hours per day(Like: Milano, Paris, London, etc.)

[chrisrussell1]

I own one and I love it, it is brill I can get three adults in mine + luggage - low cost motoring 435 miles on a tank ! and NO PIGGING ROAD TAX ...............LOL

[Nightbird]

Nice to see another unsafe, tiny, piece of shit rice burner being sold for more than it's worth to all the gullible people who fall for "the world needs saving by driving tiny cars" bullshit.

Don't worry. I'll make sure that the coroner picks up all your body parts when you crash this tiny plastic box on wheels. And I'm sure the airbag will do a fine job of keeping your nose intact as it seperates from your face and lands on the pavement next to your leg. =)

[joshieboi005]

Why dont u try searching "Toyota IQ crash test" And you will see that this car is probally much more safer than the peice of old shit you probally drive.

Get a life. This car is amazing and one day you will be forced to drive somthing like this!!!!!

[XenatR]

it actually scored 91% for adult front occupant protection, which is more than most volvos :)

thx bye

[samuh4864]

the fortwo or iq!?

[rockhillbilly1]

Hey if they are that crap why are Aston Martin using this car for their small car, with a bit of tweeking

[rashin]

Pssh. Every American I know drives clunky useless restored cars from the 1970.

Useless pieces of garbage that further pollute the planet. I'm will probably special order this car, seems like it can be used on the high on the slow lane quite well.

[tven99]

based on the toyota rush

[73elephants]

It's cool that this car is 117.5 inches long, and can still carry four passengers (albeit only if one or more is a child). It is shorter than the original Mini (which was 120.5 inches long), never mind the relatively huge (142.9 inch) BMW Mini, and still adequate for a young family commuting and shopping.

The low profile makes it better than a Smart.

I think rear safety will be good enough. I mean, how many accidents, especially in the city, involve being shunted at high speed by a Hummer?

[sharkchips]

Cool

[XarraX9009]

not deadly injuries. So next time you go on rambling about "regular sized cars" get your facts straight and make an educated argument.

[Nightbird]

Actually dumbass, I DID make an educated argument, you simply are too stupid and ignorant to have read and comprehended what I said. And now there are new crash ratings that have just been released to BACK UP what I have been saying about these small death traps -not safe, no bumper protection, more deaths involved. Try going to college and get an advanced degree like I did and then you will understand that when a plastic box hits a big rock..the plastic box will lose, you retard..lol.

[XarraX9009]

So you have a degree in being an impolite dumbass wow I didn't know you could get a degree in that.. Anyway apparently I am not the only one who thinks your an idiot judging on the - scores you get but maybe it is you who need to go back to school bud since these cars have been tested by Volvo and Volkswagen (only the best testgrounds in the world but hey) and if they say the car is safe only god can intervene. but that's my opinion.

[Nightbird]

I was not replying to something you said, I was replying to something someone else said and did it in the same fashion as they did. Pay more attention next time and also look at the LATEST american crash ratings on these small deathtraps on wheels. Good day to you.

[Neonspinnazz30]

Actually you didn't. You see, lab tests are nowhere near as accurate as real world testing. Sure, in a lab the smart may not seem so pretty but the several crashes that have already occured in the US only contradict the IIHS statements. And remember, the IIHS is not a government firm, they're an Insurance Institute. The government firm NHTSA performs more real world testing like the euro NCAP tests where the smart shines.

[XarraX9009]

LOL @birdbrain.

you are probably one of those ignorant hicks who think size only matters. A Ford F150 is very unsafe since all pick-ups have tendancies to topple over if you take a corner to fast. jeeps and hummers may look like it's a brick on wheels but safety wise they are shit. ever seen a jeep cherokee collide with a volvo C30, my money is on the volvo since the driver and front passeger of the Jeep would be healevly injured if not dead and the volvo people would have mild to serious yet

[my2shoulders]

the front looks like it's already been in an accident

[Nightbird]

And one more thing: Do you think Toyota will be able to bring back to life all the people who are going to die in this deathtrap when it slams into a regular sized automobile? All that shit about safety ratings, crumple zones and air bags will give little comfort to parents who lost their kid because they trusted a little metal box on wheels to protect their child and because Toyota is doing a fine job of brainwashing idiots like you into thinking it somehow has defied physics and gravity. STFU!

[LessthanJake14]

Wow. You really have no idea how the concept of absorption works do you?

[JcmMagNoo]

chevy is not going to compete in the subcompact market. + dont be a hater cuz this is our way of living

[JcmMagNoo]

hey if you wreak the other person its your fault. what american cars earned a 5 star rating? better yet scion is also an American based company. you see only a handful amount of american vehicles making 5 stars.

[powerfulnation]

Only 1 head on collision with an American car...

The front will become the back...

Your body will be so mingled up...Not even the medical examiner will be able to find your body!

[lukellu]

it s pretty safe for it s size.. it s body is built for that..enter the toyota website for more details... but ofcourse even another car will get smashed up if it hits an american car

[WillBadRacing]

American cars LOL! Enjoy them while they last and detroy the planet with their V8 guzlers. Before slating the iQ for safety, you should go andlook at the EURO N-cap crash test results... go look, it will shock you... 5 full stars and it was crashed in the newer 2009 standards which are the hardest yet. Well done Toyota, 1st really interesting car for a long time and hope more to come!

[LessthanJake14]

A Toyota iQ is probably safer than any Hummer or Jeep...

Plus it has Japanese engineering prowess not (as Jeremy Clarkson would say) "Built by two fat brothers in Kentucky".

[Nightbird]

Hey LessthanSHIT, why don't you crash your little iQ head on with a Ford F-150, Cadillac Escalade or Lincoln Towncar and see how much all those tiny air bags help the folks inside that little cheap japanese deathtrap? This isn't Japan or Europe filled with tiny cars dumbass, America is the land of SUV's & Trucks, whether you like it or not, so all your EuroNCAP ratings and air bags won't help the people crushed inside that iQ. Toyota makes cheap cars too, being Jap don't change that.

[LessthanJake14]

Ironically, this IS Europe; home of sentient beings. And it also is the home of a little place known as London, a city that has an area of 658 square miles. To avoid congestion charge and constant reliance of the pumps (of which there are not many in central London anymore) I require a car that is small, economical and generally cheap for insurance and road tax.

I have no need for a V8, 5.6 litre Ford Engine that does 12 miles per gallon and has the reliability of....well an American car...

[JcmMagNoo]

ive seen a smart car being hit by a big rig @ 55mph before and its structure still held its shit. the driver only had a broken arm but was able to walk away. either way technology is used on every car's frame and structure and extensivly used on subcompacts/micro cars on safty. but there is always going with a bigger vehicle but were only talking about city driving. i use an suv for long distance driving above 40 miles.

[JcmMagNoo]

ur life sucks cuz your paying more at the pump.

[joshieboi005]

Do you realise the the whole world is basically laughing at Americans and the cars they STILL drive? We are nearly in 2010 and you are still driving cheap 1970's old fashioned looking cars. Your getting left behind badly. Come to somewhere like Europe and see how much further ahead we are!!

[Nightbird]

@joshieboi005

I know what it's like in Europe, and while it may be true that Europeans are ahead in the game as far as car technology, you are incorrect in thinking we all drive 1970's old fashioned cars here -The Toyota Camry is the #1 sedan here. You also have to understand that the reason Euro's drive small cars is because their roads can't handle our large cars. Yet, when they come to the USA, many of them fall in love with our larger cars and their luxury/safety. We enjoy larger cars!

[flobberbogtrot]

I'm picking mine up next Friday.

Can't wait.

It's an amazing little car.

[akaMrVideo]

I like it, will it ever make the US?

[jgl1277]

Yes, under the Scion brand....

[jav427]

when is the iq coming to canada? anyone knows?

[jacobusto123]

looks like smart car

[biggfrey]

america needs these small efficiently diesel cars getting 100 mpg period the big 3 need to build these cars at a much better quality and design.. then i would buy one

[dismith]

Could the big 3 build these cars at a much better quality and design? Í really doubt that. They don't seem to have been making the kind of cars that people really want or really need and have got themselves into pretty serious trouble.

Europe and Asia seem to be more alert.

Why wouldn't you buy this Toyota? What's wrong with it?

[fearlesswonder101]

i hate this car so much

but toyota needs to make the supra agan

that car is the shit

[powersbaby]

why do you hate a car?

and Toyota HAVE made a new supra, they made plans for it years ago and its due out next year aparently.

I cant wait to see it tbh

[fearlesswonder101]

well i think this car sux

its to tiny

but i knew about the supra idea i just didnt know it was a real one or if it was just an idea

ive seen it befor

[powersbaby]

I agree it is tiny, but i heard its supposed to be a rival to the Smart ForTwo except this is a 3+1 lol so dont know how that works.

Keep an eye on Toyota this year, they have 9 'New' cars out this year ... one possibly being the Supra

[Nightbird]

Because the rear bumper of this car is RIGHT behind the rear passengers, Toyota had to install rear air bags for protection. This is absolutely ridiculous & unsafe, as an airbag can only go so far in protecting you. I am for making smaller & more fuel efficient cars, but not at the cost of lives or safety. You can't cheat physics with an airbag, and especially on american roads filled with SUV's and sedans, even a Camry hitting you from the rear could kill your child or cause serious injuries.

[alexkvaskov]

wow that's some major bs u said

[Nightbird]

It's nice to see another Toyota employee come here and defend a car they know will get a lot of people killed. So nice to see that somehow you think a small box on wheels with barely a rear bumper can defy physics and protect you when something rear ends you and the only thing standing between you and the other vehicle is a thin piece of metal & plastic. Keep up the good work...lol.

[alexkvaskov]

i am not a toyota employee ass

[ryanfancypants]

Despite the negative marks, your right. A small car cannot defy physics at all. They did tests. This would not protect you against a large cadillac or SUV. It might be safer than a small car built in 1990, or crashing against a car of its own weight, but it cannot act as a car that weight 2 tons when it dosent. Id buy an escalade personally...

[JcmMagNoo]

good luck paying taxes

[Nightbird]

Thank you Ryan! Well said, and I'm with you on the Escalade. If you want protection, then you buy a larger vehicle, pay more money and pay more at the pump right now..that's just the way it is. If you want a cheap, small piece of plastic car like this to save u some gas money, go ahead..but don't complain when your in an accident in this cereal box of a car and are now permanently disabled for the rest of your life..all because u wanted to save a few bucks at the pump.

[LessthanJake14]

5 star EuroNCAP. 9 air bags. All stability technology under the sun included. Wider wheel base for better control. Safety cell designed to crumple AROUND passengers.

Seen it in action. Now GTFO.

[Nightbird]

You need to look at the just released crash figures for these small cars...NOT GOOD AT ALL...not that I needed those figures to justify what I said earlier...you would have to be fucking blind to not see how dangerous this car would be on american roads.

So take your stability technology, wider wheel base and safety cell and throw it in the trash where your crumpled up body will be if you crash this against even a camry.

[LessthanJake14]

Ah yes the American road. Filled with nothing but pickups, Hummers and trucks. But here in the civilised part of the world this car is incredibly safe and has become more necessary.

[Cargo1273]

And where's that? Europe the land of Mercedes-Benz, BMWs and Audis? You need to RE-CHECK the video where a Smart travelling at 40 MPH was complete destroyed by a C-Class. Which Is one of the most popular vehicles in your so-called "civilised part of the world".

[LessthanJake14]

Well if it's the most popular, how safe is that?! You have two miniature cars ramming each other at a pathetically low speed!

I can't really see the reason behind the "RE-CHECK the video". Why? I haven't made a single error.

[WaistMyThyme]

Toyota IQ = 5/5 EuroNCAP crash test rating

Jeep Cherokee = 4/5

Jeep Grand Cherokee = 4/5

Chrysler Voyager = 3/5

Dont cry.

[aintataint]

Can't see that front bumper passing U.S. regulatory standards...

[sodara]

I would drive this daily from point A to point B, not to collide with other motorists to see who can walk away safely.

[russiaviation]

It is so pathetic to see those greedy CEO from 'the big three' begging congress for free money from taxpayers!another 25 billion dollars!God damn it!and I dont think they will change their way of building their cars and trucks!Period. Especially when it comes to quality and innovation!Instead of putting money into R&D,they just fool the buyers with all the adds commercial, and of course "the fool never get fool again" I just borrow this famous quote from Bush!I will glad they all go bankrupt!

[emforty2]

by the time this one reaches the shores of America GMChryslerFord will be bankrupt !

[WillBadRacing]

Love it, want one!!!!!

[Crashsilumator26343]

FUCK Smart! Toyota IQ ALL THE WAY

[lilscsey85]

@Crashsilumator26343 Agreed. Toyota is the BEST :DDD

[drumsaremypassion]

man imagine this. a ford 150 crash into that...thing it doesent stand a chance the ford would probly get like a fender bender and the IQ will be all broken up

[mactorresmo]

this will become more and more difficult to imagine, as americans will afford less and less buying and fueling a ford 150.

[markmarshall39]

AMERICANS will always buy gigantic truck and suv's, we like big!!!

[acutope526]

Only the Americans with small junk buy gigantic vehicles to make up for their inadequacies.

[markmarshall39]

OK, you drive one of these, and i will drive my gmc yukon and we can have a head on contest and see who walks away laughing!!!!

[coandcaiv]

its not a knock off, but rather a better car all together then the smart car.

[JUKIO01]

dude, this car is badass. its not going to be sold in america because toyota doesnt want people to compete against the yaris. the iq gets i believe 65 mpg, and the smart car only gets around 42 mpg.

[tricofilms]

if this is the future of Toyota... Then I have sad hopes for the new Supra

[RvLanee]

we gonna see lot more of these in are future..wait future is already here

[johnschaser]

Id drive it

[ad690]

Its a nockoff smart car!

[f1nuts]

What an insult... it's superior to the "smart" in every way.

Is it a nock-off because it's small?

[ad690]

I guess!

[312868541]

ad690 ofcourse you leave in america. small cars have been arround for a while before smart cars where introduced to the U.S of A. Trust in a few more years poeple in the USA will driving one of these or bike to work like they once did in china or india.