Smart car for the tuner crowd:

[Monster Dave]

Check out the new Scion IQ compact car:











Thoughts?

[Kopfjager]

It would make a kick ass golf cart. 

[Monster Dave]

Could probably fit a busa engine in it and make it uberfast!!!

[Holden]

Nice pre-riced bodykit... the bits around the LED fog lights kill me (you just know whoever is driving one of these will have their fog lights on 24/7 regardless of weather).

Those wheel arches! is that so you can put 36" wheels on?

[erkishhorde]

Looks like any other Kei car to me. 

[the_Journeyman]

Interesting.  For a cheap commuter, I'd drive it.  Upgrade the suspension and go play in traffic.

JM

[Mother]

can you get on with a frown?

[the_Journeyman]

Frown?

JM

[Mother]

Frown?

JM

it looks like a lego man

[the_Journeyman]

Gotcha.  Get a black helmet & put one of those leg things on.  That's make passing cars look at you funny ~

JM

[MrFryMoto]

any power / mpg / weight figures?

[TiAvenger]

The Scion iQ is powered by a 1.3L, 4-cylinder VVT-i engine generating 93 horsepower and driving the front wheels. Fuel economy numbers weren't provided, but according to European standards the sister Toyota iQ achieves 4.3L/100km, which is frugal by anybody's standards.

http://www.vancouversun.com/Cars/Frugal+Scion+smart+move/1478758/story.html

[NAKID]

That's the main thing that seperates it from a SMART car to me, drive wheels. I'll take the rear drive SMART car over the iQ...

[Mother]

That's the main thing that seperates it from a SMART car to me, drive wheels. I'll take the rear drive SMART car over the iQ...

I will take the Scion for the exact opposite reason

something with that small a wheelbase would benefit from front drive

[zarn02]

I don't hate it as much as the xB, but then I don't think I hate the holocaust as much as I hate the xB.

Pass.