Toyota iQ: "I'm ready for race!"

Toyota iQ

Company Gazoo Racing which has prepared for race "24 Hours Nürburgring" two copies Lexus LF-A, together with engineers Toyota has created the special sports version of the minicar iQ.

2010 Toyota iQ

The car intended for sale only in the market of Japan, will exhaust the limited party in number of 100 copies. Toyota iQ Gazoo Racing MN under which cowl the engine is established 1.3 l, it is equipped by the six-step mechanical gear box modernised by a sports braking system and the modified chassis.

Experts of company Gazoo Racing have depressed landing of model to 30 mm and have established sports system of an exhaust on the city compact car, achieving the best sounding of the motor. iQ Gazoo Racing MN masters have developed a special spoiler and 16-inch light-alloy disks for car Toyota with sports rubber.

The model interior is added by aluminium mouldings, sports seats and racing accessories. The first copies Toyota iQ Gazoo Racing MN will appear on roads in November of this year.

Toyota iQ Gazoo Racing MN

Compact car Toyota

Minicar iQ

Special spoiler

Light-alloy disks

Mazda will create a dwarfish roadster

Roadster Mazda MX2

There were pictures of conceptual roadster Mazda MX-2, some kind of the reduced version of model MX-5.

Mazda MX2 (roadster)

Considering, that on dimensions MX-2 is less, than MX-5, engines at the future roadster will be too less (more truly more poorly). Volumes of motors will begin from 0,7 litres. And the high-efficiency 1,6-litre unit will give out 160 horsepowers. However, if to take into consideration absolutely small weight of the car this power can quite suffice for racing entertainments.

Hearings go, that the car should be published in 2012. So, most likely, we will very soon see a live conceptual dwarfish roadster from Mazda.

2010 Mazda MX-5

Toyota iQ will receive more powerful motor

Toyota iQ

Concern Toyota has shown on the Geneva motor show the supernumerary car iQ with new, more powerful engine.

New Toyota iQ

The city hatchback has received petrol VVT-I in volume of 1330 cubic centimetres and power of 100HP — increase more than on third in comparison with the previous motor. In a combination to a 6-step mechanical transmission the expense of fuel at such motor makes 3,99 l/100 of km, and emissions СО2 do not exceed 113/km.

Toyota iQ also it's equipped with system "Start/Stop" and firm technology Optimal Drive. Sales Toyota iQ with the new engine in Europe start since July, 2009.

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