Toyota Motor begins sales of a special variant of the minicar issued together with one of the largest manufacturers of chocolate in Europe — Neuhaus.
Chocolate Toyota iQ
As a result of teamwork on a car market there are two chocolate versions Toyota iQ — iQ N-Collection. Certainly, edible details in the car has not appeared, but the colour palette and registration should direct unequivocally the owner iQ to a confectioner's shop, and at the same time to give a certain exclusive superiority, after all is planned only 700 similar midget cars.
iQ N-Collection: cream & chocolate
Toyota iQ N-Collection will offer in two variants: with a body of chocolate or cream colours. Besides it, the gift set of accessories for fans of chocolate is handed over to buyers.
At present Toyota iQ N-Collection is on sale only in Germany. Cost of the car from 14,600 euros. It for 1,700 euros more than usual iQ with the similar 1,0-l engine.
Nissan has pleased admirers of a brand with news that Nissan Micra will be presented 2011 modelling years on the Geneva motor show in March of this year. According to all available information, the model will have two more updatings.
Sedan Nissan Micra
Nissan Micra in a body a sedan it will be started in a year. Besides, mini-MpV which has numerous similarities with Micra and it is constructed on a new universal V-platform, will appear in 2012.
There is an opinion, that following generation Renault Clio also will have a V-platform and to gather in India. This step was regarded as treachery of the French patriots.
The most sold car in Japan receives one of the most expressive tuning packages for appearance improvement, thus, under quite reasonable price.
Suzuki WagonR — the most popular car in Japan
Suzuki WagonR throughout several years is the leader in a rating of sales of cars in the homeland in Japan. Popularity of a minicar, equipment the engine in volume 660 cubic sm does not weaken, despite proceeding general falling of sales in home market of Japan, but the new package for appearance improvement can help to make the car even more popular.
The Japanese studio DAMD known, in particular, for the love to tuning of cars of a so-called class kei, makes the next working out on the automobile market. To change shape WagonR it's offered by means of enough standard set of the elements executed, nevertheless, with feeling of style and a measure.
The structure of a package for appearance completion includes forward and back bumpers, overlays on thresholds, a spoiler on the fifth door. All can be got it both separately, and together (the complete set is on sale in Japan 155,400 yens, including taxes). 17-inch carbon wheel disks from catalogue Crimson (model X 15) with a rim painted in orange colour (other colours are accessible also) are offered also.
Besides styling elements there are also some signs of technical tuning, for example, the truncated springs reducing a road gleam, more rigid shock-absorbers and sports system of release from stainless steel.
Tuning for Suzuki WagonR
The complete sets improving head light are developed — it is possible to complete the car with exclusive lamps IFF for a passing light/headlight light-emitting diode antifog headlights. For salon armchairs under mark Mono x Bros, belonging DAMD, and also various variants of change of registration of the forward console and door panels are offered.
The car is modernised about conformity to the Japanese standards of safety and now completely answers them, keeping original appearance.
Not ordinary Mitsuoka Motor
Perhaps, the most unusual among all Japanese motor-car manufacturers — Mitsuoka Motors — continues to go own by, anywhere not turning off, despite of safety rules changing towards strengthening. Modernisation of model Viewt which for the first time was issued in 1993 and now presented in second generation becomes the next proof to it.
For basis Mitsuoka Viewt known minicar Nissan March (in Europe — Micra), but stylised under the British automobile design of 50th of last century is taken. It is supposed, that a basis for formation of shape Viewt became Jaguar MkII that managed to achieve change of forward and back part March, having left a roof line, doorways and salon practically without changes.
After modernisation Viewt loses in originality of shape a little because new requirements to safety of pedestrians forbid installation on new cars of the bumpers supporting dimensions. Thus, Viewt loses the chromeplated bumpers with canines which especially accurately corresponded to shape of the car of 50th years, and not only British.
Retrobasis Mitsuoka Viewt
In an interior practically without changes, except for the occurrence of new level of furnish simulating a natural tree on the forward console and an instrument guard. Armchairs Viewt are sheathed, as before, by a natural skin.
It's necessary to add, that it, perhaps, last restyling Viewt as next year alternation of generations Nissan March is expected that will cause necessity of creation new Viewt.
Company Scion — a youth brand under which Toyota exhausts and sells accessible cars in the USA, — has presented on autoshow in New York a prototype of own version of subcompact car Toyota iQ.
2011 Toyota iQ
Appearance of a novelty has been developed by the American tuning studio Five Axis which has prepared for a hatchback the aggressive aerodynamic weather-cloth, special 18-inch wheel disks with a nickel covering and headlights of head light with light-emitting diode lamps. In interior there was a central extension housing with touch steering, the 10-inch screen on which the data of navigating and multimedia systems, and also new furnish of an interior is deduced.
Besides, conceptual Scion iQ has received a new suspender and the final system developed by studio Five Axis it is independent. The car engine remained former is a 1,3-litre petrol motor capacity of 93HP.
Toyota iQ by Scion
Let's notice that at present minicar Toyota iQ is on sale only in Japan and Europe, however now the Japanese mark considers possibility of the beginning of sales of this car under brand Scion in the USA. As they say in the press release, demonstration of "more potential" of a hatchback for completions that is one of distinctive features of all models Scion was the purpose of display tuning iQ on a motor show in New York.
