Toyota -- bring the 4-door Yaris HB & the iQ to the USA!

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

If they use Imperial gallons, that yields a higher number. If they convert from L/km into US gallons/mile, then we'll get "accurate" numbers. Unless Toyota has done something to really help the FE, my guess is that the 56mpg and 57mpg numbers are the Imperial gallons; since the Smart car with a 1L engine, and 50 pounds lighter than the iQ gets ~45mpg in the US.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hi,

Is there official confirmation of the iQ yet? (I hate the Detroit auto show website...)

Also, Toyota is saying there will be an EV version in 2012:
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=179318

[trikkonceptz]

You guys are forgetting one key element here ... Scion is Toyota's youth brand, their goal is to attract a younger buyer market, not introduce fuel saving vehicles. So chances are unless it is marketed as the next "cool" thing, it woud just be introduced through Toyota, not Scion ...

[akcapeco]

The Yaris 4door HB will only be offered with... the automatic.

[MetroMPG]

That's very weird of Toyota.

Not unprecedented though. Try to find a 4 door hatchback Metro with a 5-speed. Available, but uncommon.

[Funny]

The Yaris 4-door HB comes with an auto tranny. The 5 speed manual is an option. So there are five speed manual HB being released, just how many is the question.

[NeilBlanchard]

Hiya,

There is still no word on the iQ coming to the USA, is there? I found an iQ fan site, btw, and it is a quiet place...

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