2011 Scion iQ so smart (base price $14,215)
The two-seat Smart Car apparently wasn't so smart, mainly because it barely had room for two people and was just too rickety-feeling to take out on the highway. Scion's new iQ has room for four, which may just be smart enough to make this pint-sized urban commuter-car work.
Just ten feet long, the iQ could be the ideal city transport module. It'll fit into motorcycle-sized parking spots and tuck into tight alleys and other places no other car - even a "compact" - could hope to negotiate. The Smart Car could do all that, too - but it barely had enough room inside for the driver and one passenger, which gave it about the same practicality as a motorcycle.
The iQ may not be a family hauler, but with a pair of rear seats, you can carry more than one passenger - or groceries.
The iQ doesn't arrive at dealerships until late 2010, so performance/mileage figures weren't officially available at the time of this writing. But Toyota is talking high 30s in city driving, so highway mileage ought to be well into the mid 40s.
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