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Toyota has gone and done it. Yep, it has dropped a massive lump into the iQ. All things are relative, of course, so the new 1.33-litre unit probably won't blow your mind. But it is a whole 33 per cent bigger than the dinky 1.0-litre that's been in the car until now.
You can still choose the smaller engine, which we've never found to be particularly gutless. Still, we'd never say no to a little more shove. The new engine has 98bhp, taking care of 0-62mph in 11.8 seconds and rocketing on to 106mph. By which point, the Mondeo man behind you will be swearing violently as he desperately tries to squeeze past.
Environmentalists can relax too, because the 1.33 has a stop/start function and a claimed 58.9mpg with 113g/km C02.
Now all we need is a lairy bodykit and a rude exhaust. The Scion iQ should do it.
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 09:08 pm on 19 June 2009
Woah, a whopping 1330cc! Toyota must've gone absolutely mad! Despite this mighty cubic capacity though, if I were going for a little Toy, I'd still rather have an Aygo.
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USAF1FAN commented on this article
at 12:44 am on 20 June 2009
my dads motorcycle has a 1200 cc, and he gets to 60 mph in like 3 sec.......
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Yeah... My dad to... Right
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Skornogr4phy commented on this article
at 12:25 pm on 22 June 2009
How did they fit this engine in. It must have almost identical dimensions as the smaller engine as from what I have heard, there really isn't much spare room at all in it.
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C4_4life commented on this article
at 03:17 pm on 22 June 2009
Hmmm, Mercedes C-class 220CDI 170HP achieves exactly the same MPG figures. Twice the OOMPF, Twice the car. I think Toyota failed.
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