
Toyota iQ review
Good stuff
Ingenious, tiny yet spacious, and capable of hitting the highway
Bad stuff
Unfortunately, it's way too pricey for this budget sensitive segment
Overview
What is it?
Toyota’s entirely logical idea to offer big-car luxury in a small-car package, the iQ makes an awful lot more sense on paper than it does in reality. We all got very excited about the iQ’s arrival and then a bit glum when it wasn’t quite the car we’d expected. It’s not as posh as it promised to be, and it’s not as much fun to drive as various rather more regulation city cars. Still, it is unusual and in parts very clever, and is one of the few genuinely tiny cars that can properly hold its own on the motorway. A mixed bag, then, but an interesting one.
Our choice from the range

What's the verdict?
The Rivals
Trending this week
- 2026 TopGear.com Awards
"Drives like a BMW ought to": why the iX3 is Top Gear's 2026 Car of the Year
- Car Review
Ferrari 849 Testarossa
- Car Review
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate




