Thursday, June 17, 2010

Butch Smart


Spotted this diminutive Toyota IQ in Paris today. It has the similar stubby proportions of the Smart but carries if off with a beefier, more powerful presence somehow. It has a more horizontal "snout" and squarer "eyes' but I suspect most of it's strong stance is conveyed by the bigger wheels and tires. A rather handsome design. I've seen these cars around in the last year (none in the US though) but still don't care for that strange "S' shaped curve of the rear-quarter side glass. Still an amazing design considering it's a 4-seater — in a length only a mere 11 inches longer than a Smart for Two.

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