Toyota iQ ambit is continued for the aboriginal time back barrage with the addition to the agency of a 1.33-litre engine. The awful able failing unit, already auspiciously deployed in Auris, Yaris and Urban Cruiser is offered alone in the new Toyota iQ3 model.
Benefiting from Toyota Optimal Drive technology for a class-leading aggregate of power, ammunition abridgement and low emissions, it uses Dual VVT-i ascendancy of both assimilation and bankrupt valves to bear able torque at low to average agent speeds and accomplish best efficiency.
The banderole abstracts advertisement the aberrant chump allowances in agreement of active costs. With chiral transmission, Toyota iQ3 allotment an official 58.9mpg in accumulated aeon driving, and 113g/km of CO2 - Band B for alley tax (£35 anniversary charge) - both of which are best-in-class figures. Equipped with Toyota's new Multidrive CVT system, ammunition abridgement is aloof as good, while emissions acceleration hardly to 120g/km, but abide aural Band B.
This accomplishment is not at the amount of performance. The agent develops a best 98bhp at 6,000rpm and aiguille torque of 125Nm at 4,400rpm. Nought to 62mph can be accomplished in 11.8 abnormal (11.6 with Multidrive) and top acceleration is 106mph. This underlines the actuality that Toyota iQ is added than aloof a burghal runabout, giving a strong, abiding and agreeable drive at motorway speeds.