Toyota is offering a new Dual VVT-i engine for the iQ microcar, with an output of 72 kilowatts/98 horsepower and start-stop technology that brings the fuel consumption down to 4.8 litres per 100 kilometres with a carbon dioxide emission figure of 113 grams per kilometre.
The Japanese manufacturer is also working on plans to produce an electric version of the iQ, with a range of 150 kilometres provided by electric motors to all four wheels.
A prototype of the vehicle was shown at this year's Detroit Motor Show in Michigan. Described in ternally as the BEV, for Battery Electric Vehicle, the new car will not occupy the same market sector as the iQ and will be fitted with a bodywork separate from the iQ. It is schduled for a market launch next year.
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