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Old 09-15-2007, 01:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Toyota's answer to the Smart Car just maybe their new concept compact called the iQ. The iQ is one of the smallest concept cars on the floor at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. Its styling is indicative of the Scion.


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Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... I saw this.

Toyota AYGO
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Of the 3 I like the looks of the Aygo best. My wife still prefers the Smart. The iQ is just too ugly.
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I still prefer the Smart and trust that it will be available some time in the not to distant future as a PHEV. The Aygo appears to be heading into the same uglyness as the Prius. JMHO
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Subcompact alternative vehicles

Additional Subcompact alternative vehicles on the drawing board...

2007 Opel Concept Corsa Hybrid ECOflex...

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Nissan's Small Concepts Display

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It's Electic!!

[SIZE=2][COLOR=red][B]Chinese car maker Shuang Huan, or in English
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I saw a crash test film on the Chinese car and man.......it crumpled up like an accordion. They can keep it.
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That iQ remind me a lot of the little "FAST" critters VW was using a couple of years ago to push their GTI.

http://i20.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b6/12/c790_1.JPG
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Trybrid Car Design

Brazilian Officials Attend San Francisco Auto Show for ZAP's Introduction
of "Trybrid" Car Design.

In November, 2005 Zap announced officials from the Rio de Janeiro government plan to attend the San Francisco International Auto Show, November 19-27, for the introduction of a new car design that uses "trybrid" technology -- gasoline, electricity and alcohol.


These were pictures tanken before the show in San Francisco.
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2007 Frankfurt Auto Show

Here are a few pictures of alternative and concept cars from the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. It appears smaller is starting to be better.

The bottom right picture is the interior of the new Brabus.

Also the bottom picture is the BRABUS ULTIMATE 112. It is being built in a limited-edition series of just 112 cars, each sporting a consecutively numbered placard in the interior.

The BRABUS ULTIMATE 112 sells for $65,000.


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