Clean Green Cars: Toyota ups the small car score with the iQ3 (iQ cubed)

Toyota ups the small car score with the iQ3 (iQ cubed)

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The original iQ is such a museum piece. The new iQ³, which Toyota announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March, is now on sale in the UK. The iQ cubed adds a 98 bhp 1.33-liter engine with Toyota Optimal Drive to the small car line up and the start-stop system helps the iQ³ get CO₂ emissions down to 113g/km. On the UK’s combined cycle, the most efficient iQ³, the manual with a six-speed gearbox, gets 49 mpg (U.S.). Even with a Multidrive CVT transmission, the iQ³ can achieve 46 mpg (U.S.) and CO₂ emissions of just 120 g/km. Both models qualify for the UK’s Band B road tax, which is just £35 a year. The manual starts at £11,495 while the Multidrive begins at £12,495. If you have more money to spend, four trims are offered that add things like chrome (yay! chrome!) and Bluetooth connectivity. Find the details after the jump.

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