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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 14 Mar 2008, W06

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05 Chrysler 300 OUR $14,995 BI-WEEKLY $109 for 72 months* Touring Edition, Leather, 20 Alloys, Sunroof SWEET MUSTSELL The Power to SurpriseTM 2 Locations 314 Guelph St. (Hwy. 7) Superstore Open Sundays 199 Guelph Street Georgetown Kia 1-866-364-0697 1-866-367-4081 6 WHEELS March 14 2008 Toyota has given the production design of the new iQ its world premiere at the Geneva motor show. First presented as the Concept Car iQ at the Frankfurt motor show last year, the new model will go into production late in 2008. There are currently no plans to import the car into Canada. The new iQ is a sophisticated car, delivering a refined mode of urban transport. Thanks to ingenious and revolutionary packaging, it measures less than three metres long, but has a flexible interior that allows up to three adults, plus a child or luggage, to travel in comfort. The name iQ represents what the car embodies: i stands for individuality, innovation and intelligence and Q for quality. iQ is designed for buyers who want more than just urban mobility, but who are also looking for space, refinement and a vehicle that is kinder to the envi- ronment. Its revolutionary packaging is achieved through six space-saving, interlinked engineering innovations that represent a break-through in Toyotas vehicle development. iQ has a self-assured super stance with the four wheels positioned at the extremity of each corner, with robustness further enhanced by tough-looking bumpers and five-spoke, 16-inch alloy wheels that fill the bold wheel arches. Toyota has created a techno-organic design for the interior, which fuses geometric precision with inner beauty. This is demonstrated in the floating centre console that dominates the asymmetrical dashboard and the matt silver door handles, which have a flow- ing, manta ray shape. Creating more passenger space in such a compact vehicle was a key challenge for the Toyota design team. IQs interior is surprisingly spacious, made pos- sible by six interlinked engineering innovations. The result is a breakthrough in small yet spacious packaging, which at the same time has been designed to meet Euro NCAPs top five-star safety rating. iQ is 2,985mm long and 1,500mm high. Its com- pact ingenuity l ies in i ts comparat ively long, 2,000mm wheelbase. A newly developed differential allows iQ to have a more compact engine compartment and front wheels placed at the very corners of the car, with very short overhangs. This yields more than 100mm extra cabin length, compared to Yaris. A flat fuel tank has traditionally been considered difficult to engineer, because of the variance in fuel surface levels depending on the angle of the vehicle. The Toyota iQ is a city car that is less than three metres long. It is now in production for Eur- ope and goes on sale there late this year. Toyota iQ Sophisticated new urban car unveiled at Geneva show

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