Aston Martin to sell rebadged ... Toyota iQ? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Thirty-Nine · 06-29-2009, 10:45 AM

Wow. This is kinda odd news: Aston Martin will be selling rebadged iQs ...

http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...toyota-iq.html

mrbond · 06-29-2009, 10:48 AM

Hmm. It's a bit too early to see how the styling would be changed, but an interesting idea.

Darb · 06-29-2009, 11:16 AM

Probably will have HID lights, leather seats and a wood trim dash.

Oh, and a 6.0 Liter 48-valve V12 engine.

rningonfumes · 06-29-2009, 11:42 AM

You're kidding right?...other Wise this will be my first super luxury car! Kinda like buying a Beamer bike so I can say I have a BMW.

tuckevalastin · 06-29-2009, 12:14 PM

It's supposedly going to cost around $32,000!

Yaris Hilton · 06-29-2009, 12:20 PM

It'd have to be tricked out like Bond's DB-5 in Goldfinger.

2009Toyotoad · 06-29-2009, 04:18 PM

Toyota makes great products but this idea will fly as well as the Cadillac Cimarron. GMs terrible use of the J body style for the 1980s The product won't be up to the expectations of the typical Aston Martin buyer. And Newbies to the Aston Martin brand wouldn't pay 1,000s more for something they could buy from Toyota

schleppy · 06-29-2009, 04:41 PM

They are not going to sell them. Toyota just commissioned their design people to spice up an iQ for marketing/ad purposes. Looks like it started a buzz eh?

slothman86 · 06-29-2009, 06:32 PM

and have a V12!

Tamago · 06-29-2009, 06:33 PM

repost?

Thirty-Nine · 06-29-2009, 08:04 PM

Yes, this was first posted in the off-topic area around 4:30am today. My bad.

PHXDEMON · 06-29-2009, 11:59 PM

Thing looks awesome

BluYrs · 06-30-2009, 01:46 AM

AM is looking into ways of cutting its CO2 emissions?

ddongbap · 06-30-2009, 03:08 AM

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/toyota-iq/

PHOTO!

gokartride · 06-30-2009, 09:39 AM

If Toyota brings the iQ to the U.S. via Scion with more aggressive styling (as suggested in article linked above) I think I will barf. I am sick of faux, design-in-anger flourishes that are meaningless. Give us a plain old iQ and forget the silly Scion-esque ferverinos please. A little class is all I ask for.

Tamago · 06-30-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gokartride

. A little class is all I ask for.

coming from a yaris owner i can only LOLOLOLOL at this

mrbond · 06-30-2009, 11:54 AM

The pea-green Scion iQ you see has the 5Axis body kit. It's extremely unlikely that's what they'll look like on the showroom floor. Remember the xA and the xB when they first came out? 5Axis had stupid ass body kits on those, and lo and behold: the xA and xB came out plain like vanilla. I wouldn't buy the iQ if it came with that body kit. It doesn't flow well at all.
So: don't worry about the body kit. It'll have "class."

gokartride · 06-30-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamago

coming from a yaris owner i can only LOLOLOLOL at this

I know...I panned the S big time!!!

06-29-2009, 10:45 AM	#1
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Aston Martin to sell rebadged ... Toyota iQ? Wow. This is kinda odd news: Aston Martin will be selling rebadged iQs ... http://www.subcompactculture.com/200...toyota-iq.html __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

06-29-2009, 10:48 AM	#2
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	Hmm. It's a bit too early to see how the styling would be changed, but an interesting idea. __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

06-29-2009, 11:16 AM	#3
Darb Bear Traffic Controller Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,833	Probably will have HID lights, leather seats and a wood trim dash. Oh, and a 6.0 Liter 48-valve V12 engine. __________________ Darryl Kids Playing Chase On Freeways Get Smashed.

06-29-2009, 11:42 AM	#4
rningonfumes Drives: Yaris Sedan 5MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 865	You're kidding right?...other Wise this will be my first super luxury car! Kinda like buying a Beamer bike so I can say I have a BMW. __________________

06-29-2009, 12:14 PM	#5
tuckevalastin View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delaware/Connecticut Posts: 609	It's supposedly going to cost around $32,000! __________________

06-29-2009, 12:20 PM	#6
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	It'd have to be tricked out like Bond's DB-5 in Goldfinger.

06-29-2009, 04:18 PM	#7
2009Toyotoad Drives: 2009 Yaris 3dr Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 135	Toyota makes great products but this idea will fly as well as the Cadillac Cimarron. GMs terrible use of the J body style for the 1980s The product won't be up to the expectations of the typical Aston Martin buyer. And Newbies to the Aston Martin brand wouldn't pay 1,000s more for something they could buy from Toyota

06-29-2009, 04:41 PM	#8
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	They are not going to sell them. Toyota just commissioned their design people to spice up an iQ for marketing/ad purposes. Looks like it started a buzz eh?

06-29-2009, 06:32 PM	#9
slothman86 View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 733	and have a V12! __________________ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN - DEVIANTART - CARDOMAIN

06-29-2009, 08:04 PM	#11
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Yes, this was first posted in the off-topic area around 4:30am today. My bad. __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

06-29-2009, 11:59 PM	#12
PHXDEMON View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Red Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 885	Thing looks awesome

06-30-2009, 01:46 AM	#13
BluYrs ヴィッツドライバー View User's Garage Drives: 2006 3d 1.0 Linea Sol Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 433	AM is looking into ways of cutting its CO2 emissions? __________________ The blue one

06-30-2009, 03:08 AM	#14
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/toyota-iq/ PHOTO!

06-30-2009, 09:39 AM	#15
gokartride Drives: 2009 Yaris 3-Door Liftback Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 213	If Toyota brings the iQ to the U.S. via Scion with more aggressive styling (as suggested in article linked above) I think I will barf. I am sick of faux, design-in-anger flourishes that are meaningless. Give us a plain old iQ and forget the silly Scion-esque ferverinos please. A little class is all I ask for.

06-30-2009, 11:54 AM	#17
mrbond View User's Garage Drives: 2008 meteorite hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 960	The pea-green Scion iQ you see has the 5Axis body kit. It's extremely unlikely that's what they'll look like on the showroom floor. Remember the xA and the xB when they first came out? 5Axis had stupid ass body kits on those, and lo and behold: the xA and xB came out plain like vanilla. I wouldn't buy the iQ if it came with that body kit. It doesn't flow well at all. So: don't worry about the body kit. It'll have "class." __________________ - HOOOEY! That's one tahny little cawr! What the heck kinda toy is that? - A Toyota Yaris - A whut Yaris?

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