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• Motorcycle-derived Yamaha engine to power Toyota's IQ

  Filed under: Economy , China , Euro , Japan , Hatchbacks , Toyota A version of Toyota's iQ concept , originally shown in Frankfurt, is rumored to begin production sometime next year and according to a couple of sources cited by Automotive News , power will come courtesy of Yamaha. The two Japanese firms are currently collaborating on a new 1.0-liter engine based on one of Yamaha's motorcycle powerplants, although output and fuel economy numbers have yet to be disclosed. Toyota is expected to produce around 100,000 units, with Europe receiving approximately 80,000 vehicles when sales begin in 2009. Although there's no word on U.S. distribution, the iQ-inspired micro-car may find its way into emerging markets in India and China where low-cost transportation is becoming a booming business. [Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Posted Oct 15 2007, 01:26 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Euro, Hatchbacks, Toyota, Japan, China, Economy, concept, iq, toyota iq, ToyotaIq, ToyotaYamahaIq, ToyotaYamaha, toyota yamaha, toyota yamaha iq, yamaha

• Autoblog Podcast #79

  Filed under: Concept Cars , Podcasts , Euro , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Chrysler , Ford , Pontiac , Subaru , Volkswagen , Misc. Auto Shows , UAW/Unions , Australia , FPV We lead off Autoblog Podcast #79 with the most important news of the week. Seriously, this rocked the car world. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are returning to the Fast and Furious franchise for F+F IV . w00t! Moving on to more important news (like anything at all), we touch on the then impending and since finished Chrysler strike . See who was right, since the 'cast was recorded Tuesday, and the strike didn't launch until Wednesday. There's been lots of auto show action, and Tokyo caught our attention this week. The Impreza STi debuted, along with a bunch of other weird concepts from Subaru, Toyota, and Honda. One that caught our eye was the Honda CR-Z . Is it an Insight replacement, a new CRX, or both? Sydney's also having an auto show, and the VW Touareg R50 showed up there, packing a house-pulling 600+ foot pounds of... Posted Oct 11 2007, 07:31 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Subaru, Ford, Euro, Volkswagen, Japan, Chrysler, Misc. Auto Shows, Concept Cars, AutoShow, auto show, Pontiac, vibe, STI, podcast, Podcasts, Australia, FPV, concept, Tokyo Motor Show, UAW/Unions, AutoblogPodcast, autoblog podcast, uaw, strike, tokyo, ImprezaSti, impreza sti, sydney, MotorShow, motor show