The A-segment is the first category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission . It is used for city cars , the smallest category of passenger cars defined.
46-794: The Toyota iQ is a city car manufactured by Toyota and marketed in a single generation for Japan (2008–2016); Europe (2008–2015); and North America (2012–2015), where it was marketed as the Scion iQ . A rebadged variant was marketed in Europe as the Aston Martin Cygnet (2011–2013). Designed at the Toyota European Design and Development studio in Nice , France, the iQ is noted for its specialized engineering to maximize passenger space and minimize length. The design accommodates four occupants. Following
92-742: A concept presented at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show , the production iQ debuted at the March 2008 Geneva Motor Show . Japanese sales began in November 2008 and European sales in January 2009. In 2008, the iQ was named the Japanese Car of the Year . The name iQ , an initialism of the term intelligence quotient , recalls a competitor, the Smart Fortwo . The letters "iQ" also stand for "individuality", "innovation", "quality",
138-605: A driver's knee airbag and a newly developed rear curtain airbag to protect backseat passengers' heads from rear-end collisions. Vehicle Stability Control , traction control , anti-lock brakes , brake assist , and electronic brakeforce distribution come standard. In 2013, the UK's Vehicle and Operator Services Agency voted the Toyota iQ as top three-year-old car most likely to pass its first Ministry of Transport road worthiness test. In 2023, Toyota and their subsidiary Daihatsu posted
184-605: A hint at its "cubic form" and also a "cue" for owners to embrace new types of vehicles and lifestyles. The iQ reached the end of production in December 2015, and it was discontinued in Japan in April 2016. The IQ design emphasizes fuel efficiency, maneuverability, low environmental impact, and interior space. Six design factors enable the minimal overhangs, forward windscreen location, maximized cabin space and overall compactness: The iQ features
230-500: A notice that iQ models made for Japan and Europe had "irregularities" during safety tests (such as data falsifications and use of unauthorized testing procedures. Daihatsu noted that for most vehicles including the iQ, "performance standards stipulated by laws and regulations are [still] satisfied". In the United States and Canada , the iQ was marketed under Toyota's Scion brand, then Toyota's North American small car brand. The car
276-580: A result of increasing costs to comply with stricter safety and especially emissions standards, which makes minicars nearly unprofitable, especially considering that for most models from European brands this is the only market. In the United States, minicar segment cars represented 0.5% of the market share. In 2020 the highest selling minicar segment cars in the U.S. were the Chevrolet Spark , Mitsubishi Mirage and Mini Cooper . In India, historically
322-410: A sport exhaust system. The Gazoo Racing package adds a front bumper spoiler, side mudguards, rear bumper spoiler centre muffler, Toyota front fog lamps, original decal, front sport seat covers. The vehicle was unveiled at the January 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon . The Gazoo Racing cars were sold through Toyota's Netz dealer channel. It has MSRP of ¥1,972,000 (¥1,878,095+tax). The Scion iQ Concept car
368-401: A third in 2020, which translates to nearly 400,000 fewer sales and means the segment loses market share as the overall market is down 24%. As a result, this segment now makes up 6.8% of the total European car market, down from 7.7% last year. And their share is expected to shrink further in coming years, as manufacturers are pulling out of this segment or switching their models to EV-only. This is
414-485: A three-cylinder engine and electric motor supplied by Lotus. "EMAS" is an acronym for Eco Mobility Advance Solution. The word "emas" means " gold " in Malay . Proton EMAS was planned to be Malaysia 's and Proton 's first global car and was expected to be in production by 2012. As of August 2014 the concept car had not reached production. Proton's subsidiary Lotus Cars has shown a plug-in hybrid city concept car based on
460-620: A throwback to the days of the former Ministry of Transport (MOT). In Northern Ireland this role is performed by the Driver & Vehicle Agency . In 2005 it had approximately 2,500 staff, 1,700 of which are based at its lorry testing garages across Great Britain. Chief Executives Maurice Newey had been appointed chief executive of the Vehicle Inspectorate in 1998 and became the first chief executive of VOSA in 2003. Stephen Tetlow , joined VOSA as Chief Executive in December 2004 following
506-480: A transmissions differential housing located ahead of, rather than behind, the engine; a starter motor incorporated in the engine's flywheel, a high-mounted steering rack and a compact, high-located air conditioning unit behind the dashboard central area. The arrangement allows the front passenger to sit forward of the driver, giving increased rear passenger legroom. A shallow under-floor fuel tank reduces rear overhang. Because of its overall width and engine displacement,
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#1732851506833552-632: Is 138 MPG-e (1.7 L/100 km) with an energy consumption of 24 kW-hrs/100 miles and 105 MPG-e (2.2 L/100 km) with an energy consumption of 32 kW-hrs/100 miles for highway driving. As of December 2014, these ratings allow the 2013 iQ EV to be the second most fuel efficient EPA-certified vehicle of all fuel types considered in all years behind the BMW i3. The iQ EV was ranked first in DOE-EPA's 2013 Annual Fuel Economy Guide. The Aston Martin Cygnet
598-471: Is a rebadged variant of the Toyota/Scion iQ marketed by Aston Martin beginning with the 2011 model year, allowing Aston Martin to comply with the 2012 European Union -imposed fleet average emissions regulations . It was developed under the codename P298. The Cygnet was initially only marketed in the UK. Sales commenced in January 2011 and the market coverage was expanded to cover other European countries
644-421: Is a limited (100 units) version for Japanese market. It included a 1,329 cubic centimetres (1.329 L; 81.1 cu in) I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission , stiffer sport suspension that lowers its ride height by 30 mm (1.2 in), rear disk brakes, RAYS 16x5.5-in aluminium wheels with 175/60R16 tires, enhanced brakes, stiffening brace, tachometer, aluminium pedals, rear spoiler, GRMN emblem and
690-462: Is equipped with a regenerative braking system. The iQ EV has a minimum turning radius of just 4.1 m (13 ft) and with a length of 3,120 mm (122.8 in), making the iQ EV 135 mm (5.3 in) longer than a standard iQ. The electric car shares the iQ overall width of 1,680 mm (66.1 in), height of 1,505 mm (59.3 in) and wheelbase of 2,000 mm (78.7 in). High tensile sheet steel has been extensively used in
736-514: Is the successor to the FT-EV II as an electric vehicle based on the Toyota iQ chassis. Toyota produced three generations of FT-EV concept cars, and the iQ EV is a production version of those concepts, incorporating the technological and design strengths of all three models. The exterior of the production version is based on the FT-EV III concept shown at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show . The U.S. launch of
782-405: The 12 kWh battery pack , a 3 kW water-cooled battery charger, an inverter , a DC/DC converter and a motor speed reduction mechanism. Maximum torque of 163 N⋅m (120 lb⋅ft) is delivered to the front wheels, giving the iQ EV 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration of 14.0 seconds and a maximum speed of 125 km/h (78 mph). Like other Toyota full hybrid vehicles, the iQ EV
828-461: The 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show with the iQ for Sports, the Toyota iQ Collection had a transparent acrylic roof, looking similar to the initial 2007 concept, and a custom interior. The GRMN iQ Racing Concept was based on Toyota iQ "Gazoo Racing tuned by MN" car sold in 2009, but was equipped with a supercharger and roll cage . The vehicle was unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Salon . City car A-segment sales represented approximately 7–8% of
874-610: The A-segment cars had the highest sales. Sales have been in decline in recent years, falling from 70,000 sales per month in 2014 to 47,000 sales per month in 2016. As of 2019, several A-segment cars had successes outside Europe, such as Hyundai Grand i10 , Honda Brio , Kia Picanto , Tata Tiago , Toyota Wigo , Suzuki Celerio , Suzuki Wagon R , Suzuki/Maruti Alto , Ford Figo , Smart ForTwo , Citroën C1 , Peugeot 108 , and modern Fiat 500 . Vehicle and Operator Services Agency Vehicle and Operator Services Agency ( VOSA )
920-491: The Cygnet for a customer. It uses the engine, transmission, suspension, brakes and wheels from the Aston Martin Vantage S . New subframes and wheel arches were made to combine the body and mechanicals. At the 2019 Auto Shanghai show, Chinese electric vehicle brand Singulato showed off its second production car, the iC3. The iC3 was created through negotiations with Toyota in order to use the platform and basic design of
966-497: The Cygnet. The Cygnet has been the second shortest running production car in the history of Aston Martin after the 2012 Aston Martin Virage , which was only produced for a year. The Cygnet was cancelled due to disastrously low sales, with the car reaching only 150 units in the UK (almost 600 across Europe) rather than its annual target of 4000. In June 2018, Aston Martin announced a one-off 4.7-litre 321 kW (430 bhp) V8 edition of
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#17328515068331012-510: The EMAS named the Lotus Ethos . Was initially unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Toyota FT-EV concept was unveiled at the January 2009 North American International Auto Show . It was a modified electric version of the Toyota iQ with an estimated capacity of 50 miles (80 km). Toyota planned to launch the production version of FT-EV in 2012. The Toyota FT-EV II was first shown at
1058-686: The Irvine train station to the UC campus and local business offices. In September 2013, another 30 units were allocated to City Carshare to operate Dash, a three-year pilot carsharing program in Hacienda Business Park , in Pleasanton, California . Designed as a city commuting vehicle, the iQ EV has a lower battery capacity that also translates into a shorter charging time, allowing the car to be fully recharged in approximately three hours, and using fast charging,
1104-856: The October 2009 Tokyo Motor Show . It has a unique design compared to the FT-EV, with a transparent body and electrically operated sliding doors . A pair of linked joysticks (each joystick duplicating the other) control acceleration, braking and steering using drive-by-wire. The top speed is over 100 km/h (62 mph) and the range is 90 km (56 mi). This is a family of Toyota iQ custom body kits in Japanese market. MODELLISTA MAXI includes custom front bumper, side skirt, rear bumper. MODELLISTA MIXTURE includes custom B-pillar shadow, mirror cover, back window panel, side door trim. MODELLISTA MIXTURE side make set only includes custom mirror cover and side door trim. This
1150-718: The U.S. Deliveries of the all-electric version with a range of 80 km (50 mi) began in the U.S. in March 2013. Toyota internally designated the iQ as the AJ10, with further sub-model chassis codes: The two seat variant was marketed solely in Japan. The 1.0L engine is similar to the engine in Toyota Aygo . The iQ achieves 65.69 mpg ‑imp (4.3 L/100 km; 55 mpg ‑US ) by European standards. UK models include only petrol engines. Early Japanese models include only 1.0L three-cylinder engine . 1.33L engine option
1196-586: The U.S. and the other 100 for Europe. In September 2012 Toyota announced that due to customers' concerns about range and charging time, the production of the Scion iQ (Toyota eQ in Japan) will be limited to 100 units for special fleet use in Japan and the U.S. only, of which, 90 will be placed in American carsharing demonstration projects. The iQ EV will be priced in the Japanese market at ¥3.6 million (~ US$ 45,000 ). The iQ EV/eQ
1242-435: The battery can be recharged up to 80% capacity in only 15 minutes. The iQ EV has a 150 cell 12 kWh 277.5 V lithium-ion battery pack that delivers a NEDC-certified range of 85 km (53 mi), and rated 80 km (50 mi) in the U.S. Based on further development of Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology, the iQ EV's fully electric powertrain comprises an air-cooled, 47 kW electric motor/generator,
1288-449: The body shell construction to minimize the additional weight caused by the lithium-ion battery pack, and as a result, the iQ EV weighs just 125 kg (276 lb) more than a standard 1.3L CVT iQ. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency rated the 2013 iQ EV with a combined fuel economy of 121 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPG-e) (1.9 L/100 km) with an energy consumption of 28 kW-hrs/100 miles. The city rating
1334-687: The first 3 months since the implementation of fixed penalties, the Agency has taken more than £500,000 in fines. Its customers were the Road Haulage and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) industries, trade associations, vehicle manufacturers, MOT garages, and offenders and defendants. Under the Police Reform Act 2002 , section 41 and Schedule 5, Chief Constables could grant powers (under a Community Safety Accreditation Scheme ) to VOSA officers to stop vehicles, for checks on vehicle and driver compliance without
1380-467: The following year. Sales were not restricted, but demand from existing Aston Martin owners for Cygnet was expected to take priority initially. Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez announced shipping expectations of about 4000 per year at a price of about £30,000 – about three times as much as the iQ. Bez stated that the Cygnet demonstrated the company's "commitment to innovation and integrity", whilst respecting
1426-494: The iQ is classified in its home market as a supermini , though its length complies with kei car dimensional regulations . European sales of the iQ peaked at 44,282 in 2009, and then gradually decreased to less than a thousand in 2015. In Europe, the iQ was priced at approximately £ 10,000, more than the larger Toyota Aygo . Production of the Scion iQ EV (Toyota eQ in Japan) was to be limited to 100 units for special fleet use in Japan and carsharing demonstration projects in
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1472-524: The iQ. In return Toyota is allowed to use the Green Vehicle Credits produced by Singulato in China. The iC3 differs in design from the iQ in both the front and rear fascias. Proton EMAS is a range of concept cars designed by Italdesign Giugiaro and developed by Proton . It debuted at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show as a hybrid vehicle. It is based on the iQ platforms, steering and suspension but uses
1518-576: The limited-production Scion iQ EV was announced for 2012, and according to Toyota, for the initial roll-out the iQ EV would not be available to individual consumers, instead the carmaker decided to focus on fleet customers and car sharing programs. The iQ EV was scheduled to be produced at Toyota's Takaoka Plant in Toyota City beginning in August 2012 and the initial production was planned to be limited to 600 units, with 400 staying in Japan, 100 units destined to
1564-599: The market in the 2010s. It is approximately equivalent to the kei car class in Japan. As of 2021, the A-segment category size spans from approximately 2.7 metres (110 in) to 3.7 metres (150 in). Body styles for A-segment cars in Europe are always hatchbacks . But as crossovers gain popularity, new models may shift to resemble crossovers. Examples of crossover city cars include Suzuki Ignis and Toyota Aygo X . Other body styles such as sedans are not present in this segment because these shapes largely prove impractical at typical A-segment dimensions. In 2020
1610-791: The need for police support (later expanded to stop any vehicle, although mainly goods and passenger carrying vehicles). At that time, only police officers had the power to stop vehicles and therefore had to be present. The powers were piloted in 2003 and brought more widely into force in 2004. Following a consultation in July 2010, the law was overhauled in 2011 to grant VOSA officers the power to stop vehicles without relying on police approval through Community Safety Accreditation Schemes as above. This also allowed VOSA officers to stop vehicles in Scotland , as well as in England and Wales as previously. The amendment, which
1656-487: The need to "satisfy demands of emissions and space". The Cygnet featured revisions to the exterior and interior but shared other specifications with the iQ, having a 97 bhp (72 kW; 98 PS) 1.3L inline-four engine, it produced 110 g of CO 2 /km and fuel consumption of 58.9 mpg ‑US (3.99 L/100 km; 70.7 mpg ‑imp ). In September 2013, after just over two years of production, Aston Martin announced that it would stop production of
1702-434: The retirement of Newey. Alastair Peoples took over from Tetlow as Chief Executive in 2008 until 2014 when VOSA and DSA merged to form DVSA Its examiners have been granted the ability to issue fixed penalty tickets from 1 April 2009. These cover a range of offences including breaches of drivers hours legislation, overloaded vehicles and also mechanical defects. These tickets can be issued to both UK and foreign nationals. In
1748-460: The ten highest selling A-segment cars in Europe were Fiat Panda , Fiat 500 , Toyota Aygo , Renault Twingo , Volkswagen Up! , Hyundai i10 , Kia Picanto , Peugeot 108 , Citroën C1 and Suzuki Ignis . 100,000 - 200,000 sales (Best-Selling) 50,000 - 100,000 sales 10,000 - 50,000 sales rank (2021–2022) 2019 - In 2019, sales of minicars were down 2% compared to a total market gain of 1% which means this segment now makes up 7.7% of
1794-428: The total European car market at 1.21 million sales, down from 8% in 2018. And with margins on minicars under pressure due to increased costs to comply with stricter safety and emissions standards, manufacturers are scaling back investments in to minicars or switching to an EV-only strategy. In Italy, A-segment cars represented 16.4% of car sales in the first half of 2019. 2020 - European sales of minicars were down by
1840-618: Was abolished on 31 March 2014, and its responsibilities passed to the DVSA on 1 April 2014. The Agency was created from the merger of the Vehicle Inspectorate (VI) and the Traffic Area Network (TAN). The public are most aware of its activities through its regulation of the MOT vehicle inspection test in Great Britain. VOSA are generally better known by commercial vehicle operators as "The Ministry",
1886-404: Was added beginning in 2009. Models with the 1.33L engine include start and stop system, however, only with the manual transmission . The car is capable of fitting 1.6L four-cylinder engine . Japanese models include only CVT transmission . The iQ includes nine airbags, dual frontal airbags , front seat-mounted side torso airbags , side curtain airbags , front passenger seat cushion airbag,
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1932-643: Was an executive agency granted trading fund status in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Transport of the United Kingdom Government . It was announced on 20 June 2013 that VOSA would merge with the Driving Standards Agency into a single agency in 2014. The name of the new agency was confirmed as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on 28 November 2013. VOSA
1978-542: Was built by Five Axis (California, USA) based on the Toyota iQ and displayed in April 2009 at the New York Auto Show . It was also shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show as the Toyota iQ for Sports concept. Based on the production Toyota iQ, the concept was equipped with a 94 hp (70 kW) and 89 lb⋅ft (121 N⋅m) 1.3-liter, 1,329 cc (81 cu in) DOHC Inline-4 engine, 18-inch wheels and widened wheel arches, with eleven airbags. Unveiled at
2024-508: Was introduced in 2012 and discontinued with its Toyota counterpart in 2015. The production Scion iQ debuted at the 2010 New York Auto Show and was marketed for model years 2012 to 2015. In North America, the iQ was only available with the 1.3 L 1NR-FE engine paired to a CVT automatic. A prototype of the Toyota eQ (Scion iQ EV in the US) was exhibited at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show . The Scion iQ EV
2070-572: Was made by the Road Vehicles (Powers to Stop) Regulations 2011 , allows "stopping officers" approved by the Department for Transport to stop vehicles for certain reasons. To be appointed as a stopping officer, a person must: Officers must be in uniform to stop vehicles. Impersonating or obstructing stopping officers is an offence. VOSA employ a fleet of Ford Galaxy vehicles in black and yellow battenburg livery and clearly marked with "VOSA" on
2116-578: Was scheduled to be released in both countries in December 2012. The first 30 units were delivered in the U.S. to the University of California, Irvine in March 2013 for use in its Zero Emission Vehicle-Network Enabled Transport (ZEV-NET) carsharing fleet. Since 2002 the ZEV-NET program has been serving the transport needs of the Irvine community with all-electric vehicles for the critical last mile of commutes from
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