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Toyota iQ wins Japanese Car of the Year
Comments Off | This entry was posted on Nov 14 2008
click above to enlarge the Toyota iQ
It may be little, but Toyota’s iQ seems to have made a big impact on those voting for Japan’s Car of the Year awards. In fact, the final tally wasn’t even close, as the diminutive iQ managed to score a perfect ten from 39 of the 65 jurors, earning a total of 526 votes. That total bests the second place finisher, the Citroën C5, by over 300 votes. Somewhat surprisingly, the mighty Nissan GT-R only snagged the bronze, despite its world-beating performance and attractive price point. It just goes to show you that the world’s priorities have shifted from outright performance to clever design and fuel efficiency.