Scion IQ with 1.3L only High 30s MPG

[iqrate]

I wasn't impressed to hear that the Scion IQ's 1.3L Motor can only do high 30s MPG Highway... Boooo.

[marinjim]

City 39 Hwy 49 see best article yet on mpg http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2010/04/2011-scion-iq-mpg-price.html do your own liter/km to mpg conversion at http://www.calculateme.com/cGasMileage/LitersPer100kmtoMPG.htm .

[iqrate]

The information I quoted is from the official Scion IQ release from last March 31st.  High 30s MPG. it was not clear if it's Hwy or combined city/hwy. I'm still hoping to be more in the mid to high 40s.

[marinjim]

Your comment got my interest up even more and I found this blog where the same sort of question came up regarding a Lotus http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/technical-forums/21682-mpg-differences-usa-uk.html , turns out it is more than a simple conversion.  The biggest factor in a straight conversion is that the EU conducts their MPG tests differently than the US. 

Again the Canadian quote from my 1st reply, is, in my eyes is a good indicator as the reviewer has a long term test Smart Car and takes that experience and extrapolates that into US MPG. "Expect the Scion iQ to have a slightly better city rating than the smart fortwo (a 33 mpg car) helped by slightly easier acceleration and lower-revving. On the highway, don't count on the Scion iQ being much higher than 41mpg, same as the smart fortwo. Let's forecast 35/42 for a combined figure of 37 mpg."

I, like you, want the most MPG. I was thinking of a Honda CR-Z (hybrid sports car due end of 2010) but when it was released that MPG would be 36/38 I decided it wasn't worth the extra money with only 2 seats.

[iqrate]

Here's the official Scion IQ release video:  http://www.sciondimension.com/ click on event video.  Works best in Internet Explorer.

[hodad66]

great presentation..

[bsgump]

The IQ could easily get 60 US miles per gallon if they didn't change anything from the European Version such as 90 or 68 HP.  However, a car that got 60 Miles per gallon might wreak havoc on their higher profit selling models such as camry, Prius, etc...   Plus the Scion IQ, for America, isn't designed for practicality as it is over seas.  Rather it is built for the youth oriented who want more power and faster cars.

So, the IQ will undoubtedly come with a bigger engine, burn a lot more gas in comparison to the European version.  The only way the car manufacturers will sell America the gas saving cars that are built just for Europe is if we protested and stopped buying cars and demanded that they give us the same cars.  But they will never happen here in North America unless the price of gas jumped over $4.00 per gallon and stayed there or higher.

[iQcar]

I am an iQ car from Britain.

The lowest gas mileage I have got with my 1.0vvti engine is 38.8mpg at an average speed of 73.3mph over 150 miles. During this run I was mostly 'cruising' at about 85mph, and even hit 103mph on the clock.

I can easily get 60+mpg on a cruise if my driver restricts himself to 60mph and drives me sensitively.

I am going to see the Toyota technicians soon to fix my mpg display which will only register 60mpg, even when I am obviously doing better gas mileage. It seems I have been factory set so that the computer only reads 60mpg even when doing greater gas mileage. I'll let you know how that goes.

Currently, at the time of writing, I have covered 8,500 miles since being first registered ont he road back in Feb 2010. I'm wondering if I might be one fo the highest mileage 2010 model iQs around?

Follow me on Twitter as I drive all over Britain - and occasionally in Europe too! www.twitter.com/iQcar - my driver is Glenn le Santo, he is @lesanto on Twitter.