Toyota iQ GRMN Supercharger 2012

[Tsukishima]

Toyota iQ GRMN Supercharger '12

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Designed at the Toyota European Design and Development studio in Nice, France, the iQ is a transverse-engine, front-wheel-drive city car. The name iQ, an initialism of the term intelligence quotient, recalls a competitor, the Smart Fortwo.

Toyota's motorsports and performance partner GAZOO Racing developed a sporty edition of the iQ minicar, GAZOO Racing decided to see what happens when they toss a supercharger on a Toyota iQ with the optional 1.33-liter engine. The end result is a super-lightweight car that pumps out an impressive 128 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 174 Nm (128 pound-feet) of torque at 4,800 rpm in a compact package. This means that the supercharger added a full 35 horsepower and 56 Nm (41 pound-feet) of torque.

In addition to a supercharger, GAZOO Racing included an updated suspension and transmission. Also added in were 4-wheel disc brakes, allowing its driver to bring this micro-machine to a halt quickly. The iQ GRMN Supercharger was available exclusively in Japan in a limited run of just 100 units.

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[JKgo]

...I want this so bad.

I think engineers went easy with the power. Could've easily extracted 150+ if they wanted to. Still, exciting little thing, isn't it.