Category: City Cars 
Price Range: £10,495 to £11,615
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For something so small you would expect some compromises when it came to safety. Not so with the iQ.
Toyota engineers are confident from in-house testing that the tiny iQ will score the full five stars for adult occupant safety.
So how has Toyota accomplished such a feat? By throwing everything but the technological sink at the iQ.
Stability control is standard, occupants are protected by a rigid safety cell and there's a barely believable nine airbags included in the package.
The attention to detail is astonishing - the engine has been placed as close to the cabin as possible so the iQ can absorb even the most serious collisions. It also features the world's first rear-shield airbags that protect rear passengers in the event of a rear-end shunt.
All Toyota iQ's will be fitted by a Thatcham Category 2 alarm and immobiliser.
