Childhood

Toyota's iQ

A Japanese father and his son get ready for a test drive of a Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ during a Toyota-sponsored event to promote its cars in Mimasaka in Okayama


A visitor starts a test drive of a Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ.



A visitor takes a turn during a test drive of a Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ during a Toyota-sponsored event to promote its cars in Mimasaka in Okayama.

Visitors look at Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ during a Toyota-sponsored event to promote its cars in Mimasaka in Okayama



A young Japanese couple walk by a Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ for a test drive. Toyota's new little car doesn't boast any glamorous hybrid or plug-in technology. But the iQ is a star in its own right for more mundane features that are just as critical in car-making _ safety, fuel-efficiency, handling and sheer tiny size.


A visitor sits in a Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ during a Toyota-sponsored event to promote its cars in Mimasaka in Okayama

A visitor looks at Toyota Motor Co.'s compact car iQ during a Toyota-sponsored event to promote its cars in Mimasaka in Okayama, southwestern Japan on Saturday, May 28, 2009. Toyota's new little car doesn't boast any glamorous hybrid or plug-in technology. But the iQ is a star in its own right for more mundane features that are just as critical in car-making _ safety, fuel-efficiency, handling and sheer tiny size.