Now a Two Toyota Household

Nope, its the bog standard base model with the auto option. The IQ2 has keyless entry and push button start (like the Prius - same button in fact) with climate control also, but my gf decided the extra £1,000 for the IQ2 would be better spent on the IQ base with Auto transmission. She loses climate but still gets manual a/c.

The alloys are standard on the IQ range here as it helps with weight saving, which helps get the better consumption and that reduces the annual road tax. Talking of road tax, the base IQ falls under the 100g/km rating so is one of a handful of cars here (the Prius included) that don't pay road tax and are eligable for other tax benefits. Unfortunately the auto option is rated at 110g/km so is rated at £30 a year so hardly going to break the bank compared to other cars. It is also eligable for some tax perks too.

 

It is here too but being a city car it will spend its days in a city - a European city with tight, narrow streets and 30 mph max speed restrictions. For the odd time it will go on the motorway the 0-60 will be OK as the on ramps are quite long here.

Your comment also makes me smile. I see many comments on this forum about various super economical European cars which you don't get in the US, but half the reason is that you probably wouldn't tolerate the slower 0-60 times.

You either get economy OR speed but not both (apart from the Prius which does manage the impossible).