Toyota's Aygo transforms into manga superhero

London’s become an increasingly popular venue for grand car launches, with Jaguar, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover and Bentley, among others, using the famous skyline as a dramatic backdrop. But, so far, Toyota is the only one to have launched a superhero here too.

A London office worker by day, Aygo is transformed into a superhero at night. Her task? To combat a monster plaguing the streets of the capital.

Aygo — inspired by the recently launched Toyota Aygo x-cite — was created by acclaimed Manga artist Sonia Leong for a recent comic convention in London and starred in a special, limited edition comic. It came about because the designer of the Aygo model — David Terai — is a massive Manga fan.