Vanderstyne Scion

With the upcoming Scion iQ, Scion has officially entered the small car market. These compact, fuel-efficient models have been big sellers overseas, and have been picking up here in the US. This makes a lot of sense, as fuel economy has quickly becoming one of the biggest factors when consumers begin searching for a new vehicle. The one thing that could hold a smaller vehicle like the iQ back is how it drives and handles…

Who is interested in making their carbon footprint smaller? And we mean a lot smaller. Enter the new 2012 Scion iQ. Starting at around $16k, this Scion is officially known as a micro-subcompact. It's targeted at buyers who need little more than two seats and a small corner of cargo room. While this kind of vehicle might be new to North America, a very similar model has been driving around the streets of Europe?

Youth-oriented automaker, Scion made an appearance at this year's SEMA Show, packing six heavily redesigned models, four of which were based on the upcoming iQ minicar, while a variant of the xB and tC also made an appearance as well.

We'll start with the least extravagant model to be shown off, which is the Gruppe S tC. The California-based auto-tuning group reworked the Scion coupe with a number of aftermarket parts to give…