What exactly makes the upcoming 2012 Scion iQ a "Smart Car?" It could be the starting price of around $16,000, or its 36 MPG city, 37 MPG highway and a combined 37 MPG ratings from a 1.3 liter four-cylinder engine, that produces 94 horsepower and 89 pound-feet of torque.

Available this fall at Toyota Marin in San Rafael, CA, the real 'smarts' of the tiny Scion iQ are inside the dash. The top

The upcoming mini 2012 Scion iQ may end up leading a revolution towards "microcar" loving.

Scion's iQ will start at $15,995, and comes with an estimated 36 miles per gallon city, 37 on the highway.

The iQ has a 1.3-liter, 96-horsepower engine, good for a top speed of 100 mph. The iQ has a smooth, quiet, continuously variable automatic transmission. Behind the wheel, the car feels like other small Toyota vehicles. It

The Scion brand was originally born to be quirky and cool. You could easily recognize one of their unconventional cars from among the many other makes congesting a crowded highway. Toyota's younger sibling, however, has matured. And, for the 2012 model-year however, it's going the way of the brand's previously-under-the-radar retail processes, product segments, and communications. Scion is going mainstream.

Yes mainstream. To expand the breadth of its vehicle lineup, Scion is