Scion iQ Performance Exhaust Preview

Concept cars are almost always fun, even when the concept is based on a tiny little commuter car like the soon-to-debut Scion iQ. The truth is, a car doesn’t have to be fast to be fun to drive – and a 100hp little street rod is definitely not going to be fast – but by all accounts a tuned-up iQ can be very fun.

Check out this tuned-up version of the iQ that made an appearance at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon:

Performance is more than just straight acceleration

The engine in this concept is only 1.3 liters, and in the factory-tuned configuration it manages a meager 90 hp. However, add a Gazoo Racing supercharger to this car and you’re working with 126 hp.

Sure sure – 126hp isn’t a lot either – but think about that increase as a percentage. The supercharged iQ has 30%+ more horsepower, yet it still weighs about the same. In the words of an Edmunds.com InsideLine reviewer, a less powerful version of the car above offered “Plenty of grip, not much roll and an alert front end” that ” make this iQ an infinitely chuckable little warrior.”

Not a bad review.

Of course, we like to talk about exhaust systems here, so let’s just mention a couple of things about the exhaust system images below: Read more