Toyota Vitz
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Also called |
Toyota Echo Toyota Yaris |
| Production | 1999–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact (B) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Toyota Starlet |
| First generation (XP10) | |
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Pre-facelift Toyota Echo 3-door hatchback (Australia)
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Toyota Echo Toyota Yaris FAW Xiali Vizi |
| Production | 1999–2005 2002–2012 (China) |
| Model years | 2000–2005 |
| Assembly | China: Tianjin France: Valenciennes Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Takaoka plant) |
| Designer | Hirokazu Ikuma, Sotiris Kovos (1997) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | Toyota NBC platform |
| Related |
Toyota Fun Cargo Toyota Platz/Echo (XP10) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Gasoline
Diesel
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| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,370 mm (93.3 in) |
| Length | 1998–2001: 3,615 mm (142.3 in) 2001–2005: 3,640 mm (143.3 in) |
| Width | 1,660 mm (65.4 in) |
| Height | 1,510 mm (59.4 in) |
| Second generation (XP90) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Toyota Yaris Daihatsu Charade |
| Production | 2005–2010 2005–2013 (Thailand) 2008–2013 (China) 2011–2013 (Daihatsu Charade) |
| Model years | 2006–2011 2006–2013 (Asia) |
| Assembly | China: Guangzhou France: Valenciennes Japan: Kanegasaki, Iwate; Ōbu, Aichi Taiwan: Zhongli Thailand: Chachoengsao |
| Designer | Takashi Hagino (2003) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback |
| Layout |
Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Toyota B platform |
| Related |
Toyota Belta/Vios/Yaris (XP90) Toyota Ractis |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Gasoline
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| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual (diesel) CVT automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,460 mm (96.9 in) |
| Length | 2005–08: 3,750 mm (147.6 in) 2008–10: 3,785 mm (149.0 in) |
| Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
| Height | 1,520 mm (59.8 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,040 kg (2,293 lb) |
| Third generation (XP130) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Toyota Yaris |
| Production | 2010–present |
| Model years | 2012–present |
| Assembly | France: Valenciennes Japan: Kanegasaki, Iwate; Ōbu, Aichi |
| Designer | Yahiko Kumai and Tokiko Gamou (2008) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback |
| Layout |
Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Toyota B platform |
| Related |
Toyota Vios Toyota Ractis Toyota Sienta |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Gasoline
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| Transmission | 5 speed manual 6 speed manual 4-speed automatic CVT automatic (Japan only) 7-speed CVT (Europe) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,510 mm (98.8 in) |
| Length | 3,885 mm (153.0 in) |
| Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
| Height | 1,510 mm (59.4 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,025–1,055 kg (2,260–2,326 lb) |
The Toyota Vitz is a line of three- and five-door hatchback subcompact cars produced since 1999 by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. Now in its third generation, the name "Toyota Vitz" has been used consistently in Japan, with most international markets receiving the same vehicle under the Toyota Yaris name, or formerly as the Toyota Echo in some markets for the first generation. The Toyota Vitz is available in Japan from Toyota's Netz Store line of dealerships.
As of 2010, the first two generations had achieved in excess of 3.5 million sales in over 70 countries, including more than 1.4 million in Japan.
The first generation XP10 series Toyota Vitz was designed by Sotiris Kovos at Toyota's ED2 studio in Europe. Production began in late 1998, with a Japanese on-sale date of January 1999; European sales commenced two months later as the "Toyota Yaris". When introduced to Australasia in October 1999, the "Toyota Echo" name was used, as was the case in Canada when released there in 2003 for the 2004 model year. The "Echo" and "Yaris" names were also given to the export version of the related Japanese market Toyota Platz sedan, also available as a coupe in North America. Often sold alongside the hatchback and marketed as a single line of vehicles, exterior panels common between the Vitz and Platz were restricted to the front doors. However, as Vitz and Platz were designed using the same platform, the mechanicals are largely identical and both share a common dashboard module. There was also a "Yaris Verso" or "Echo Verso" variant sold in some export markets from late 1999, based on the Japanese "Toyota Fun Cargo". The Verso MPV utilizes the same running gear as the Vitz, but features a more spacious interior.
At its introduction in 1998, it won the Car of the Year Japan Award.
What became the XP10 series was shown earlier in concept form at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show. This concept, titled "Funtime" was developed under the leadership of Shuhei Toyoda, who also commissioned two additional models based on the same platform: the "Funcoupe" and the "Funcargo", the predecessor to the forthcoming production model Fun Cargo. Styled in Brussels by Toyota's European Office of Creation (EPOC), the "Fun project" as it was known, was envisaged to underline the versatility of shared platform engineering. These concept vehicles morphed into the New Basic Car (NBC) program, with each separate NBC model designated a number, NBC1 in the case of the Vitz three-door. The name Vitz is the phonetic Anglicized spelling of the German word Witz which means "wit" (however, its principal meaning in contemporary German is "joke"). Toyota claims the contrived name Yaris is "intended to convey a European impression", while Echo "is intended to Echo nothing."
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