Toyota Yaris

Manufacturer       :Toyota
Production         :1999–present
Predecessor        :Toyota Starlet
Toyota Tercel Class:Subcompact
Body style         :3-door hatchback 5-door toyota yarus hatchback
Related            :Scion xA
Scion xB Toyota Belta Similar:  Honda Fit
Hyundai Getz Kia Rio Nissan Micra First generation
Production         :1999–2005
Second generation
Production         :2005–present

The Toyota Vitz, Toyota Yaris liftback, and Toyota Echo hatchback are all models of a small subcompact car first toyota yari launched by Toyota in 1999. The Vitz is a 3 and 5 door hatchback automobile. In Europe, the Americas, Australia and South Africa, it is sold as the Yaris liftback (or simply Yaris). The vehicle toyota yeris was known as the Echo hatchback up to 2005 in Canada and Australia.

The name Vitz came from German word witz, which means "wit," "witticism," or "gag" in English. The toyota aris name Yaris combines the German expression "ja," which is similar in meaning to "yes," with toyota yarris Charis, a Greek goddess who symbolized beauty and elegance.[1] Coincidentally, the chief designer for the Yaris is Greek.

(This vehicle is referred to as the "Vitz" throughout this article for consistency.)
Contents

* 1 First generation (1999–2005)
* 2 Second generation (2005–)
* 3 2005 Recalls
* 4 Notes
* 5 External tooyota yaris links
* 6 Advertisements

First generation (1999–2005)

The Yaris went on sale in Europe early in 1999. toyata yaris After the freshening of the European Yaris hatchback in February 2003, a slightly modified version went on sale in Canada for the 2004 model year as the Echo hatchback, but not in the United States, where the Toyota Echo sedan toyota yaras was the lone model. The Yaris was voted European toyota yars Car of the Year in 2000.

Instead of conventional instruments, the Yaris and Echo hatchbacks utilized digital instruments which were toyota uaris mounted in the center of the dashboard. The Canadian Echo hatchback (and the Yaris T Sport) had a conventional speedometer but it was still mounted in the center of the dashboard.

The European Yaris was initially available with toyots yaris two gasoline–powered 4-cylinder 1.0l and 1.3l engines with Toyota's VVT-i technology, with the "warm hatch" 1.5l T Sport toyota taris following in 2001. After the 2003 facelift, a 1.4l D4-D diesel engine offering 75hp was also included in the toypta yaris lineup. This diesel engine is also licensed to BMW for use in their MINI One D model.

The Japanese Vitz RS (European Yaris T-Sport) was introduced in 2001, powered by a 1.5l engine, shared with the Echo, Vios, as well as the toyota yariz Scion xA. The 1.5l T Sport was marketed as more fun to drive than the base models because of a sportier suspension and toyota yaris extra power compared to the 1.3l model.

An interesting addition to the Yaris toyota yaris accessory range came in 2000 with the Yaris Verso, a small MPV which used the same running gear as the conventional hatchback, but was toyota yaris part designed to have an even more practical interior. In Japan, the model bore the name of Fun Cargo. The model was replaced by the Ractis in 2004.

The running gear was shared with the Toyota bB and Ist, sold in the United States as yaris toyota the Scion xA and xB, and with the Japan-only Toyota Will Vi. The same CP platform is the base for the Japanese-only Probox and Succeed wagons.

The Echo sold in used toyota yaris very high volumes in Canada, where smaller cars are much more popular than in the US. Sales were so high that Toyota introduced the 3 and 5-door toyota yaris review hatchback models to the Canadian Toyota 2007 toyota yaris lineup for the 2004 model year. They were sold as the Echo hatchback and look almost identical to the European Yaris, details of toyota yaris but with a larger bumper to meet Canadian safety requirements.

The Echo was also very popular in Australia. First introduced in late 1999 to replace the aging toyota yaris hatch Starlet, the Echo was available as a 3 or 5 door hatchback, fitted only with the 1.3l VVT-i engine. An Echo Sportivo variant, fitted with the 1.5l VVT-i engine, was toyota yaris forums made available for a limited time in Australia. The Sportivo was very similar to the European Yaris T-Sport.

The Yaris was manufactured in Japan(early models toyota yaris sedan and t-sport) and France.

Second generation (2005–)

Toyota redesigned the Vitz in early 2005, immediately going on sale in Japan, while the Fun Cargo was toyota and yaris replaced by the Ractis in October 2005.

The European, Australasian, Canadian, and Mexican markets saw the second generation Vitz near the end of 2005. In the Australian and North American markets, the car was sold as the review of toyota yaris "Yaris" for the first time. The production North American 2007 Toyota Yaris was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006.

The 4-cylinder 1.0 VVT-i engine was replaced toyota used yaris by the 3-cylinder engine, also found in the Toyota toyota yaris reviews Aygo and Daihatsu Sirion. The 1.3 L was revised to offer slightly more power, and the 1.4 D-4D got a 15 PS boost to 90 PS (66 kW). The Yaris became the first car in its sector to offer nine airbags.

The Canadian Yaris hatchback look inside the toyota yaris is available in 3 and 5-door models, running on a 1.5 L 4 2006 toyota yaris cylinder VVT-i engine rated 106 hp and 103 ft·lbf torque. 3-door CE and 5-door LE versions come with 14-inch wheels, ignition toyota yaris while RS models are equipped with 15-inch alloys with standard anti-lock braking system and electronic brake force distribution (EBD).

The American Yaris is similar to the Canadian variant. The 3-door model is called the Yaris Liftback, while the 5-door model is not sold in the used cars toyota yaris United States, presumably to avoid internal competition with Scion's xA and xB. The CE, LE, and RS packages in the Canadian hatchback are replaced by the more modular convenience, dealers selling toyota yaris power, and all-weather guard packages.

The Mexican Yaris is the same to the Canadian version. they're available in Core, Premium, and RS packages.


The 2007 Yaris can toyota yaris faults achieve fuel economy ratings of 40 miles per gallon during highway driving and 34 MPG during city driving.

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