About Toyota Vitz:
The Toyota Vitz is a three- and five-door subcompact sedan produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota from 1999 to 2019. The Vitz was available in Japan at Toyota Netz Store dealers. Toyota started production in Japan and then assembled the vehicle in other Asian countries and France.
In 2010, the first two generations had made more than 3.5 million sales in more than 70 countries, including more than 1.4 million in Japan.
In 2019, the "Vitz" nameplate was discontinued in Japan due to weak sales and the unification of the Toyota sales network in Japan, and the vehicle was replaced by the XP210 series. Yaris.
Toyota redesigned the Vitz in early 2005, going on sale in Japan in February. The Toyota Belta sedan shares the foundations with the Vitz. However, while the Vitz was designed in Toyota's ED2 European design studios, the Belta was designed in their Japanese design studios. While the outgoing Vitz hatchback and Platz sedan look virtually alike, the redesigned Vitz and Belta are more subtly linked. The two cars share a frame and drivetrain components, but the sheet metal is different
The European, Australian, Canadian, Mexican, Venezuelan and Puerto Rican markets saw the second generation Vitz in late 2005. In the Australian and North American markets, the car was first sold under the name “Yaris”. ". Yaris production for the US market was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006. The XP90 Yaris series is built in Japan, France and Thailand.
The old 1.0 VVT-i 4-cylinder engine has been replaced by the 3-cylinder engine also present in the Toyota Aygo. The 1.3-liter engine was revised to deliver a bit more power, and the 1.4 D-4D got a boost from 15 hp (11 kW; 15 hp) to 90 hp (66 kW; 89 hp), l old engine allowing it to achieve exceptional performance. fuel economy. For the European market in early 2009, the Yaris added a 1.33 liter engine with Stop & Start technology.
It also received a minor facelift in 2010 with subtle slight revisions to its bumper with integrated cornering protectors, air dams and an orange tinted signal on its taillights.
From 2011 to 2013, Daihatsu sold the XP90 Yaris under the name “Daihatsu Charade” as a five-door sedan produced in Thailand. The powertrains included a 1.3-liter engine and a six-speed manual or optional automatic. The charade was sold alongside the XP130 Yaris series.
The XP90 Yaris series continued to be built in China and Thailand until it was replaced by the XP150 model in November 2013.
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