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Toyota Models

Allion	Land Cruiser
Aurion	Liteace
Auris	Noah
Avalon	RAV4
Avensis	Rush
Aygo	Sequoia
bB	Sienna
Belta	Sienta
Blade	Tarago
Brevis	Voxy
Caldina	Wish
Camry	Dyna
Hybrid	Hilux
Solara	QuickDelivery
Century	Tacoma
Corolla	Tundra
Crown	2000 GT
Ist	Altezza
Matrix	Aristo
Mark II Blit	Celica
Mark X	Celsior
MR S	Corona
Passo	Cressida
Porte	Echo
Premio	MR2
Prius	Paseo
Pregrs	Soarer
Belta Ractis	Starlet
Reiz	Supra
Vios	Tercel
Vitz	Vista
Yaris	Windom
Hilux SW4	FJ40
Innova	FJ70
Ipsum	Previa
Isis	Van
Kluger	T100

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Vitz

Toyota Vitz is yet another subcompact hatchback from the Toyota lineup. The car is also sold in different markets with different names. The name Vitz is derived from german word Witz meaning gag. The car was introduced in 1999 and is still in production. The car is also sold by the name Yaris in many markets such as Europe, America, New Zeland, etc and by the name Echo in Canada and a few other countries.

The car is available in body style of 3 door or 5 door hatchback. The car is quite popular among the youth which is the target group for the company. The other cars in competition with the Vitz are Hyundai Getz, Honda Fit. Chevrolet Spark, etc.  The small car was introduced to replace the older Toyota Starlet.

The first generation Vitz/Yaris debuted in 1999. The car did very well, specially in European and Japanese markets. It was even voted as the European car of the year for 2000.  The power of the car came from 1.0L and 1.3L VVT-I and later a new 1.5L VVt-i gasoline engine. There was also introduced a 1.4 L diesel engine with max power output of 75 bhp.

The second generation Vitz was launched in 2005. This time the car came with a standard 1.5L VVT-I inline 4 engine rated at 106 bhp of power. The transmission option offered were 4 speed automatic or 5 speed manual.  The new Vitz was very similar to the Scion xD, another branch of Toyota. This time, the car was marketed as Yaris  in North America and Canada as well. Body style was same as the previous generation, ie 3 door as well as 5 door hatch. The 3 door hatch was called as the Yaris Liftback by the company. The 5 door one was similar to the Scion xD.

A new model to be launched later in 2007, is the Yaris T sport. The new feature in the T is the impressive 1.8L dual VVTi gasoline engine rated at 130 bhp. This makes the a a truly performance oriented one with a small body but a relatively powerful engine. The car also comes with a host of other features such as alloy wheels, ABS, ECT  not to mention ne design features like tail spoilers, designer rear and side skirts.