Toyota Platz

The Toyota Platz (Japanese: トヨタ・プラッツ , Toyota

Toyota Platz (XP10)
Purattsu) is a subcompact car that was manufactured in
Japan by Toyota from 1999 until 2005, when it was
replaced by the Belta. Designated by Toyota as the XP10
series, the Platz was also sold in export markets as either
the Toyota Yaris or Toyota Echo. The "Yaris" and
"Echo" names were also given to the export version of the
related Japanese market Vitz hatchback, from which the
Platz derives. In Japan, it was only available at the Toyopet
Store dealerships.
Toyota Platz (XP10; pre-facelift, Japan)
Overview
Contents Manufacturer Toyota
Etymology Also called Toyota Yaris
History Toyota Echo (Oceania and
Xiali 2000/Vela North America)
Safety Xiali 2000/Yaku/Vela
(China)
Sales
References Production August 1999 – November
2005
2000–2012 (China)
Etymology Model years 2000–2005

The name "Platz" is German for "space" (as defined by Assembly Japan: Toyota, Aichi
"the interior room is spacious"). Only straight-four engines (Takaoka plant)[1]
were fitted to the Platz, which was sold in Japan as a four- China: Tianjin (Tianjin FAW)
door sedan only. A coupé version was also available in
North America where the car was badged "Echo". Designer Yoshiharu Nakajima
Body and chassis
History Class Subcompact car
Body style 4-door sedan
The Platz was introduced in 1999 as a sedan sold
2-door coupé (North
internationally, with a coupé version exclusive to North
America following for the 2000 model year. The Platz is America only)
closely related to the Vitz hatchback with which it shares Layout Front-engine, front-wheel-
front doors, a common interior and mechanical drive
componentry. The running gear is also shared to a lesser
degree with the ist and bB, sold in the United States as the Front-engine, four-wheel-
Scion xA and xB respectively, and the JDM-only WiLL drive (Japan only)
Vi. The same platform is the base for the JDM-only Platform Toyota NBC platform
Probox and Succeed wagons.
Related Toyota Vitz (XP10)
In the United States, the Echo sold almost 50,000 units in Toyota Yaris Verso/Fun
its first year, with just half that many in 2003. The Echo Cargo
was an element of Toyota Project Genesis, a failed effort
Toyota Vios (XP40)
to bring younger buyers to the marque in the United
States. The Echo sold in high volumes in Canada, where Toyota Ist/Scion xA (XP60)
Toyota also offered the three- and five-door hatchback Powertrain
versions of the Vitz badged as the Echo beginning with
the 2004 model year to replace the Echo coupé (which Engine Petrol:
was dropped after 2003). The coupé remained on sale in 1.0 L 1SZ-FE I4
the United States until the 2005 model year along with the
1.3 L 8A-FE I4 (China)[2]
sedan, while the hatchback variants were never sold there.
It was the predecessor to the current North American 1.3 L 2NZ-FE I4
Yaris, sharing many identical features, such as the odd 1.5 L 5A-FE I4 (China)[2]
(and somewhat controversial) center placement of the
1.5 L 1NZ-FE I4
speedometer and gauges, as opposed to in front of the
steering wheel. Power options on the Echo are a rare find; 1.6 L CA4GB2 I4 (China)[3]
most models are equipped with manual windows and Transmission 5-speed manual
locks, air conditioning, and a six-speaker audio system
4-speed automatic
with a CD and/or a cassette player.
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,370 mm (93.3 in)
Length 1999–2002: 4,145 mm
(163.2 in)
2002–2005: 4,180 mm
(164.6 in)
Width 1,660 mm (65.4 in)
Height 1,500 mm (59.1 in) (FWD)
1,510 mm (59.4 in) (4WD)
Pre-facelift: Toyota Platz sedan Curb weight Sedan: 850–1,010 kg
(Japan)
(1,874–2,227 lb)
Coupé: 923 kg (2,035 lb)[4]
Chronology
Predecessor Toyota Tercel
Toyota Paseo (coupé)
Successor Toyota Belta/Yaris
sedan/Vios (XP90)

Pre-facelift: Toyota Echo coupé

(US)


Facelift: Toyota Echo sedan Facelift: Toyota Echo sedan

(Australia) (Australia)

Facelift: Toyota Echo coupé Interior

(US)

Xiali 2000/Vela
In China, the Platz was marketed as the Xiali 2000 from December 2000 to March 2004. The car was then
lightly facelifted and renamed as the Xiali Vela, which sold from March 2004 to 2012. It came with the 1.3-
litre 8A-FE, 1.5-litre 5A-FE or a 1.6-litre Chinese-made engine known as the CA4GB2. A five-speed
manual gearbox was standard on all models. From 2002 to 2003, a limited edition model was sold the Xiali
Yaku and available with a 4-speed automatic gearbox.


Xiali 2000 Xiali 2000

Tianjin Vela Tianjin Vela

Xiali Yaku Xiali Yaku

Safety
The 2010 edition of Monash University's Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR), found that the XP10 provides
a "poor" (two out of five stars) level of occupant safety protection in the event of an accident.[5]

Sales
 Year United States
1999 10,490
2000 48,876
2001 42,464
2002 27,985
2003 26,167
2004 3,899
2005 1,544
2006 27
2007 7
Total sales (Units): 161,459

References
1. "75 Years of TOYOTA | General Status of Plants in Japan | Takaoka Plant" (http://www.toyot
a-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/pro
duction/japan/general_status/takaoka.html). Toyota. 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. "【威乐 款
2004 1.3L 自动参数配置表】价格单 一汽 汽车之家_ _ " (https://car.autohome.com.c
n/config/spec/387.html#pvareaid=102170) [[Ville 2004 1.3L automatic parameter
configuration table] price list]. FAW Auto Home (in Chinese). China. Retrieved 17 March
2018.
3. "【威乐 款
2006 1.6L 手动参数配置表】价格单 一汽 汽车之家_ _ " (https://car.autohome.com.c
n/config/spec/2951.html#pvareaid=102170) [[Ville 2006 1.6L manual parameter
configuration table] price list]. FAW Auto Home (in Chinese). China. Retrieved 17 March
2018.
4. "Edmund's 2002 Toyota ECHO Features & Specs" (http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/echo/20
02/features-specs.html?style=100003119). Edmunds.com. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
5. "Used Car Safety Ratings 2010" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110316212559/http://www.t
mr.qld.gov.au/~/media/bc6fe445-e038-492b-9e14-8ced71f5f117/used_car_safety_ratings_2
010.pdf) (PDF). Monash University. Archived from the original (http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/m
edia/bc6fe445-e038-492b-9e14-8ced71f5f117/used_car_safety_ratings_2010.pdf) (PDF) on
16 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

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