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Toyota Echo Coupe (1999-2002)

The Toyota Echo is a car model of the Japanese manufacturer Toyota, which was designed by Sotiris Kovos. It is the Stufenheckpendant and Coupe Toyota Yaris. Under the name of Echo, the vehicle was sold in North America since 1999 and there had a different designed front end as well as other mirrors than the Yaris. Were sold by the echo in the United States from 1999 to 2004 approximately 150,000 units.

In Japan, the response was as Toyota place in the market and in Southeast Asia as the Toyota Vios. In mainland China, the echo has been offered since 2002 under the name Xiali Vela. The Echo sold in America only moderately since the car was too small for local standards. In contrast to the Yaris Echo was only available with a 1.5 - liter engine with 108 hp. He was delivered either with a 5-speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic.

The successor to the Echo is the Toyota Belta, which in turn is based on the Toyota Yaris (since 2006).