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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Toyota Platz (XP10)
| image = Toyota-Echo-sedan.jpg
| caption = 2000-2002 Echo sedan (US)
| manufacturer = [[Toyota]]
| aka = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Toyota Yaris#XP10|Toyota Yaris]]
  | Toyota Echo (Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, Hong Kong, and North America)
  | [[Tianjin FAW|Xiali 2000/Yaku/Vela]] (China)
  }}
| production = {{unbulleted list
  | August 1999 – November 2005
  | 2000–2012 (China)
  }}
| model_years = 2000–2005
| assembly = {{unbulleted list
  | Japan: [[Toyota, Aichi]] ([[Takaoka plant]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/japan/general_status/takaoka.html |title=75 Years of TOYOTA {{!}} General Status of Plants in Japan {{!}} Takaoka Plant |publisher=Toyota |year=2012 |access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>
  | China: [[Tianjin]] ([[Tianjin FAW]])
  }}
| designer = Yoshiharu Nakajima
| class = [[Subcompact car]]
| body_style = {{unbulleted list
  | 2-door [[Sedan (automobile)|sedan]] (North America only)
  | 4-door sedan
  }}
| layout = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
  | [[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, four-wheel-drive]] (Japan only)
  }}
| platform = [[Toyota NBC platform]]
| related = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Toyota Vitz (XP10)]]
  | [[Toyota Yaris Verso]]/[[Toyota FunCargo|FunCargo]]
  | [[Toyota Vios (XP40)]]
  | [[Toyota ist (XP60)|Toyota Ist]]/[[Scion xA|Scion xA (XP60)]]
  }}
| engine = {{unbulleted list
  | '''[[Petrol engine|Petrol]]:'''
  | 1.0&nbsp;L ''[[Toyota SZ engine#1SZ-FE|1SZ-FE]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.3&nbsp;L ''[[Toyota A engine#8A-FE|8A-FE]]'' I4 (China)<ref name=AutoHome387>{{cite web |url=https://car.autohome.com.cn/config/spec/387.html#pvareaid=102170 |title=【威乐 2004款 1.3L 自动参数配置表】价格单_一汽_汽车之家 |trans-title=[Ville 2004 1.3L automatic parameter configuration table] price list |website=FAW Auto Home |location=China |language=zh |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
  | 1.3&nbsp;L ''[[Toyota NZ engine#2NZ-FE|2NZ-FE]]'' I4
  | 1.5&nbsp;L ''[[Toyota A engine#5A-FE|5A-FE]]'' I4 (China)<ref name=AutoHome387/>
  | 1.5&nbsp;L ''[[Toyota NZ engine#1NZ-FE|1NZ-FE]]'' I4
  | 1.6&nbsp;L ''CA4GB2'' I4 (China)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://car.autohome.com.cn/config/spec/2951.html#pvareaid=102170 |title=【威乐 2006款 1.6L 手动参数配置表】价格单_一汽_汽车之家 |trans-title=[Ville 2006 1.6L manual parameter configuration table] price list |website=FAW Auto Home |location=China |language=zh |access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>
  }}
| transmission = {{unbulleted list
  | 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
  | 4-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
  }}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2370|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{unbulleted list
  | 1999–2002: {{convert|4145|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
  | 2002–2005: {{convert|4180|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
  }}
| width = {{convert|1660|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{unbulleted list
  | {{convert|1500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (FWD)
  | {{convert|1510|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (4WD)
  }}
| weight = {{unbulleted list
  | 4-door: {{convert|850|–|1010|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
  | 2-door: {{convert|923|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/echo/2002/features-specs.html?style=100003119 |title=Edmund's 2002 Toyota ECHO Features & Specs |publisher=Edmunds.com |access-date=2011-05-18}}</ref>
  }}
| predecessor = [[Toyota Tercel]]
| successor = [[Toyota Belta|Toyota Belta/Yaris sedan]]/[[Toyota Vios (XP90)|Vios (XP90)]]
}}

The {{nihongo|'''Toyota Platz'''|Japanese:トヨタ・プラッツ|Toyota Purattsu}} is a [[subcompact car]] that was manufactured in Japan by [[Toyota]] from 1999 until 2005, when it was replaced by the [[Toyota Belta|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 [[Toyota Vitz|Vitz]] hatchback, from which the Platz derives. In Japan, it was available at the ''[[Toyopet Store]]'' and the ''[[Netz Toyota Store]]'' dealerships.

== Etymology ==
The name "Platz" is German for "space" (as defined by "the interior room is spacious"). Only [[straight-four engine]]s were fitted to the Platz, which was sold in Japan as a four-door sedan only. A two-door version was also available in North America where the car was badged "Echo".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toyota Echo, la voiture des Québécois |url=https://www.guideautoweb.com/articles/1668/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Le Guide de l'auto | publisher = Québecor | language=fr}}</ref>

== History ==
The Platz was introduced in 1999 as a four-door sedan sold internationally, with a two-door version exclusive to North America following for the 2000 [[model year]]. The Platz is closely related to the [[Toyota Vitz|Vitz]] hatchback with which it shares front doors, a common interior and mechanical componentry. The running gear is also shared to a lesser degree with the [[Toyota ist|ist]] and [[Toyota bB|bB]], sold in the United States as the [[Scion xA]] and [[Scion xB|xB]] respectively, and the [[Japanese domestic market|JDM]]-only [[WiLL Vi]]. The same platform is the base for the JDM-only [[Toyota Probox|Probox]] and [[Toyota Succeed|Succeed]] wagons.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

In the United States, the Echo sold almost 50,000 units in its first year, with just half that many in 2003. The Echo was an element of [[Toyota Project Genesis]], a failed effort to bring younger buyers to the marque in the United States. The Echo sold in high volumes in Canada, where Toyota also offered the three- and five-door hatchback versions of the Vitz badged as the Echo beginning with the 2004 model year to replace the two-door Echo (which was dropped after 2003). The two-door remained on sale in the United States until the 2005 model year<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kbb.com/toyota/echo/2005/sedan-2d/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20250504185940/https://www.kbb.com/toyota/echo/2005/sedan-2d/ | archivedate = 2025-05-04 | title = Used 2005 Toyota Echo Sedan 2D | work = Kelley Blue Book }}</ref> along with the four-door, while the hatchback variants were never sold there. It was the predecessor to the current North American Yaris, sharing many identical features, such as the odd (and somewhat controversial) center placement of the speedometer and gauges, as opposed to in front of the steering wheel. Power options on the Echo are a rare find; most models are equipped with manual windows and locks, air conditioning, and a six-speaker audio system with a CD and/or a cassette player.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:Toyota Platz 002.JPG|'''Pre-facelift''': Toyota Platz sedan (Japan)
File:2001 Toyota Echo 2-Door in Alpine Silver Metallic, Front Left, 11-05-2022.jpg|'''Pre-facelift''': Toyota Echo 2-door (Canada)
File:2002-2005 Toyota Echo (NCP12R) sedan 01.jpg|'''Facelift''': Toyota Echo sedan (Australia)
File:2002-2005 Toyota Echo (NCP12R) sedan 03.jpg|'''Facelift''': Toyota Echo sedan (Australia)
File:03-05 Toyota Echo.jpg|'''Facelift''': Toyota Echo 2-door (US)
File:2004 Toyota Echo (NCP12R) sedan 01.jpg|Interior
File:Facelift and Prefacelift Toyota Echo parked side by side.jpg|'''Facelift''' and '''pre-facelift''' Toyota Echo (US)
</gallery>

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== {{anchor|Xiali 2000|Xiali Vela}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}

<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:2002 FAW-Tianjin Xiali 2000 in red, front.jpg|Xiali 2000
File:Tianjin Xiali 2000 (rear).jpg|Xiali 2000
File:2006 FAW Tianjin Vela.jpg|Tianjin Vela
File:2006 FAW Tianjin Vela (rear).jpg|Tianjin Vela
File:2002 FAW Tianjin Yaku (front).jpg|Xiali Yaku
File:2002 FAW Tianjin Yaku (rear).jpg|Xiali Yaku
</gallery>

== 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 [[automobile safety|safety protection]] in the event of an accident.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/bc6fe445-e038-492b-9e14-8ced71f5f117/used_car_safety_ratings_2010.pdf |title=Used Car Safety Ratings 2010 |publisher=[[Monash University]] |access-date=2010-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316212559/http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/bc6fe445-e038-492b-9e14-8ced71f5f117/used_car_safety_ratings_2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-16}}</ref>

== Sales ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | 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
|-
! align="center" colspan="5" | Total sales (Units): 161,459
|-
|}

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