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{{More citations needed|date=December 2018}}{{Infobox automobile
| name = Toyota bB
| image = 2008 Toyota bB 01.jpg
| caption = Second generation Toyota bB (2008)
| manufacturer = [[Toyota]]
| aka = {{ubl
  | [[Scion xB]] (2003–2006)
  | Daihatsu Coo/Materia (2006–2012)
  | Subaru Dex (2006–2012)
  }}
| production = January 2000 – May 2016
| class = [[Mini MPV]]
| body_style = {{ubl
  | 5-door [[hatchback]]
  | 3-door [[coupe utility]] (Japan only, first generation)
  }}
| layout = {{ubl
  | [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
  | [[Four-wheel drive]]
  }}
| predecessor = {{ubl
  | [[Daihatsu YRV]] (Coo/Materia)
  }}
| successor = {{ubl
  | [[Scion xB#E150|Scion xB (E150)]] (North America, for XP30 model)
  | [[Toyota Tank]]/[[Toyota Roomy|Roomy]] (second generation bB)
  | [[Daihatsu Thor]] (Coo/Materia)
  | [[Subaru Justy#Rebadged models|Subaru Justy]] (Dex)
  }}
}}

The '''Toyota bB''' is a [[mini MPV]] produced by the Japanese car company [[Toyota]]. The first generation launched in 2000, and the second generation was jointly developed with [[Daihatsu]] from 2005. 

The car has been [[badge engineered]] and sold as the '''Daihatsu Materia''', '''[[Scion xB]]''' and '''Subaru Dex'''.

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== {{anchor|XP30}} First generation (XP30; 2000) ==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = First generation (XP30)
| image = 2000 Toyota bB 01.jpg
| aka = [[Scion xB]] (North America)
| production = January 2000 – December 2005<ref name = "75 Years of Toyota, Takaoka Plant"/><ref name = "75 Years of Toyota, Toyota Motor East Japan"/>
| assembly = Japan: [[Toyota, Aichi]] (Takaoka plant)<ref name = "75 Years of Toyota, Takaoka Plant"/>
| designer = 
| body_style = {{ubl
  | 5-door [[hatchback]]
  | 2-door [[coupe utility]]
  }}
| platform = [[Toyota NBC platform]]
| related = {{ubl
  | [[Toyota Vitz (XP10)]]
  | [[Toyota ist (XP60)]]/[[Scion xA|Scion xA (XP60)]]
  | [[Toyota Platz (XP10)]]
  }}
| engine = {{ubl
  | 1.3 L ''[[Toyota NZ engine#2NZ-FE|2NZ-FE]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.5 L ''[[Toyota NZ engine#1NZ-FE|1NZ-FE]]'' I4
  }}
| transmission = 4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|2500|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3825|–|3945|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1690|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1640|–|1695|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1070|–|1130|kg|0|abbr=on}}
}}

The first generation bB was based on the [[Toyota Vitz]] and the development was led by Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/tetsuya-tada-toyota-supra |title=Tetsuya Tada: meet the hero behind the Toyota Supra |first=Tony |last=O'Kane |work=Which Car |location=Australia |date=2018-08-28 |access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref> While the box-shaped [[mini MPV]] was initially targeted towards Japanese men in their twenties, it is also popular with women buyers.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}

Production of the bB occurred between January 2000 and April 2005 at the Takaoka plant in [[Toyota, Aichi]].<ref name = "75 Years of Toyota, Takaoka Plant">{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/japan/general_status/takaoka.html | title = Takaoka Plant | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | year = 2012 | access-date = 2014-07-21}}</ref> Production occurred at the former [[Central Motors]] between August 2004 and December 2005 for the bB; export Scion xB model continued until December 2006.<ref name = "75 Years of Toyota, Toyota Motor East Japan">{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/japan/general_status/toyota_motor_east_japan.html | title = Affiliates (Toyota wholly-owned subsidiaries)-Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | year = 2012 | access-date = 2014-07-21}}</ref> In more recent years, the first and second-generation bB have been at least [[Japanese used vehicle exporting|privately imported]] to the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The bB has also been offered in a variant tuned by TRD. It featured the same 1NZ-FE Turbo as the Vitz RS Turbo/TRD Turbo/GRMN Turbo. Unlike those, it is a dealer installed option and not a trim, just like with the ist TRD Turbo. It also has the same other enhancements like the ist, like TRD suspension, air filter, emblems, front brake pads and muffler.<ref>{{Cite web |title=bB・ist TRDターボ {{!}} TRD MOTORSPORTS |url=https://www.trd-motorsports.jp/factory/parts_trd-turbo.html |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=www.trd-motorsports.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=トヨタbB TRDターボ（4AT）【ブリーフテスト】 トヨタbB TRDターボ（4AT） |url=https://www.webcg.net/articles/-/14775 |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=webCG |language=ja}}</ref>

=== Engines ===
Engine choices include 1.3- and 1.5-litre [[inline-four engine]]s.

The [[Scion xB (XP30)]] came standard with the 1.5 litre inline-four engines.

=== Marketing ===
In the United States, the first generation bB was sold under the [[Scion (automobile)|Scion]] brand as the [[Scion xB|xB]] from June 2003 to 2007.

For the Scion xB, the front passenger area was also changed significantly with the bB's front bench seat replaced with bucket seats and the column-mounted shifter changed to a floor-mounted shifter.

=== {{anchor|Open Deck}} Open Deck (2000–2001) ===
The bB Open Deck was a [[coupe utility]] version of the bB.

=== Gallery ===
<gallery widths="200" heights="132">
File:2000 Toyota bB 02.jpg|Japanese spec bB
File:06-Scion-xB.jpg|North American spec xB
File:2004-Scion-xB-RS-1.0.jpg|xB Release Series 1.0 variant
File:Toyota bB Open Deck 004.JPG|bB Open Deck
</gallery>

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== {{anchor|QNC20}} Second generation (QNC20; 2005) ==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Second generation (QNC20)
| image = 2005 Toyota bB 03.jpg
| aka = {{ubl
  | Daihatsu Coo (in Japan and [[Taiwan]])
  | Daihatsu Materia
  | Subaru Dex
  }}
| production = {{ubl
  | '''Toyota:'''
  | December 2005 – May 2016
  | '''Daihatsu:'''
  | May 2006 – January 2013 (Coo)
  | July 2007 – 2015 (Materia)
  | '''Subaru:'''
  | November 2008 – November 2012
  }}
| assembly = Japan: [[Ikeda, Osaka]] (Daihatsu Head Plant)
| designer = {{ubl
  | Jiro Matsueda, Katsumi Kujime and Tastuya Takei (Coo/Materia)<ref>{{cite web |date=2006-05-12 |title=A00200600964 |url=https://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/detail/A00200600964?type=di&keyword=mobil |website=DGIP.go.id |publisher=Pangkalan Data Kekayaan Intelektual |access-date=2022-06-11}}</ref>
  | Mark Widjaja (2009 minor change)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://otomotifnet.gridoto.com/read/231093645/mark-widjaja-mobil-dengan-simple-design-tak-pernah-usang#!%2F |title=Mark Widjaja, Mobil dengan Simple Design Tak Pernah Usang |trans-title=Mark Widjaja: A Car with Simple Design Never Gets Old |work=Otomotif |location=Indonesia |language=id |date=2011-09-13 |access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://otomotif.okezone.com/read/2012/11/06/52/714167/sttt-desainer-ayla-pernah-tak-naik-kelas |title=Sttt.. Desainer Ayla Pernah Tak Naik Kelas |trans-title=Ayla's Designer Had Used to Failed Grades |work=Okezone |location=Indonesia |language=id |date=2012-11-06 |access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
  }}
| body_style = 5-door [[hatchback]]
| related = {{ubl
  | [[Daihatsu Boon]]
  | [[Daihatsu Sirion]]
  | [[Perodua Myvi]]
  }}
| engine = {{ubl
  | 1.3 L ''[[Daihatsu K-series engine#K3|K3-VE]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.5 L ''[[Toyota SZ engine#3SZ-VE|3SZ-VE]]'' I4
  | 1.5 L ''3SZ-VET'' [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I4 (South Africa)<ref name=materiaT>{{cite web|url=https://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels/Materia-Turbo-finally-here-20091113| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171219031428/https://www.wheels24.co.za/NewModels/Materia-Turbo-finally-here-20091113 | archive-date = 2017-12-19 | title=Materia Turbo finally here|date=2009-11-13|website= wheels24 | publisher = 24.Com}}</ref>
  }}
| transmission = {{ubl
  | 5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]
  | 4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
  }}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2540|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3785-3800|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1690|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1635|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1040–1120|kg|0|abbr=on}}
}}

The second generation bB was unveiled at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2005|2005 Tokyo Motor Show]]. Production version went on sale in [[Toyota dealerships (Japan)|Netz]] dealers. The second generation Scion xB is not based on the bB, but was specifically designed by Toyota to appeal to American buyers, which was sold in Japan as the [[Toyota Corolla Rumion]]. Badge engineered Daihatsu and Subaru models were also produced, but production ceased in 2012, leaving just the Toyota model. Production of the Toyota model also ceased in May 2016, with sales ending in Japan in July 2016, and it was replaced by the Toyota Tank and its twin counterpart the Toyota Roomy, which is a rebadged [[Daihatsu Thor]].

=== Design ===
The vehicle was designed as "A Car-shaped Music Player" to hopefully satisfy the preferences of the younger generation. The Daihatsu version can be identified by a wider and shallower grille and indicator layout.

=== Body styles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chassis codes!!(DBA-)QNC21-BHSGK!!(DBA-)QNC25-BHSGK!!(DBA-)QNC20-BHSXK!!(DBA-)QNC25-BHSXK
|-
|Model||Z 1.5 2WD||Z 1.3 4WD||S 1.3 2WD||S 1.3 4WD
|-
|Drive||FWD||4WD||FWD||4WD
|-
|Engine||3SZ-VE||K3-VE||K3-VE||K3-VE
|}

=== Engines ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Code!!Type/code!!Power, torque/rpm
|-
|3SZ-VE||rowspan="2"|{{cvt|1495|cc|L cuin|1}} (72.0 mm x 91.8&nbsp;mm) I4||{{cvt|109|PS|kW hp|0}} at 6000, {{cvt|141|Nm|lbft|0}} at 4400
|-
|"3SZ-VET" (South Africa)<ref name=materiaT/>|| {{cvt|150|PS|kW hp|0}} at 5750, {{cvt|190|Nm|lbft|0}} at 4800
|-
|K3-VE||{{cvt|1297|cc|L cuin|1}} (72.0 mm x 79.7&nbsp;mm) I4||{{cvt|92|PS|kW hp|0}} at 6000, {{cvt|123|Nm|lbft|0}} at 4400
|}

=== Transmissions ===
All Toyota models include Super ECT 4-speed automatic transmission.

=== {{anchor|Daihatsu Materia|Daihatsu Coo|Materia|Coo}} Daihatsu Coo/Materia ===
[[File:Daihatsu Coo 003.JPG|thumb|left|Daihatsu Coo (Japan)]]

The Daihatsu Materia (Daihatsu Coo in Japan) replaced the [[Daihatsu YRV]] and is largely identical to the second generation of the Toyota bB. It came in 1.3-litre and 1.5-litre varieties with a [[Four-wheel drive|4WD]] option that was available in Japan and several European markets. There were manual and automatic gearbox options. {{cvt|0-60|mph|km/h|0|order=flip}} times are 10.8 seconds for the manual and 13.7 seconds for the auto. The maximum speed is {{cvt|106|mph|km/h|order=flip}} for the manual and {{cvt|102|mph|km/h|order=flip}} for the automatic. The vehicles were built in Head (Ikeda) Plant, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/1226.html |title=Toyota Launches Fully Redesigned bB — "A Car-shaped Music Player" that Incorporates Youthful Sensibilities — |publisher=Toyota Japan |date=2005-12-26 |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222035608/http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/1226.html |archive-date=2012-02-22 }}</ref>

In the tenth series of [[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]], [[Jeremy Clarkson]] jokingly compared the Materia to the [[Ascari A10]], saying, "Sure the Daihatsu Materia is a good car... but on balance... I'd choose the big, yellow, shouty car instead."<ref>Top Gear, Series 10, Episode 9.</ref>

For the UK market, the Daihatsu Materia was only available with a 1.5-litre, 16 valve, fuel injected, petrol engine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/owners-reviews/search.aspx?range=100547#fuel=P&Body=Hatchback&transmission=A |title=Daihatsu Materia owners' reviews, problems and advice |work=Parkers |location=UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909133828/http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/owners-reviews/search.aspx?range=100547#fuel=P&Body=Hatchback&transmission=A |archive-date=2011-09-09}}</ref>

A limited edition Daihatsu Materia Turbo version was available only for the South African market. This version produces {{cvt|110|kW|PS|0}} at 5,750&nbsp;rpm and {{cvt|190|Nm|lbft|0}} at 4,800&nbsp;rpm, with a top speed electronically limited to {{cvt|200|km/h|mph|0}}.<ref name=materiaT/> A rear roof spoiler, bonnet scoop, alloy wheels, and a set of lowering springs from [[Eibach (company)|Eibach]] rounded out the package. The initial, October 2009 batch was of only 40 cars.<ref name=materiaT/>

Sales of the Daihatsu Coo ended in Japan in January 2013.

=== {{anchor|Subaru Dex|Dex}} Subaru Dex ===
{{not to be confused with |Subaru Rex}}
The Subaru Dex is a badge engineered version for [[Subaru]] with the K3-VE 1.3-litre engine and a choice of FWD or 4WD.

=== Gallery ===
<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:2005 Toyota bB 04.jpg|2005 Toyota bB (Japan)
File:2008 Toyota bB Aero Package.jpg|2008 Toyota bB Aero Package (Japan)
File:2008 Toyota bB 02.jpg|2008 Toyota bB (Japan)
File:2008 Subaru Dex 01.jpg|2008 Subaru Dex (Japan)
File:2008 Daihatsu Materia 1.5 Front.jpg|Daihatsu Materia
File:2008 Daihatsu Materia 1.5 Rear.jpg|Daihatsu Materia
</gallery>

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== See also ==
* [[List of Toyota vehicles]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Toyota bB}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428005914/http://toyota.jp/bb/index.html Official webpage (in Japanese)]

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