Toyota Ist

| Toyota Vitz/Yaris/Echo hatchback (XP10) | Toyota Platz/Yaris/Echo sedan/coupé (XP10) | Toyota Yaris Verso/FunCargo | Toyota bB/Scion xB (XP30) }} | 1.3 L 2NZ-FE I4 (petrol) | 1.5 L 1NZ-FE I4 (petrol) }} | (2NZ-FE) | (1NZ-FE) }} | 5-speed manual | 4-speed automatic }} }} Based on the first generation Toyota Vitz hatchback, the first generation Ist also shared a platform with the Platz sedan. The model codes are NCP60 (1300, 2NZ, FWD), NCP61 (1500, 1NZ, FWD), NCP65 (1500, 1NZ, 4WD). The Ist was developed from the Vitz supermini in a crossover SUV bodystyle offering the flexibility of larger SUVs, but with the advantage of better fuel economy from a smaller vehicle. It first appeared at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show, and went on sale on 8 May 2002 at Netz Store (all prefectures), Toyopet Store (excluding Osaka prefecture) and Toyota Store (Osaka prefecture only). It received its facelift on 30 May 2005 and was only available at Netz Store. The Ist is meant to cater to younger drivers, being sold as a Scion in North America and as the xA in the Middle East. The Ist interior is unique with an easy to read central instrumental cluster position similar to the Vitz, Platz and Vios. At its introduction, 42,000 orders were received in Japan. Its primary competitor is the Honda Fit and the Nissan March. The first-generation car was used by the Shizuoka Prefectural Police as a police car. The ist was offered in a variant tuned by TRD, with the same turbocharged 1NZ-FE Turbo as the Vitz RS Turbo/TRD Turbo M/GRMN Turbo or the Corolla Axio/Fielder GT TRD Turbo. Unlike those, the ist TRD Turbo was a dealer installed option and not a separate trim level, just like with the bB TRD Turbo. The car also had other enhancements, such as TRD suspension, muffler, air filter, front brake pads and emblems. File:2002-2005 Toyota ist rear.jpg|2002–2005 Toyota Ist (Japan) File:Toyota Ist 1st generation.JPG|2005–2007 Toyota Ist (Japan) File:Toyota Ist 1st generation Rear.JPG|2005–2007 Toyota Ist (Japan) File:Toyota Ist A-S.JPG|2005–2007 Toyota Ist A-S (Japan) File:Toyota xA (Bahrain) (cropped).jpg|Toyota xA (Bahrain) == Second generation (XP110; 2007) ==

| July 2007 – March 2016 | 2008 – 2014 (Urban Cruiser) }} | Toyota Vitz/Yaris hatchback (XP90) | Toyota Belta/Yaris sedan/Vios (XP90) | Toyota Ractis (XP100) }} | 1.3 L 1NR-FE I4 (petrol, Europe) | 1.5 L 1NZ-FE I4 (petrol, Japan) | 1.8 L 2ZR-FE I4 (petrol, Japan) | 1.4 L 1ND-TV I4-T (diesel, Europe) }} | (1NR-FE) | (1NZ-FE) | (2ZR-FE) | (1ND-TV) }} | 6-speed manual (Europe) | 4-speed automatic (Japan) | CVT }} }} The second generation Ist is similar to the five-door Toyota Yaris/Vitz, with its instrument gauges centered in front of the driver as opposed to the center of the dashboard. The design of the vehicle is inspired by the 2006 Toyota Urban Cruiser Concept, designed by Toyota ED². This new Ist, like its predecessor, is marketed as a Scion in the US, superseding the first generation Ist, which was marketed as the xA. In Europe and Latin America, it is marketed as the Urban Cruiser with a revised fascia. In Japan, the second generation Ist went on sale on 30 July 2007, marketed via the Netz Store in two trim levels namely 150G and 150X and equipped with Super CVT-i for the 1NZ-FE option. AWD was available in the JDM as well as a center console. The 180G with the 2ZR-FE engine option was also offered until August 2010. Starting with model year 2007 in Japan, G-BOOK, a subscription telematics service, is offered as an option. The former Kanto Auto Works manufactured the Ist from January 2010. Manufacture of the Ist ended in March 2016, with JDM sales ending on 29 April 2016. It was replaced by the Yaris Cross in 2020. == See also ==