This boxy little bB had an unlikely godfather: its chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, would go on to lead development of the Toyota 86 and the Supra.
Median 74 hp across 200 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.3 2NZ-FE · up to 108 hp
Toyota bB XP30 / Scion xBXP30 · 2000–2005
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FactThis boxy little bB had an unlikely godfather: its chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, would go on to lead development of the Toyota 86 and the Supra.
A box-shaped mini MPV on the Vitz (XP10) platform, developed under Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada (later the Supra's chief engineer), aimed at Japanese men in their twenties but popular with women too. Built from January 2000 at the Takaoka plant (and at the former Central Motors from August 2004), with a 1.3 L or 1.5 L four-cylinder and a four-speed automatic. The bB Open Deck (2001–2003) was a coupé-utility version. In the US it was sold as the Scion xB from June 2003 (with bucket seats and a floor shifter in place of the bench seat and column shifter), and the export xB continued to December 2006. TRD offered a dealer-fitted 1NZ-FE turbo option as on the Vitz RS Turbo.
Collectors Spotted in the Toyota bB Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 2NZ-FE | 2000–2005 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.5 1NZ-FE | 2000–2005 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 104 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 1.3 2NZ-FE trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Toyota didn't pitch the second-generation bB as a car at all — its own press materials called it "A Car-shaped Music Player."
This boxy little bB had an unlikely godfather: its chief engineer, Tetsuya Tada, would go on to lead development of the Toyota 86 and the Supra.
Rivals
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