Toyota bB

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Toyota bB
Manufacturer	Toyota Motor Company Daihatsu Motor Company
Production	2000–present
Class	Subcompact/Mini MPV
Body style(s)	5-door hatchback 3-door coupe utility (Japan only, first generation)

First generation

Production	2000–2005
Engine(s)	1.3 L 2NZ-FE I4 1.5 L 1NZ-FE I4
Related	Scion xB Toyota Vitz

Second generation

Production	2005–present
Engine(s)	1.3 L K3-VE I4 1.5 L 3SZ-VE I4
Related	Daihatsu Materia Daihatsu Sirion

The Toyota bB is a small wagon produced by the Toyota Motor Corporation based on the Toyota Vitz. 1.3 L and 1.5 L I4 engines are available. While the box-shaped car was initially targeted towards Japanese men in their twenties, it is also popular with women buyers as well. It was introduced in 2000, and in 2001, a model called bB "open deck" was released. It had an open deck that made it like a coupe utility, similar to the Subaru Baja.

The 2nd generation bB was introduced as the music player in Dec 2005 and is equipped with 109hp 1.5L (Z Model) 3SZ-VE VVT-i engine or 92hp 1.3L (S Model) K3-VE VVT-i engine. 4WD is optional.

In United States, the first-generation version is sold under the Scion brand as the "xB". The 5-speed manual transmission version that is available in US is being prepared for release in Japan.