Engines Toyota Echo, Platz
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Toyota Echo and Toyota Platz are the same car that was offered at one time for different markets. The car is based on the Toyota Yaris and is a sedan with four doors. A compact model that was successful in its time. It is worth saying that both Toyota Echo and Toyota Platz are found in Russia. The main difference is that the Platz is a domestic model (right hand drive) while the Echo was sold in the US (left hand drive).
Naturally, in the Russian secondary market, right-hand drive cars are somewhat cheaper than their counterparts with a left-hand drive. But people say that this is a matter of habit, and there is also an opinion that Japanese right-hand drive cars are of exceptional quality. It is worth taking a closer look at Echo and Platz to find out about all the nuances of these cars.
In general, the cars look very budget, they are. These are classic "workhorses" for city dwellers. Moderately comfortable, reliable and compact. At the same time, the maintenance of these cars does not hit their owner on the pocket. On such a car, you will not collect the views of others, but you will always get where you need to go. These are the cars that they just drive about their business without any pathos.
Toyota Echo 1st generation
The car began to be produced in 1999. With himself, he opened a new segment for Toyota with compact cars. The model found its buyers quickly, most of whom lived in the city and were looking for just such a car, which was both compact and spacious. The car was produced both with all-wheel drive and with front-wheel drive.
- The only engine for this model is 1NZ-FE with a displacement of 1,5 liters, which could develop power up to 108 horsepower. This is a gasoline power unit with four cylinders and sixteen valves. The engine runs on AI-92/AI-95 gasoline. Fuel consumption is about 5,5-6,0 liters per 100 kilometers. The manufacturer put this engine on his other car models:
- bB;
- Belta;
- Corolla
- Funcargo;
- Is;
- Place;
- Door;
- Probox;
- Vitz;
- WiLL Cypha;
- WiLL We.
The car was produced for three years, in 2002 it was discontinued. It is worth mentioning the two-door version of this sedan, it existed in parallel with the classic modification. We can always fail to understand the car market of the world, since a two-door sedan sold well in the world, it seems that in Russia it would not go to the masses. So here, if you want a compact car, then they buy a hatchback with three doors, and if you want something spacious, then they take a sedan (with four doors), but that's a completely different story.
Toyota Platz 1 generation
The car was also produced from 1999 to 2002. Differences from the Echo were in the equipment and engine lines. For the domestic market, Toyota offered a good range of power units, the buyer had plenty to choose from.
The most modest engine is the 2NZ-FE with a displacement of 1,3 liters, which was able to develop power up to 88 horsepower. This is a classic in-line gasoline "four" running on the AI-92 and AI-95. Fuel consumption is about 5-6 liters per "hundred" kilometers. This power unit was also installed on the following Toyota car models:
- bB;
- Belta;
- Corolla
- Funcargo;
- Is;
- Place;
- Door;
- Probox;
- Vitz;
- WiLL Cypha;
- WiLL We.
The 1NZ-FE is a 1,5 liter engine, producing 110 hp, its fuel consumption is about 7 liters in a moderate mode combined driving cycle for every 100 kilometers. Four-cylinder engine running on AI-92 or AI-95 gasoline.
This power game was quite popular and was found on such Toyota car models as:
- Allex;
- Allion;
- Auris;
- Bb;
- Corolla
- Corolla Axio?
- Corolla Fielder;
- Corolla Rumion;
- Corolla Runx;
- Corolla Spacio;
- Echo;
- Funcargo;
- Is;
- Place;
- Door;
- Award;
- Probox;
- After the race;
- Space;
- feel;
- Spade;
- Succeed;
- Vitz;
- WiLL Cypha;
- WiLL VS;
- Yaris.
You can see that on the Toyota Echo, the 1NZ-FE engine develops 108 “horses”, and on the Platz model, the same engine has a power of 110 horsepower. These are absolutely the same internal combustion engines, the difference in power is taken due to the different algorithm for calculating the power of motors in the USA and Japan.
1SZ-FE is another gasoline ICE, its volume was exactly 1 liter and produced 70 hp, the fuel consumption of this in-line “four” is about 4,5 liters per hundred kilometers. Runs on AI-92 and AI-95 fuel. There are rare cases when this engine has problems from Russian low-quality gasoline. This engine can also be seen under the hood of the Toyota Vitz.
Toyota Platz restyling 1st generation
For the domestic market, the Japanese released an updated Platz model, the start of its sales began in 2002. And the last such car came off the assembly line in 2005. Restyling did not bring any big changes either to the appearance of the car or to its interior.
The model has just been slightly updated to match the times.
The most noticeable change is the optics, which has become larger, the radiator grille has also become more massive because of this, and round fog lights have appeared in the front bumper. There are no visible changes in the rear of the car. The range of engines also remained the same. Power units were not added to it and no internal combustion engines were deleted from it.
Technical data of motors
| ICE model | Engine capacity | Motor power | Fuel consumption (passport) | Number of cylinders | engine's type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NZ-FE | 1,5 liters | 108/110 HP | 5,5-6,0 liters | 4 | Petrol |
| AI-92/AI-95 | |||||
| 2NZ-FE | 1,3 liters | 88 hp | 5,5-6,0 liters | 4 | Petrol |
| AI-92/AI-95 | |||||
| 1SZ-FE | 1 liter | 70 hp | 4,5-5,0 liters | 4 | Petrol |
| AI-92/AI-95 |
It is worth noting that all engines have approximately the same fuel consumption, the transport tax on them is also not too high. In terms of quality, all engines are good. The only nuance of the liter ICE 1SZ-FE is its relative sensitivity to Russian fuel.
If you buy these cars in the secondary market, then you should carefully check the engine, since these cars already have solid mileage, and “small-displacement” engines, even from Toyota, do not have an infinite resource, it’s better to study the engine well before buying than to overhaul it later after acquisition, doing it for the previous owner.
But the motors are very common, it is easy to get spare parts for them and all this is relatively inexpensive, you can also say that you can easily find a contract engine of any of the modifications. Due to the prevalence of engines, their prices are also relatively affordable.
Reviews
The owners of both of these car models characterize them as trouble-free and reliable cars. They don't have any "baby ailments". It is noteworthy that the metal of the right-hand drive Platz is noticeably better than that of the Echo, which was once supplied to the North American market. But at the same time, it should be said that the metal of the Echo model is also quite good, but it loses in comparison with Platz.
All repairs of these machines are usually in compliance with the manufacturer's regulations. This is evidenced by reviews and this once again confirms the high quality of Japanese cars.
