Toyota bB

Toyota bB: Which Version to Buy and Why

The Toyota bB version to choose depends chiefly on whether you value performance, lower kerb weight, AWD, or the later Compact Van specification. Across the supplied catalogue, the bB covers two generations and four production phases from 2000 to 2016: the first generation, its restyling, the second generation, and its restyling.

The Toyota bB version to choose depends chiefly on whether you value performance, lower kerb weight, AWD, or the later Compact Van specification. Across the supplied catalogue, the bB covers two generations and four production phases from 2000 to 2016: the first generation, its restyling, the second generation, and its restyling. The strongest catalogue versions are the 1.5 AT models with 109 hp and 141 Nm, while the lightest listed versions weigh 1,020 kg. AWD is available in selected 1.3 AT and 1.5 AT versions, but the supplied data provides no fuel-consumption figures for any version. Buyers comparing Toyota bB specs should therefore base the decision on engine output, performance, drive type, weight, clearance, and body style—not on unmeasured mpg claims.

Toyota bB generations: what changed?

The first generation ran from 2000 to 2003 and is catalogued as a Pickup 1.5-cab with five versions. Its 1.3 AT choices produce 88 hp and 123 Nm, while its 1.5 AT choices produce 105 hp and 138 Nm. Both FWD and AWD appear in this phase. Depending on version, kerb weight ranges from 1,020 to 1,100 kg and ground clearance from 150 to 175 mm. A 45-litre tank is standard throughout the listed first-generation range.

The first-generation restyling ran from 2003 to 2005 as a Compact Van and also contains five versions. Its engine selection is broader than the original phase: 1.3 AT versions produce either 87 hp and 121 Nm or 92 hp and 123 Nm, while 1.5 AT versions produce 105 or 109 hp and 138 or 141 Nm. Kerb weight ranges from 1,030 to 1,130 kg, and clearance ranges from 150 to 175 mm. The fuel tank remains 45 litres. This phase offers both FWD and AWD, but its repeated 1.3 AT and 1.5 AT names must be distinguished by power and drivetrain.

The second generation ran from 2005 to 2008 as a Compact Van with three versions: two 1.3 AT alternatives and one 1.5 AT. The 1.3 AT makes 92 hp and 123 Nm and is offered with FWD or AWD; the 1.5 AT makes 109 hp and 141 Nm with FWD. All use a 4-speed Automatic transmission, a 40-litre tank, and 150 mm of ground clearance. Listed kerb weights extend from 1,040 to 1,100 kg.

The second-generation restyling ran from 2008 to 2016, again as a Compact Van with three versions. Its engine outputs and drive choices match the preceding phase: 1.3 AT with 92 hp in FWD or AWD form, plus 1.5 AT with 109 hp and FWD. The principal differences visible in the supplied figures are performance-related rather than changes in power, torque, weight, clearance, tank capacity, or wheel sizes.

Toyota bB engine specs and version comparison

Every listed Toyota bB engine is Gasoline, naturally aspirated, Inline, and has 4 cylinders with 4 valves per cylinder. Every version also uses distributed multi-point injection and a 4-speed Automatic gearbox.

The recurring 1.5 AT with 109 hp is the output leader. Relative to the later 1.3 AT with 92 hp, it adds 17 hp and 18 Nm while increasing displacement by 198 cc. Based on displacement and output, the 109 hp 1,495 cc engine produces about 72.9 hp per litre, compared with about 70.9 hp per litre for the 92 hp 1,297 cc engine. The 1.5 AT therefore offers both more total output and slightly higher power per litre.

The original 105 hp 1.5 AT produces about 70.2 hp per litre from 1,496 cc. The 88 hp 1.3 AT produces about 67.7–67.8 hp per litre, depending on whether its listed displacement is 1,299 or 1,298 cc. The 87 hp 1.3 AT in the first-generation restyling is the least powerful version and develops about 67.0 hp per litre.

Toyota bB performance, mpg, and gas mileage

The performance data makes the later 1.5 AT with 109 hp the clearest choice when acceleration and maximum speed matter. In the 2008–2016 restyling, this 1.5 AT reaches 100 km/h in 12.2 seconds and has a top speed of 165 km/h. The equivalent FWD 1.3 AT takes 16.4 seconds and reaches 160 km/h, so the 1.5 AT is 4.2 seconds quicker to 100 km/h and 5 km/h faster at the top end.

For the 2008–2016 AWD 1.3 AT, acceleration to 100 km/h is 15.2 seconds and top speed is 160 km/h. It is 1.2 seconds quicker than the same-phase FWD 1.3 AT despite carrying 60 kg more kerb weight in the supplied data.

The 2005–2008 figures require careful reading. The FWD 1.3 AT records 14 seconds to 100 km/h and 155 km/h, while the AWD 1.3 AT records 10 seconds and 155 km/h. The FWD 1.5 AT also records 10 seconds but reaches 165 km/h. These are the supplied measurements; the catalogue does not provide additional test context.

In the original generation, the 105 hp FWD 1.5 AT has a measured 0–100 km/h time of 12.2 seconds and a top speed of 175 km/h. Acceleration is not measured for the other original-generation versions. Top speed is 155 km/h for one 88 hp 1.3 AT, 175 km/h for one 105 hp FWD 1.5 AT, and not measured for the remaining listed original versions.

In the first-generation restyling, the 109 hp FWD 1.5 AT records 12.2 seconds to 100 km/h and 175 km/h. Acceleration is not measured for the other four versions. Top speed is 155 km/h for the 92 hp 1.3 AT, 175 km/h for the 109 hp AWD 1.5 AT, and not measured for the 87 hp 1.3 AT or 105 hp AWD 1.5 AT.

Toyota bB mpg and gas-mileage figures are not measured for every version in the supplied data. City consumption is not measured, highway consumption is not measured, and combined consumption is not measured. No defensible mpg comparison can therefore be made between the 1.3 AT and 1.5 AT or between FWD and AWD.

Toyota bB weight, ground clearance, tank, and wheel sizes

The strongest weight-to-power result belongs to the 1,060 kg, 109 hp AWD 1.5 AT from the first-generation restyling at about 9.7 kg per hp. The later 1,050 kg, 109 hp FWD 1.5 AT follows at about 9.6 kg per hp, which is fractionally better. By comparison, the 1,040 kg, 92 hp FWD 1.3 AT carries about 11.3 kg per hp, and the 1,100 kg AWD version carries about 12.0 kg per hp.

Within both second-generation phases, choosing 1.5 AT instead of the FWD 1.3 AT adds only 10 kg while adding 17 hp and 18 Nm. Choosing the AWD 1.3 AT instead of the FWD 1.3 AT adds 60 kg without changing the listed 92 hp or 123 Nm. The later 1.5 AT is consequently the more convincing numbers-based choice for performance, while AWD is the differentiating feature of the heavier 1.3 AT.

The highest listed ground clearance is 175 mm, found on selected AWD 1.5 AT versions from the first generation and its restyling. The second generation standardizes the supplied clearance figure at 150 mm. Its 40-litre tank is 5 litres smaller than the 45-litre tank used by every listed first-generation version.

Exterior length, width, height, and other Toyota bB dimensions are not measured in the supplied data. Toyota bB Open Deck dimensions and Toyota bB Open Deck weight are also not measured under that name, so no unsupported size comparison is possible.

Which Toyota bB version should you buy?

For the strongest all-round specification, choose the 2005–2008 or 2008–2016 restyling 1.5 AT with 109 hp and FWD. It combines 141 Nm, 1,495 cc, a 1,050 kg kerb weight, and about 9.6 kg per hp. In the 2008–2016 phase, it is 4.2 seconds quicker to 100 km/h than the equivalent FWD 1.3 AT, while weighing only 10 kg more.

For AWD in the later Compact Van body, choose the 1.3 AT with 92 hp and AWD. It carries the same 123 Nm as the FWD 1.3 AT but weighs 1,100 kg instead of 1,040 kg. The supplied figures do not show a fuel-consumption penalty because mpg is not measured, so buyers cannot quantify that trade-off from this catalogue.

For the highest clearance, select a 1.5 AT AWD version with 175 mm from the first generation or its restyling. The original 105 hp AWD version weighs 1,100 kg; the restyled 105 hp AWD version weighs 1,130 kg. The restyled car is therefore 30 kg heavier with the same 105 hp and 138 Nm.

For the lightest specification, the original-generation 1.3 AT with 88 hp and the first listed FWD 1.5 AT with 105 hp both weigh 1,020 kg. At equal kerb weight, the 1.5 AT supplies 17 hp and 15 Nm more, giving it the better weight-to-power ratio: about 9.7 kg per hp versus about 11.6 kg per hp.

The data-led verdict is straightforward: buy the later 1.5 AT for the best balance of output and weight, buy the later AWD 1.3 AT only when AWD is the priority, or choose an early AWD 1.5 AT with 175 mm clearance when clearance matters more than generation. Reliability, problems, engine-oil capacity, battery size, and sale prices are not measured in the supplied data, so they cannot responsibly decide this comparison.