They are still made but they were redesigned and called the Yaris. Most will argue with that but if you do some research, you'll find that the car was called an Echo in many markets and the Vitz elsewhere. Now that the it is called the Yaris it is still called the Vitz elsewhere. They are great cars and get good gas mileage. My mother used to own one. I'm 6'3" and I was really surprised at how roomy they really are. Looks can be deceiving. They are also very reliable. Here is a link to a posting that i posted on Toyota Nation.com about an Echo that someone I know has:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=235742
He still has the car and now has 483,000 miles on it. He just had the clutch replaced 474,218 miles. Reliable? Need I say more?