Super TestCar reviews - Toyota - Echo - Sportivo 5-dr hatchToyota modelsResearch Toyota The Car10 Aug 2001 WHILE the Echo appearance is not what you'd call conventional, the Sportivo body enhancements give the compact a bit of attitude to go with the better-performing 1.5-litre engine. The exterior gains combative front and rear bumpers, a mesh (as opposed to cheese-grater) grille, front fog lights, black headlamp surrounds, side skirts, a chrome tailpipe extension and alloy wheels. It looks every bit an Echo, though, which means it's tall, stubby and unashamedly Eurocentric in its origin and intent, designed to be much loved and occasionally hated - just as long as it's not ignored. With the Sportivo add-ons, there's virtually no chance of that! Did you know?Sportivo is now Toyota Australia's official sports brand, with Sportivo Echo and Sportivo Corolla the first two purpose-built models produced under the bannerAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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