Toyota · 2002–2007
Toyota Blit
The Toyota Mark II Blit (Japanese: トヨタ・マークIIブリット, Toyota Māku II Buritto) is a mid-size station wagon manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota. The wagon was introduced in January 2002, fifteen months after the Mark II (X110) sedan was released in October 2000. The Mark II Blit marked the return to the Mark II platform with rear-wheel drive layout with optional all-wheel drive, introduced as the replacement of the front-wheel drive Mark II Qualis, which was a rebadged XV20 series Camry Gracia wagon. The name "Blit" is taken from German word "blitz", meaning "lightning". The Mark II Blit was exclusive to the Toyota Japanese dealership Toyopet Store (except in Tokyo and Osaka, where Tokyo Toyota and Osaka Toyota dealers also carried the Blit), allowing Toyopet to continue to offer a large, prestigious station wagon. Osaka Toyota became Osaka Toyopet in August 2006, aligning the sales network in this region with the rest of Japan. The Mark II Blit uses inline six-cylinder engines with VVT-i technology, the same as its sedan counterpart. The engines used were the 2.0 L 1G-FE, 2.5 L direct injected 1JZ-FSE, 2.5 L 1JZ-GE, and 2.5 L single-turbocharged 1JZ-GTE. All of these engines were mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission, with the exception for the 1JZ-FSE engine, which was exclusively paired with a 5-speed automatic. A Torsen LSD was available as an optional extra on all models, except for the 2.0 L rear-wheel drive model. The car was given a minor facelift in December 2004, including changes to the headlamps, grille and taillamps, which are replaced with LED units. The turbocharged 1JZ-GTE engine was discontinued in May 2006, as a result of Japan's emission standards in 2005. The car remained in production until three years after the Mark X came out, which replaced all of Toyota's X-body sedans, the Verossa, which in turn is a successor to the Chaser and the Cresta, and the Mark II. Toyota discontinued Mark II Blit in June 2007, marking the end of the Mark II nameplate after 39 years. The wagon was succeeded by the front-wheel drive Mark X ZiO minivan in September 2007.
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