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. It was introduced at the October 1999 Tokyo Motor Show as a prototype car, and was put into production in January 2000. It was the result of the V50 Vista Ardeo wagon modified into a 5-door hatchback. The transmission shifter was relocated from the floor between the front seats to a location on the lower portion of the dashboard, allowing passengers to walk to the rear area from either front seat. It was initially available with the 1.8-litre '' 1ZZ-FE'' engine. Later in August 2000, the Opa was offered to customers with the 2.0-litre '' 1AZ-FSE'' engine and a continuously variable transmission. In January 2001, the GPS navigation was offered as an option. The Opa was exclusive to ''

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station wagon. It was discontinued in August 2005. File:Toyota Opa rear.jpg, Rear view File:2002 Toyota Opa 01.jpg, 2002 Toyota Opa

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