In Portuguese:
A Toyota vai trazer dois modelos 4x4, de produção, para o público jovem. Um deles é baseado no conceito Scion (ao lado), apresetnado no ano passado, no mesmo segmento do Honda Element. Sobre o outro ainda há mistério.
In English:
The Toyota goes to bring two models 4x4, of production, for the young public. One of them is based on the Scion concept (to the side), apresetnado in the passed year, in the same segment of the Honda Element. On the other still it has mystery.

http://www.jipemania.com/newsd/news021200.htm

Very interesting

The xB has 5 gears and 2 wheel drive.

2002 article. I'm thinking they are talking about it being silmilar to the 4x4 class of the element, maybe? And, were they calling it the bBx at that time?

perhaps they are refering to the AWD (only available in auto unfortunately) bB. By the date of the article the bB had been released. the bbx is the name of the concept vehicle

its hard to tell in portugese

There is a 4WD version of the BB for sale in Japan.

Huh. Curious.

I'd take an AWD Stick if there was such a thing, even if I had
to learn RHD!!