The Corolla E90, introduced in 1987 for the 1988
model year
The model year (sometimes abbreviated "MY") is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years. The model year may or may not be the same as the calendar year in which the product was manufactured.
...
, was the sixth generation of cars sold by
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
under the
Corolla nameplate. It was the last generation of Corolla to be classified as a
subcompact car and the first to be exclusively
front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longit ...
or
all-wheel drive
An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.
The most common forms of all-wheel drive are:
;1x1 : All unicycles Reflecting one axle with one w ...
;
the performance option of
rear-wheel drive
Rear-wheel drive (RWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the rear wheels only. Until the late 20th century, rear-wheel drive was the most common configuration for cars.
Most rear-wheel ...
was dropped.
For general export, the trim levels were Base, XL, GL, SE, and SE Limited. The GT-i (known as the SX Seca and/or Hatch in Australia) was a high-performance model powered by the
4A-GE engine; it was offered with
hatchback
A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to a cargo area. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second row seating, where the interior can be reconfigured to prioritize passenger or cargo volume. ...
and also five-door
liftback
A liftback is a variation of hatchback with a sloping roofline between 45 and 5 degrees. Traditional hatchback designs usually have a 90 to 46 degree slope on the tailgate or rear door. As such the liftback is essentially a hatchback with a more ...
bodywork in some markets. The North American GT-S coupé shared the same engine. The all-wheel drive Sprinter Carib wagon used a
beam axle
A beam axle, rigid axle or solid axle is a dependent suspension design in which a set of wheels is connected laterally by a single beam or shaft. Beam axles were once commonly used at the rear wheels of a vehicle, but historically they have als ...
rear suspension with coil springs, while the rest used
struts all around. In South Africa, the E90 was manufactured and marketed by Toyota under the Carri, Conquest, and Tazz model names. In a pair of similar
joint venture
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s with
General Motors
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, E90 variants with minor cosmetic changes were locally manufactured and sold as the
Geo Prizm
The Geo Prizm and Chevrolet Prizm were compact cars that were rebadged versions of the Toyota Sprinter, a vehicle that the Japanese automaker Toyota never directly sold in the North American market. The Sprinter itself was derived from the T ...
and
Holden Nova
The Holden Nova is a compact car that was produced by the Holden-Toyota alliance, known as United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) in Australia between August 1989 and 1996. The alliance, and therefore the car, was a result of the Button ...
in the United States and Australia respectively.
The majority of the Corolla range was replaced in June 1991 for the Japanese market, but production for export markets continued into 1992, and Australian Holden production extended until mid 1994. The all-wheel drive wagon was sold from 1988 to 1994 and had different bodywork to other Corollas; it replaced the Tercel 4WD Wagon/Sprinter Carib in Toyota's lineup. It retained the Sprinter Carib name in Japan, but was marketed as the Corolla Touring in Europe and some other countries, and as the Corolla
All-Trac in the United States.
Japan
The 1.3-liter sedan has a four-speed
manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission (mechanics), transmission ...
(later all 1.3-liter engines had five-speeds) or a three-speed
automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated to auto or AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in internal combustion engine-based motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving c ...
. The
4WD sedan is powered by the 1.6-liter 4A-F. The 1456 cc
3E engine was only fitted to the Japanese market Van (wagon) commercial version.
The only sedan with the high output 1.5-liter 5A-FHE engine was the SE-Limited G; the FX (hatchback) received this engine in the FX-VS and FX-ZS models.
The FX hatchback was oriented at sportier drivers in Japan and was only available with the 1.5-liter 5A engine and with the powerful 4A-GE engine. Only a limited number of these were sold with the five-door bodywork. The Sprinter sedan has a third window in the
C-pillar and was unique to ''
Toyota Vista Store
Toyota vehicles in Japan are distributed to numerous dealership chains throughout the country. Up to May 2020, each dealership chain had a different product offering, with some models restricted to one chain to maintain exclusivity. Since May 2020, ...
'' Japanese dealerships. The five-door liftback was only available to the Sprinter in Japan, although Europe and some other export markets received this body style with Corolla badging.
The AE92 Levin and Trueno were also fitted with a supercharged engine. It used an SC12 roots type supercharger and a top mounted intercooler that was fed cool air via a scoop on the bonnet. They generated at 4400 rpm as opposed to the naturally aspirated 4A-GE's at 4,800 rpm.
[ ''Automobil Revue 1989'', p. 556.] In May 1989, the 90-series Corolla received a light facelift, including larger bumpers and a shift to fuel injected engines for all models aside from the 1.3. Also new was a four-wheel-drive diesel sedan using the 2-liter 2C engine.
Japanese market chassis:
* EE90 — Sedan 4-door (DX Custom, TX) 1.3 liter 2E.
* AE91 — Sedan 4-door (DX, TX, SE, SE Limited G), Hatchback (FX-L, FX-V, FX-G, FX-VS, FX-ZS) 1.5 liter 5A
* AE92 — 2 door coupé (Levin, Trueno), Sedan 4-door (SE Limited, GT), Hatchback (FX, FX16, FX-GTV, FX-GT), Liftback (Sprinter GT) 1.6 liter 4A
* AE95 —
4WD sedan 4-door (DX, SE Limited) 1.6 liter 4A
* CE90 — FWD Sedan 4-door 1.8 liter diesel 1C
* CE95 — 4WD Sedan 4-door 2.0 liter diesel 2C
* AE91G — FWD wagon 5-door 1.5 liter 5A
* AE95G — 4WD wagon 5-door (Carib) 4A
* EE97G — FWD wagon 5-door 1.3 liter 2E
* CE97G — FWD wagon 5-door 1.8 liter diesel 1C
* CE96V — FWD van 5-door 1.8 liter diesel 1C
* EE96V — FWD van 5-door (Std, XL) 1.3 liter 2E
* EE98V — FWD van 5-door 1.45 liter 3E
Japanese market engines:
*
2E — 1.3 liter 12-valve —
*3E — 1.45 liter 12-valve —
*5A-F — 1.5 liter
16-valve DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
—
*5A-FE — 1.5 liter 16-valve DOHC, EFI —
*5A-FHE — 1.5 liter 16-valve DOHC, EFI —
*4A-FE — 1.6 liter 16-valve DOHC, EFI — narrow valve angle,
*4A-GE — 1.6 liter 16-valve DOHC, EFI — wide valve angle, , after facelift
*
4A-GZE — 1.6 L (1587 cc)
I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
,
EFI, wide valve angle, supercharger, — 165 PS (121 kW) after 1989 facelift, fitted to the "GT-Z" version.
*1C-II — 1.8 liter diesel —
*1C-III — 1.8 liter diesel —
*2C-III — 2.0 liter diesel —
File:Toyota Corolla E90 002 (cropped).JPG, Corolla 1.5 FX-VS (AE91, Japan)
File:Toyota COROLLA LEVIN Zi.jpg, Corolla Levin Zi (AE91, Japan)
File:Toyota Sprinter Carib 001.JPG, Sprinter Carib (AE95G, Japan)
File:1987 Toyota Sprinter-Trueno 01.jpg, Sprinter Trueno GT-Z Super Charger (AE92, Japan)
Asia
Asian market Corollas originally came with four-door sedan (1.3-liter and 1.6-liter) or five-door liftback bodywork (1.6). The engines were the 12 valve
2E with or the Twin Cam 16-valve
4A-F with . All engines were carbureted and without catalysts. There is also a GT variant which features disc brakes on all wheels, additional gauges (volt meter & oil pressure gauge), performance suspension and a more powerful 1.6-liter
4A-GE engine with .
Philippines
In the Philippines, nicknamed as the ''"Small Body"'', the sixth generation Corolla was initially introduced in March 1989 with 3 trim levels: XL, XE and GL. Both the XL and XE variants came with the 1.3 liter
SOHC 2E engine, while the GL variant, which is the top-of-the-line model, came with the more powerful 1.6 liter
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
4A-F engine. XL variants were given 4-speed manual transmissions, while the XE and GL models came with 5-speed manual transmissions.
XL4 – 4-Speed Manual transmission, No Power Steering and Stereo; 13-inch Steel rims.
XL5 – 5-Speed Manual transmission, Includes Tachometer, Power Steering and Stereo; 13-inch Alloy rims.
GL – 5-Speed Manual transmission, Includes Power Windows and Door Locks; Same Alloy wheels as the XE variant.
Indonesia
![Toyota 2E engine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Toyota_2E_engine.jpg)
In Indonesia, this generation was assembled locally from 1988 to 1992 and marketed as the "Corolla Twincam", available as a 4-door sedan and 5-door liftback.
The sedan was available in 3 trim levels:
*SE: carbureted 1.3-liter
SOHC 2E engine, without power window and power steering. 5-speed manual transmission only.
*SE Limited: carbureted 1.6-liter
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
4A-F engine, equipped with power steering, power window and central door lock. 5-speed manual transmission only.
*GTi: fuel injected 1.6-liter
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
4A-GE engine, similar to SE Limited but with rear disc brakes, different dashboard and strut bar. Transmission was 5-speed manual.
The liftback version was only available with the carbureted 1.6-liter
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
4A-F engine with equipment similar to the SE Limited sedan. Transmission was 5-speed manual.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, the E90 Corolla was imported as a Completely Built Unit (CBU) from 1988 to May 1993, when the Indus Motor Company formally began assembling the 7th generation
Toyota Corolla (E100)
The Corolla E100 was the seventh generation of cars sold by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate. This generation of Corolla was larger, heavier, and visually more aerodynamic than the model it replaced. With its wheelbase, the Corolla had moved ...
in the country. The majority of cars arrived with the 1.3 liter
2E engine in DX or GL variants.
Just like all Corolla models, the E90 was a popular family car in Pakistan and has a cult following among older Pakistanis due to its durability, reliability and driving comfort. The E90 Corolla again gained popularity in Pakistan when reconditioned cars from mostly Japan were imported into the country in the later years of 1990s. A lot of E90 Corollas either arrived in the country with original diesel engines - the 1839 cc
1C-II/III or the 1973 cc
2C-III inline-fours - or were converted to diesel engines here in Pakistan. Diesel was a cheap alternative fuel to petrol at the time and the 1C and 2C engines' strong fuel economy made the E90 Diesel Corolla a sought after vehicle in the market.
Even today, the E90 Corolla is a regular sight on the Pakistani roads and some in pristine condition are selling for as much as PKR 1.5 million ($6,700 exchange rate as of Sep 9, 2022). They are also becoming increasingly popular among Pakistani car tuning enthusiasts. Common engine swaps include
Toyota 4A-GE and
2ZZ engines. People looking to extract better fuel mileage from the E90 often go for the
5A-FE engine swap.
Australia
In December 1988, Toyota formed a joint venture with
Holden
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last thre ...
called
UAAI to build and market the Toyota Corolla as the
Holden Nova
The Holden Nova is a compact car that was produced by the Holden-Toyota alliance, known as United Australian Automobile Industries (UAAI) in Australia between August 1989 and 1996. The alliance, and therefore the car, was a result of the Button ...
. This agreement paralleled two Corolla generations including both the E90 and
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series.
Australian market engines:
*
4A-F — 1.6 L (1587 cc)
I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
,
carb, 95 hp (67 kW) ''CS, CS Limited, CSX & Spirit''
*
4A-FE — 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
,
FI, narrow valve angle, 102 hp (76 kW) ''XL, SR5, CSi, CSi Limited, Olympic Spirit''
*
4A-GE — 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, FI, wide valve angle, 135 hp (100 kW) ''SX, & GTi''
*
6A-FC — 1.4 L (1397 cc) I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, carb, narrow valve angle, 81 hp (60 kW) ''SE''
*
7A-FE — 1.8 L (1762 cc) I4, 16-valve
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, FI, narrow valve angle, 115 hp (85 kW) ''Seca RV & Seca Ultima''
Australian market chassis:
* AE90 — Sedan, Hatchback (SE)
* AE92 — Sedan, Hatchback, Seca (CS, CSX, Spirit, SE, SX)
* AE93 — Hatchback, Seca (SX, GTi)
* AE94 — Sedan, Hatchback, Seca (CSi, CSi Limited, Ultima)
* AE95 — Wagon (XL, SR5, CSi, Olympic Spirit)
* AE96 — Seca (RV, Ultima)
Note:
*The Corolla liftback was called Seca in Australia
*The Corolla 4x4 wagon (Sprinter Carib Wagon elsewhere) was released in mid-1988, Hatchback, Seca & Sedan released mid-1989
*SX hatch is generally AE93 although on rare occasions they are found to be AE92R
*The facelift series 2 models were released in October 1991
*6A-FC was only found in SE hatchbacks and early SE Sedans
*Corollas with 7A-FE engine were AE94 Ultimas in early 1992 and AE96 Ultimas & RV's in late 92 onwards
File:1989 Toyota Corolla (AE92) SE 5-door hatchback (2016-01-04) 02.jpg, Pre-facelift Corolla SE 5-door (Australia)
File:1990 Toyota Corolla (AE92) CS sedan (2009-12-20) 02.jpg, Pre-facelift Corolla CS sedan (Australia)
File:1990 Toyota Corolla (AE92) CS-X Seca liftback (2009-11-12) 02.jpg, Pre-facelift Corolla CS-X Seca liftback (Australia)
File:1993 Toyota Corolla (AE92) SE sedan (2015-07-15) 01.jpg, Facelift Corolla SE sedan (Australia)
File:1993 Toyota Corolla (AE92) SE sedan (2015-07-15) 02.jpg, Facelift Corolla SE sedan (Australia)
File:1992-1994 Toyota Corolla (AE94) CSi Limited 5-door hatchback (2009-09-17) 02.jpg, Facelift Corolla CSi Limited 5-door (Australia)
File:1993 Toyota Corolla (AE96) Ultima Seca liftback (2015-06-08) 02.jpg, Facelift Corolla Ultima Seca liftback (Australia)
Europe
The European model Corolla featured either a four-door sedan and a three- or five-door hatchback, and the regular wagon basically has the front end of the Japan-spec Corolla FX, except for the all white clearance lights and the "TOYOTA" or the ellipse emblem instead of the "FX" or "GT" of the Japanese models. It has the standard side marker lights and the tail light with the integrated rear fog lamp (except for the wagon, which has the rear fog lamp on the tailgate.) European market Corollas also have headlight washers on the XL and the XLi models. The five-door liftback used the Japanese market
Sprinter Cielo body in its entirety, although in Europe it was available with the little 1.3 liter engine as well. From August 1989 there was also a fuel-injected and catalyzed version of the 1.3-liter engine available to some European markets. Power outputs were increased across the range at this time, part of a light mid-life makeover.
The second generation Sprinter Carib was also sold as a Corolla in Europe, where it replaced the
Tercel Wagon. This little four-wheel drive station wagon received the "Touring" suffix in most European markets.
The hatchback, representing the most popular and most closely contested market segment in Europe, suffered from being somewhat of a design afterthought since sedans have always been the mainstay of the Corolla lineup in the home market. As opposed to its European competitors, where hatchbacks received a tacked-on trunk to become sedans (the
Orion, the
Volkswagen Jetta
The Volkswagen Jetta () is a compact car/small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill a sedan niche above the firm's Golf hatchback, it has been marketed over seven generations, variously as the Atlant ...
, or the
Opel Kadett
The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra.
Kadett I (1936–1940)
...
sedan/
Vauxhall Belmont
The Vauxhall Belmont is a saloon car sold in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall between January 1986 and September 1991. It was equivalent to a saloon version of the award winning Opel Kadett E, launched in the autumn of 1984, whose other body s ...
), Toyota started with the sedan and derived the hatchback from it. As a result, the design was a bit truncated and trunk space was minimal at .
This was only a fraction more than the much smaller
Citroën AX
The Citroën AX is a supermini which was built by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1986 to 1998. It was launched at the 1986 Paris Motor Show to replace the Citroën Visa and Citroën LNA.
Overview
Development of this model started in ...
, and considerably less than for competitors such as the Kadett and
Fiat Tipo
The Fiat Tipo (Type 160) is a compact car, designed by the I.DE.A Institute design house, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1988 and 1995.
The Tipo was initially available only as a five-door hatchback. The car was made enti ...
().
The diesel version saw substantial sales in countries such as Belgium and Netherlands, where the tax structure favored diesels but where there were also no laws hindering the sales of Japanese cars. In Europe it was only sold with the comparatively spartan XL equipment level. The diesel, while quite slow and with heavy steering, was competitive with similar European cars of the period.
[ The power of the diesel increased by three horseower in the late summer of 1989.
From late 1989 the 4A-GE engine in the GTi model was changed from the T-VIS equipped 'big port' variant to the non-T-VIS 'small port' version. For UK specification cars (without catalytic converters), this increased power from to . The GTi was available as a hatchback or a liftback, although not all markets received both bodystyles. The catalyzed version, which gradually became the default option across Western Europe, produces at 6,600 rpm.] In Sweden, the 4A-GE equipped liftback was marketed as the Corolla CS (Coupé Sport), beginning in May 1991. It had the new version of the 4A-GE engine and ventilated disc brakes all around.
European market engines:
European market chassis:
* EE90 — 1.3 Hatchback 3-door (XL, GL), 1.3 Sedan 4-door (XL, GL), 1.3 Liftback 5-door, 1.3 Wagon 5-door (XL, GL, SR)
* AE92 — 1.6 Coupé 2-door (XL), 1.6 Sedan 4-door (GL, GLi, XLi), 1.6 Liftback 5-door (GLi, GTi, CS), 1.6 Hatchback 3-door (XL, GLi, Si, GSi, GTi), 1.6 Wagon 5-door
* AE95 — 1.6 Sedan 4-door 4WD, 1.6 Touring 4WD (Wagon)
* CE90 — 1.8 Diesel Hatchback 5-door (XL), Liftback 5-door (XL), Wagon 5-door (XL, GL)
North America
The E90 went on sale in North America for the 1988 model year. North American production of the sedan took place at NUMMI
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) was an American automobile manufacturing company in Fremont, California, jointly owned by General Motors and Toyota that opened in 1984 and closed in 2010.
After the plant was closed by its owners, th ...
and Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand River (Ontario), Grand and Speed River, Speed rivers. The city had a population of 138,479 as of the 2021 Canadian census, 202 ...
, Canada. These two plants made 279,000 units, making a total of 4.5 million of this generation (AE92) made. The NUMMI plant had been building the E80 Corolla FX (hatchback), but this never sold well in the United States and so Toyota switched to building the sedan with the new series. The North American models depart from the previous generation's boxy styling, for a more contemporary look and improved aerodynamics. They feature longer bumpers and small red conspicuity lights on the rear quarter panels. Cabin air exits through stylish vents behind the rear side windows.
A 25th anniversary special edition was produced in 1990, made to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Corolla line. It included 25th anniversary emblems on the front fender, embroidered on the front seat, and a three-spoke steering wheel.
Minor changes for the 1991 model year include the modern Toyota emblem used corporately since 1989 on the grille, all-red taillights, door-mounted and manual lap front seat belts, and new hubcaps for the DX. The rear garnish was deleted for the base model.
The North American Corolla Sport coupé with retractable headlights was basically a Sprinter Trueno with different front corner lights and longer bumpers. Trim levels are SR5 and GT-S. The GT-S is powered by 4A-GE engine and comes with full body kits. In 1990 the 4A-GE received a revised cylinder head and intake manifold. The new motor featured higher compression, the removal of the T-VIS Toyota Variable Induction System, or T-VIS, is a variable intake system designed by Toyota to improve the low-end performance of multi-valve engines.
T-VIS is intended to improve the low-end torque of high-performance, four-stroke internal combusti ...
system, and smaller ports in the intake manifold and is thus commonly referred to as the "smallport" version. Horsepower jumped from 115 hp (86 kW) to 118 hp (88 kW) and 135 hp (100 kW).
The four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...
All-Trac wagon in Base and SR5 trim levels were sold from 1988 to 1992 and had different bodywork to other Corollas. The Corolla 4WD sedan was produced in very small numbers, shared the same body as the AE92 sedan, with the only visible difference being the tire size.
The Geo Prizm
The Geo Prizm and Chevrolet Prizm were compact cars that were rebadged versions of the Toyota Sprinter, a vehicle that the Japanese automaker Toyota never directly sold in the North American market. The Sprinter itself was derived from the T ...
shared a slightly different body with the Japan-market Sprinter sedan and Cielo liftback. These models were slightly more basic than their European/Japanese versions. The GSi version was equipped with the 4A-GE.
North American market engines:
* 4A-F — 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, carb, narrow valve angle, 95 hp (71 kW)
* 4A-FE — 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, FI, narrow valve angle, 102 hp (76 kW)
* 4A-GE — 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4, 16-valve DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion c ...
, FI, wide valve angle, 115 hp (86 kW) 1988/89, 135 hp (100 kW) 1990/91 ''GT-S''
North American market chassis code & (VIN code):
The Japanese built E90 has a JT2 VIN prefix while the NUMMI made E90 used 1NX (Toyota) and 1Y1 (Geo) VIN prefixes and the Cambridge built E90 has a 2T1 prefix.
* AE92 — Sedan 4-door Std (AE91 vin), DX (AE94 vin), LE (AE93 or AE97 vin)
* AE92 — Coupé 2-door SR5 (AE96 vin), GT-S (AE98 vin – model equivalent to Sprinter Trueno with pop-up headlights)
* AE92 — FWD wagon 5-door DX (AE94 vin)
* AE95 — 4WD sedan 4-door All-Trac/4WD (AE94 vin)
* AE95 — FWD/4WD wagon 5-door Std, DX, All-Trac (AE95 vin)
File:1988-1992 Toyota Corolla sedan -- 03-21-2012.JPG, Corolla LE Sedan (US)
File:Toyota Corolla coupe.jpg, Corolla Sport SR5 Coupe (US)
File:Toyota Corolla wagon.jpg, Corolla 1.6 DX Wagon (US)
South Africa
There were only two body styles sold in South Africa. The sixth-generation five-door hatchback that was made in South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
was marketed as the Toyota Conquest. The four-door sedan was also available, but with "Corolla" badging. Production began in October 1988, with a 1.3 liter " 2E" engine or the 1.6 liter " 4A-F" with . The twin cam version of this was also sold, as the GLi Twin Cam for the hatchback and RSi for the sedan( 4A-GE), with . It was also sold as a panel van called the Conquest Carri. The Conquest Carri was simply known as the Toyota Carri from 2000.
From September 1993 on, power outputs changed to and for the 130 and 160i respectively, for the Conquest as well as the Corolla. The 130 was only available with a four-speed manual. The Conquest and Corolla were also available in the 1.8 liter, 7A-FE engined model beginning in September 1993; this replaced the earlier 1.6 Twin Cam in the Conquest and was available in a number of equipment levels in the Corolla (sedan), from GL to the mildly sporting GSX.
In October 1996, an entry-level model called the Toyota Conquest Tazz appeared. This model had a very low equipment level, originally only available with a four-speed manual mated to the 1.3l 2E engine and missing things such as a rear windshield wiper or a cigarette lighter – however, the Tazz did receive a twin-tip exhaust and body coloured bumpers. A five-speed became available three years later. The higher end version was called the Conquest Zip which was powered by the 1.6l 4A-FE engine. The first version of the Tazz was only offered with a 1300 cc engine, while the facelifted version offered two models: 130, and 160i - power figures were the same as for the Corolla. From October 2000 the car received a light facelift with a more ovoid front end treatment and the name was changed to simply Toyota Tazz as the Conquest label was retired. This model continued to be built until July 5, 2006.
See also
*Geo Prizm
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*Holden Nova
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References
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