Toyota Carina
| Toyota Carina | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Production | 1970–2001 |
| Assembly | Toyota Tsutsumi plant, Toyota City, Aichi, Japan |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class |
Compact car Mid-size car (Carina E) |
| Related |
Toyota Celica (1970–1984) Toyota Corona (1984–2001) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor |
Toyota Allion (Japan) Toyota Avensis (Europe) |
| First generation | |
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Carina 1600GT
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1970–1977 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2/4-door sedan 2-door hardtop coupé 5-door wagon |
| Related | Toyota Celica |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4/5-speed manual 2/3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | early: 2,425 mm (95.5 in) late: 2,490 mm (98 in) |
| Length | 4,135–4,200 mm (162.8–165.4 in) |
| Width | 1,570 mm (62 in) |
| Height | 1,395 mm (54.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 960 kg (2,120 lb) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1977–1981; 1980–1982 (Celica Camry) |
| Assembly | Japan: Toyota, Aichi |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door hardtop coupe 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Related |
Toyota Celica Toyota Supra |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,407 cc T-J I4 (TA16V, Van only) 1,588 cc 2T I4 (TA40/TA19V) 1,588 cc 12T-U I4 (TA41/49V) 1.8 L 13T-U I4 (TA46) 1.8 L 3T-EU I4 (TA57) 2.0 L 21R-U I4 (RA56) 2.0 L 18R-GEU I4 (RA55) |
| Transmission | 4/5-speed manual 3/4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (98.4 in) 2,495 mm (98.2 in) (Van) |
| Length | 4,230–4,270 mm (166.5–168.1 in) 4,445 mm (175.0 in) (Celica Camry) |
| Width | 1,630 mm (64.2 in) 1,645 mm (64.8 in) (Celica Camry) |
| Height | 1,390–1,425 mm (54.7–56.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 945–995 kg (2,083–2,194 lb) 1,010 kg (2,227 lb) (Celica Camry) |
| Third generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1981–1988 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Related |
Toyota Celica Toyota Celica XX |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-MT / 5-MT 3-AT / 4-AT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (98 in) |
| Length | 4,385 mm (172.6 in) - 4,470 mm (176 in) |
| Width | 1,650 mm (65 in) |
| Height | 1,365 mm (53.7 in) - 1,425 mm (56.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 995 kg (2,194 lb) - 1,135 kg (2,502 lb) |
| Fourth generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1984–1988 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Related |
Toyota Carina II Toyota Carina ED Toyota Corona (T150) Toyota Celica |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0/1.8/1.6/1.5L |
| Transmission | 4-speed AT / 3-speed AT / 5-speed MT / 4-speed MT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,515 mm (99.0 in) |
| Length | 4,350 mm (171 in) |
| Width | 1,670 mm (66 in) |
| Height | 1,365 mm (53.7 in) 1,320 mm (52 in) (Carina ED) |
| Curb weight | 950 kg (2,090 lb) |
| Fifth generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1988–1992 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | Toyota "T" |
| Related |
Toyota Corona Toyota Corona Coupe Toyota Celica |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,456 cc 3E I4 1,973 cc 2C diesel I4 |
| Transmission | 5-MT/ 4-AT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,525 mm (99.4 in) |
| Length | 4,380 mm (172 in) |
| Width | 1,690 mm (67 in) |
| Height | 1,370 mm (54 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,060 kg (2,340 lb) |
| Sixth generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1992–1996 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, FWD / 4WD |
| Platform | Toyota "T" |
| Related |
Toyota Corona Toyota Celica |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | 5-MT/ 6-MT/4-AT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,580 mm (102 in) |
| Length | 4,450 mm (175 in) |
| Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
| Height | 1,400 mm (55 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) |
| Seventh generation | |
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2001 Toyota Carina GT, AT212 (Japan)
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1996–2001 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, FWD / 4WD |
| Related |
Toyota Corona Toyota Celica |
| Powertrain | |
| Transmission | 4-speed-AT/ 5-speed-MT/ 6-speed short shifter-MT/ |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,580 mm (102 in) |
| Length | 4,450 mm (175 in) |
| Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
| Height | 1,395 mm (54.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,110 kg (2,450 lb) |
The Toyota Carina was an automobile manufactured by Toyota from December 1970 to 2001. It was introduced as a four-door counterpart of the Celica, of which it originally shared a platform. Later, it was realigned to the Corona platform, but retained its performance image, with distinctive bodywork and interior — aimed at the youth market and remaining exclusive to Japanese Toyota dealerships Toyota Store. It was replaced in Japan by the Toyota Allion in 2000 and was succeeded in Europe by the Toyota Avensis.
The inspiration for the name Carina came from the Carina star cluster, sharing a naming inspiration from the Celica, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".
The first-generation Carina was manufactured from December 1970, and sold at Toyota Store dealership channels in Japan, sharing its platform with the Toyota Corolla Store exclusive Toyota Celica sports coupe, while the already established Toyota Corona was sold at Toyopet Store locations. Its European release took place in October 1971. Toyota was able to save development and tooling costs by building a family sedan and a sports car on the same platform and in the same factory. The Carina filled the size gap between the smaller Corolla and the larger Corona.
Show room appeal was enhanced by the inclusion in the price of reclining seats with built-in head restraints, radio, clock, reversing lights and servo-assistance on the brakes: these were features which, where available on competitor models, tended to be offered only as options at extra cost.
The chassis code was A10, with A15, 17 and 18 being reserved for hardtop coupés. Excepting the anomalous RA16 hardtop, A16 and 19 were used on vans (utility wagons). Beginning in 1975, A30-series numbers were used for some hardtop coupés. The wagons/vans of the first generation were not regularly exported. Carina vans entered production in December 1975.
The A10 Carina was also exported to the US, but its introduction coincided with the introduction under President Nixon of a 10% import duty and sales volumes were disappointing. Cars destined for export were increasingly switched towards other markets in Europe and elsewhere, and US exports stopped after only two years: instead the company progressed with plans to build car plants in the USA.
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