Toyota Corolla (E80)
| Toyota Corolla E80 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Also called | Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno AE85/86 Toyota Corolla Sprinter |
| Production | 1983–1987 February 1985 – December 1988 (Australia) 1986-1990 (Venezuela) (AE82 Sedan) |
| Assembly |
Toyota City, Japan Fremont, California (FX) (NUMMI) Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela Durban, South Africa Thames, New Zealand Australia |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3/5-door hatchback (FX) 4-door sedan 4-door sedan (six-window) 5-door liftback 2-door coupé (RWD) 3-door hatchback coupé (RWD) |
| Layout | Front engine, front-wheel drive / rear-wheel drive |
| Related | Chevrolet Nova |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.3 L 2A I4 1.3 L 2E I4 1.5 L 3A I4 1.6 L 4A I4 1.8 L 1C diesel I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 3/4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,430 mm (96 in) |
| Length | 4,135 mm (163 in) FX: 3,970 mm (156 in) North America: 4,254 mm (167.5 in) FX: 4,064 mm (160.0 in) |
| Width | 1,635 mm (64 in) |
| Height | 1,328 mm (52.3 in) FX: 1,346 mm (53.0 in) FX16: 1,341 mm (52.8 in) |
| Curb weight | 840–940 kg (1,850–2,070 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Corolla E70 |
| Successor | Corolla E90 |
The Toyota Corolla E80 is an automobile which was produced by Japanese manufacturer Toyota from 1983 to 1987. It was the fifth generation of cars sold by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate. It was also sold under the Toyota Sprinter nameplate.
The fifth generation is generally regarded as the most popular Corolla when measured against its contemporaries, and some 3.3 million units were produced. This model, from 1983, moved the Corolla into front-wheel drive, except for the AE85 and AE86 Corolla Levin / Sprinter Trueno models (SR-5 / GT-S in USA) which continued on the older rear-wheel drive platform, along with the three-door "liftback" (E72), three-door van (E70) and five-door wagon (E70) of the previous generation, that were still being produced.
The front-wheel-drive wheelbase was now 95.6 in (2,430 mm).
It was the first Corolla to top the New Zealand top-ten lists, ending Ford's dominance of that market. A shorter hatchback range, called the Corolla FX in Japan and the Corolla Compact in Germany, arrived in October 1984 on the front-wheel-drive platform. The three- and five-door hatchbacks resembled the Corolla sedan with a truncated rear deck and trunk. Although there was a five-door liftback model of the basic Corolla, the shorter FX hatchback was sold alongside it. The Corolla FX replaced the Toyota Starlet in North America.
A DOHC 16-valve engine, designated 4A-GE, was added in 1983 on the rear-drive cars. It was a 1.6 L (1,587 cc) I4 and produced an impressive 124 PS (91 kW), turning the Levin/Trueno (Japan), Corolla GT coupé (Europe) and Corolla GT-S (North America) into a what was arguably a sports car. The three-door FWD hatchback was also available with this engine; it was known as the Corolla FX-16 in North America. This engine was also combined with the front-drive transaxle to power the mid-engined Toyota MR-2.
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