Toyota Sprinter
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| Toyota Sprinter | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Also called | Chevrolet Nova Geo Prizm Toyota Corolla Sprinter Holden Nova |
| Production | 1968-2001 |
| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan |
| Class | Compact |
| Related | Toyota Corolla Toyota Tercel Toyota Sprinter Trueno |
The Toyota Sprinter was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota. The Sprinter was an upmarket version of the Toyota Corolla and was sold exclusively for the Japanese market. A sporty AE86 coupe was available and called the Trueno. The Sprinter was equipped with 4-cylinder engines, 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmissions. The Sprinter was sold in the United States as the Chevrolet Nova and the Geo Prizm. The Nova and Prizm were manufactured in Fremont, California by NUMMI, a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors.
4th GENERATION SPRINTER
The 4th generation sprinter mated with the 5th gen corolla
. both cars used the same frames eg.ee80,ae80,ae81,ae82,& the RWD frames ae85,ae86.
the JDM sprinter was available as a :
4 door sedan, ee80,ae80,ae81,ae82 FWD 2e,3e,2a,4afe,4age(GT) 5 door liftback, ee80,ae80,ae81,ae82 FWD 2e.3e,4afe 2 door coupe(trueno RWD),ae85 ae86 RWD 3a,4afe,4age 3 door liftback (trueno RWD),ae85 ae86 RWD 3a,4afe,4age The sprinter was never available as a hachback untill the name was changed to toyota Allex in 99' and now it is known as toyota blade 2006 (sharp name han).
the ae82 sprinter 4door had distinct features like a different facia 4 side windows, inclined roof different tail lamps sprinter grills, it over all had a similarity with the corolla levin coupe.the RWD sprinter were given pop head lamps & the front bumper were raised a little to accomodate the head, the USDM corolla GTS shared the head with the JDM AE86 sprinter but with small differences.the model trims for the ae82,ae86's are:
TRIMS: zx,sx
dx,special dx
xl,super xl,xl lisse
se,se saloon, riviere
SR,GT twincam 16
RWD TRIMS:
XL,SE,SR,GT,GT apex,black limited
[edit] External links
- AE111 Owners Forum. The AE111 Corolla Levin/Trueno Owners Forum.
- [3]. AE82 cheve nova review
