Toyota Corolla (E80)

Overview

manufacturer	Toyota
aka	Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno AE85/86 Toyota Corolla Sprinter Chevrolet Nova (North America)
production	1983–1987 February 1985 – December 1988 (Australia)‡R1R‡ 1986–1990 (Venezuela)‡R2R‡
assembly	Japan: Toyota City Australia: Port Melbourne, Victoria Indonesia: North Jakarta (Toyota Astra Motor) Malaysia: Shah Alam (UMW Toyota Motor) New Zealand: Thames Philippines: Parañaque (TMP) South Africa: Durban Thailand: Samut Prakan United States: Fremont, California (NUMMI) Venezuela: Cumana, Sucre‡R2R‡ (AE82 Sedan)
designer	Fumio Agetsuma (1979)
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
engine	1.3 L 2A I4 (AE80) 1.3 L 2E I4 (EE80) 1.5 L 3A I4 (AE81/85) 1.6 L 4A-C/E I4 (AE82/86) 1.6 L 4A-GE I4 (AE82/86) 1.8 L 1C-L diesel I4 (CE80)
transmission	4/5-speed manual 3/4-speed automatic
wheelbase	2430 mm 2400 mm (AE85/86)
length	4135 mm FX: 3970 mm North America: 167.5 in FX: 160.0 in
width	1635 mm
height	52.3 in FX: 53.0 in FX16: 52.8 in
weight	840 - 940 kg
predecessor	Corolla E70
successor	Corolla E90
model code	E80

The Toyota Corolla E80 is a range of small automobiles manufactured and marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 as the fifth generation of cars under the Corolla and Toyota Sprinter nameplates. Production totalled approximately 3.3 million, and most models adopted a front-wheel drive layout.

The AE85 and AE86 Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno (SR-5/GT-S in US) retained rear-wheel drive from the previous E70 generation,[3][4][5] along with the three-door "liftback" (E72), three-door van (E70) and five-door wagon (E70) of the previous generation, which remained in production. The AE86 ultimately gained international prominence in drifting and wide popularity in Showroom Stock, Group A, and Group N, Rally and Club racing.

In a joint venture with General Motors, mildly restyled versions of the front-wheel drive AE82 sedan and liftback were locally manufactured and sold in the United States as the

Design

The front-wheel-drive wheelbase was now 2430 mm. This was the first Corolla to top the New Zealand top-ten lists, ending Ford's dominance of that market. A shorter hatchback range had been sketched by Chief Designer Fumio Agetsuma but had not been scheduled for production until Toyota of Australia's Marketing Director saw the sketch and requested it be produced.[6] The additional sales promised from Australia and Europe prompted Toyota to enter it into production. This version was called the Corolla FX in Japan and the Corolla Compact in Germany; it arrived in October 1984 on the front-wheel-drive platform.[7] 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 longer Corolla sedan, 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) inline-four and produced 124 PS, turning the Levin/Trueno (Japan), Corolla GT coupé (Europe) and Corolla GT-S (North America) into a what was arguably a sports car.[8] The three-door FWD hatchback was also available with this engine; it was known as the Corolla FX-GT in Japan and Corolla FX-16 in North America. This engine was also combined with the front-drive transaxle to power the mid-engined Toyota MR2.

The Sprinter sports cars, in two-door coupé and three-door liftback forms, were notable for being the line's first use of pop-up headlamps, which the equivalent Corolla Levin sports models did not have. The liftback has a.

Launched in Japan in May 1983, it reached Europe (including the right-hand drive UK market) three months later, and sold well in most European markets. The car was facelifted in May 1985, receiving larger headlights akin to those installed on the coupés. The smaller 1.3-litre A-series engine was replaced by the new 12-valve 2E unit at the same time for most markets.

Toyota Corolla (E80)

Design

Japan

North America

Europe

Australia

Asia

Motorsport

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