Toyota Corolla (E90)

Toyota Corolla (E90)
Pre-facelift Toyota Corolla CS sedan
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Model code	E90
Also called	Toyota Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno (coupé) Toyota Conquest/Tazz (5-door hatchback, South Africa) Toyota Corolla Small Body (Philippines) Toyota Sprinter (Japan) Toyota Sprinter Carib (wagon, Japan) Toyota Sprinter Cielo (liftback, Japan) Toyota Carri (panel van, South Africa) Geo Prizm (North America) Holden Nova (Australia)
Production	1987–1992 March 1989 – June 1994 (Australia)[1] 1988–2006 (South Africa)
Model years	1988–1992
Assembly	Japan: Toyota City Australia: Dandenong, Victoria Canada: Cambridge, Ontario (TMMC) Indonesia: North Jakarta (Toyota Astra Motor) Malaysia: Shah Alam (UMW Toyota Motor) New Zealand: Thames Philippines: Parañaque (TMP) South Africa: Durban Thailand: Samrong Tai (Samrong plant) US: Fremont, California (NUMMI)
Designer	Seiiji Fukushima (1984)[2]
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupé 3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door liftback 5-door station wagon/van
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 1295 cc 2E I4 1397 cc 6A-FC I4 1456 cc 3E I4 1498 cc 5A-F/FE/FHE I4 1587 cc 4A-F/FE I4 1587 cc 4A-GE I4 1587 cc 4A-GZE supercharged I4 1762 cc 7A-FE I4 Diesel: 1839 cc 1C-II/III I4 1973 cc 2C-III I4
Transmission	4/5-speed manual 3/4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,431 mm (95.7 in)
Length	Sedan: 4,326 mm (170.3 in) Liftback & Coupé: 4,374 mm (172.2 in) Wagon: 4,369 mm (172.0 in)/4,356 mm (171.5 in)
Width	1,656 mm (65.2 in) 1988 Liftback, Wagon & Coupé: 1,666 mm (65.6 in)
Height	1988 Sedan: 1,326 mm (52.2 in) Liftback & Coupé: 1,260 mm (49.6 in) 1989–1992 Sedan: 1,331 mm (52.4 in) AWD Sedan: 1,346 mm (53.0 in) FWD Wagon: 1,384 mm (54.5 in) AWD Wagon: 1,415 mm (55.7 in)
Curb weight	880–1,200 kg (1,940–2,646 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Corolla E80 (except wagon/van) Corolla E70 (wagon/van)
Successor	Corolla E100

The Corolla E90 was the sixth generation of cars sold by Toyota under the Corolla nameplate, introduced in 1987 for the 1988 model year. It was the last generation of Corolla to be classified as a subcompact car and the first to be exclusively front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive;^[3] the performance option of rear-wheel drive 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 and also five-door liftback 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 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 ventures with General Motors, E90 variants with minor cosmetic changes were locally manufactured and sold as the Geo Prizm and Holden Nova 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.