Toyota Carina ED

Toyota Carina ED
Toyota Carina ED 2.0 X (ST202)
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Production	August 1985 – April 1998
Assembly	Japan: Toyota City, Aichi (Tsutsumi plant) (August 1985 – December 1987) Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant) (August 1987 – November 1995) Susono, Shizuoka (Kanto Auto Works) (October 1993 – April 1998)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car
Chronology
Successor	Toyota Brevis

The Toyota Carina ED is a compact car manufactured by Japanese automaker Toyota in 1985 as a companion to the 1984 Carina sedan. It was positioned as the four-door Celica, with a similar focus on luxury found on larger Toyota pillared hardtop sedans, like the Toyota Crown and the Mark II/Cresta/Chaser.

It was only sold in Japan and was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Store locations and sold next to the Carina. The Carina ED shared the same Toyota "T" platform as the Celica, while the Celica was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store locations.

Unlike the larger sedans, the Carina ED, and later the Corona EXiV, were genuine four-door hardtops without a B-pillar connecting the rear door support to the roof. Its design sought to emulate the hardtop sedan styling of large American and European sedans, resulting in a small, low cabin with longer front and rear ends. The Carina ED went on sale not long before the Plaza Accord was signed and the Japanese bubble economy took off. The lineup was canceled shortly after the bubble collapsed and the economy began to decline.

The ED achieved huge sales in Japan, and other Japanese manufacturers followed with similar designs, including the Mazda Persona, Nissan Presea, and Honda Integra. "ED" is the initials of "Exciting" and "Dressy".^[1] When the Carina ED was discontinued, the Toyota Brevis appeared for the market segment served by the Carina ED.