Toyota Corolla (E80)

Toyota Corolla (E80)
Overview
ManufacturerToyota
Also calledCorolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno AE85/86
Toyota Corolla Sprinter
Chevrolet Nova (North America)
Production1983–1987
February 1985–December 1988 (Australia)[1]
1986–1990 (Venezuela)[2]
AssemblyToyota City, Japan
Fremont, California (FX) (NUMMI)
North Jakarta, Indonesia
Shah Alam, Malaysia
Parañaque, Philippines (DMC)
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela[2] (AE82 Sedan)
Durban, South Africa
Thames, New Zealand
Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
DesignerFumio Agetsuma (1979)
Body and chassis
Body style3/5-door hatchback (FX)
4-door sedan
4-door sedan (six-window)
5-door liftback
2-door coupé (RWD)
3-door hatchback coupé (RWD)
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive / rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission4/5-speed manual
3/4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,430 mm (95.7 in)
2,400 mm (94.5 in) (AE85/86)
Length4,135 mm (162.8 in)
FX: 3,970 mm (156.3 in)
North America:
4,254 mm (167.5 in)
FX: 4,064 mm (160.0 in)
Width1,635 mm (64.4 in)
Height1,328 mm (52.3 in)
FX: 1,346 mm (53.0 in)
FX16: 1,341 mm (52.8 in)
Curb weight840–940 kg (1,852–2,072 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorCorolla E70
SuccessorCorolla E90

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 Chevrolet Nova.

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  2. ^ a b "Historia de Corolla" (in Spanish). Toyota de Venezuela. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ Lye, Gerard (14 January 2020). "TAS 2020: Toyota 86 Black Limited Concept and AE86 Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex Black Limited on display". paultan.org. Malaysia. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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