Toyota Sprinter Trueno

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Toyota Sprinter Trueno
Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86)
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Also called	Toyota Corolla Levin
Production	March 1972 – August 2000
Body and chassis
Class	Sport compact Hot hatch
Body style	2-door coupé (1972–2000) 3-door liftback (1983–1987)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1972–1987) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (1987–2000)

The Toyota Sprinter Trueno (トヨタ・スプリンタートレノ, Toyota Supurintā Toreno) is a series of compact sports coupés which were produced by Toyota from 1972 to 2000. The name Trueno in Spanish means thunder. In Japan, the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to Toyota Auto Store locations.

Its twin, the Toyota Corolla Levin (トヨタ・カローラレビン, Toyota Karōra Rebin), was produced in parallel with the Sprinter Trueno. In Middle English, levin means lightning.^[1] In Japan, the Corolla Levin was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store locations. More recently, the Levin name has been used on certain Corolla hatchbacks in Australia/New Zealand, and on Corolla sedans in China.