| Toyota Starlet | |
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 Toyota Starlet 1.3 XLi 5-door (EP91, Europe) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Production | April 1973 – July 1999 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Subcompact car |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Toyota Publica |
| Successor | Toyota Vitz/Echo/Yaris |
The Toyota Starlet (Japanese: トヨタ・スターレット, Toyota Sutāretto) is a subcompact car manufactured by Toyota from 1973 until 1999, replacing the Publica, but retaining the Publica's "P" code and generation numbering. The first generation Starlet was sold as the Publica Starlet in some markets. In Japan, it was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store dealers.
It is the first subcompact car from a Japanese automaker to offer a high-performance variant. These were available in three generations: the 1986–1989 Turbo S (EP71), the 1990–1995 GT Turbo (EP82), and the 1996–1999 Glanza V (EP91). Another variant was the Toyota Sera, a sport compact made in the early 1990s and officially sold only in Japan; the Sera had a unique two-door coupé body and butterfly doors but shared the Starlet's chassis and mechanicals.
The Starlet was briefly exported to North America from 1981 to 1984.
In 1999, the Starlet was replaced by the Vitz—sold as the Echo or Yaris in international markets—and the bB mini MPV, which was later sold as the Scion xB in Canada and the United States and as the Daihatsu Materia in Europe. However, Toyota effectively vacated the European city car market until the Aygo was launched in 2005.
The "Starlet" nameplate was revived in 2020 for a rebadged Suzuki Baleno hatchback, sold exclusively in some African countries (and in India under the "Glanza" name).[1]
- ^ Parker, Sean (23 May 2022). "Toyota gives its Starlet more power and kit and prices it from R226 200". Briefly. Retrieved 24 May 2022.