Toyota Starlet - Other Variants

Other Variants

Normally, Starlets were known for being dependable but dull automobiles, but there were exceptions. The Sera, made in the early 1990s and officially sold only in Japan, is a similar car with a sports body and butterfly doors that shared the Starlet's chassis and mechanicals. Only about 16,000 were ever produced.

Several turbocharged sport versions of the Starlet were also sold in Japan, including the EP71 Turbo S (1986–1989), EP82 GT Turbo (1990–1995) and the EP91 Glanza V (1996–1999). These have become quite popular in recent years in other regions such as Malta, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Dominican Republic and South America as used imports.

The Starlet was briefly exported to North America from 1981 to 1984, when it was replaced by the Corolla FX in Toyota's North American lineup.

They were some Special Edition of 80-series sold in Europe such as 1.3 Jeans in UK and Germany, 1.3 Dance in Switzerland, and 1.3 Westwood in Belgium, all of these are based on 1.3 XLi.

The last 80-series in Indonesia was marketed as Fantastic Starlet, this is the 1.3 SE-G with bumpers, grille, headlights, and turbo-look bonnet from Japanese 1.3 Gi which looks extremely powerful compared to its rivals.

The range was replaced by the Echo / Yaris range in 1999, but Toyota had been absent in the city car market of Europe until the Aygo was launched in 2005. Another Japanese replacement was the bB mini MPV, which is sold as the Scion xB in the United States.