T150 Series
| Also called | Toyota Carina II (Europe) |
|---|---|
| Production | Jan 1983—Dec 1987 |
| Assembly | Toyota City, Japan Thames, New Zealand |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door liftback 2-door coupé |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine | 1.5 L 3A-LU I4 (AT150) 1.6 L 4A-LU I4 (AT151, export) 1.8 L 1S I4 (ST150/ST160) 2.0 L 2S-E I4 (ST151, export) 2.0 L 3S-GELU DOHC I4 (ST162) 2.0 L 2C-L diesel I4 (CT150) |
| Wheelbase | 2,515 mm (99.0 in) (T150) 2,525 mm (99.4 in) (T160) |
| Length | 4,360–4,390 mm (171.7–172.8 in) |
| Width | 1,670 mm (65.7 in) |
| Height | 1,365 mm (53.7 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,005 kg (2,215.6 lb) |
| Related | Toyota Carina T150/160 Toyota Celica T160 |
The eight generation Corona was the Corona FF, sold alongside the more traditional and recently facelifted rear-wheel drive Corona (T140-series). Essentially a shortened version of the Camry, this was part of Toyota's very cautious approach to introducing front-wheel drive vehicles. Toyota returned to a platform naming tradition, assigned to different bodystyles this generation was made available, abandoned in 1978. The Corona FF as introduced in January 1983 was only available with a five-door liftback bodystyle, and only with the carburetted 100 PS (74 kW) 1.8 litre 1S-LU inline-four. In October 1983 a more traditional four-door sedan was added, and the T150 gradually became the main part of the Corona lineup as the T140-series shrank in importance.
Along with the new bodystyle, more engines were also added: a smaller 1.5 litre 3A-LU at the bottom, while the 1.8 was now available with fuel injection (1S-ELU) and 115 PS (85 kW). There was also a two-litre diesel (2C-L) and the carburetted 1.8 was replaced by the central point injected 1S-iLU, with an extra five horsepower. In 1984, this chassis was also used as the basis for a new, front-wheel drive version of the Carina sedan.
In August 1985 the Corona underwent a small change, largely consisting of new, bigger taillights. Also new was the related Celica and Carina range. With a more sporting chassis and five-lug wheels (rather than four), this received the new T160 chassis code. This chassis, as well as the twin-cam two-liter 3S-GELU engine with 160 PS (118 kW) (JIS) at 6,400 rpm was used for the new Corona 2.0 GT and GT-R versions. A sporting 1.8 SX-R version (1S-ELU) of the 160-series sedan was also added in late 1985.
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