Toyota Corolla (E100)

Toyota Corolla/Holden Nova (E100). 1991–9 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan, 5-door liftback sedan, 4-door hardtop, 3- and 5-door hatchback sedan, 5-door wagon, 5-door high-roof van, 2-door coupé. F/F, F/A, 1296 cm³ petrol, 1974 cm³ diesel (I4 OHC), 1331, 1497, 1498, 1587, 1762 cm³ (I4 DOHC). Dr Akihiko Saito, in charge of the Corolla programme, wanted to create the most refined Corolla possible, with Lexus-style comfort. To some degree, the team succeeded, but the car’s price went up in Japan during a recession. Roomy, but heavy, and less competitive alongside other small cars, including Koreans. Sales were initially slow. Longer wheelbase. Short-tail hatchbacks still Corolla FX in Japan. Liftback closer to Sprinter range in Japanese home market. Four-door hardtop coupé from 1992 called Corolla Ceres. Last Corolla built in Australia, where it was also the Holden Nova from 1994 to 1996.

Manufacturing locations: Toyota City, Japan; Fremont, California; Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; Dandenong, Victoria, Australia; Durban, South Africa; Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines; Adapazarı, Turkey; Port Qasim, Pakistan

Marque: Toyota | Model: Toyota Corolla | Predecessor: Toyota Corolla (E90) | Successor: Toyota Corolla (E110)