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Ceres 1.6 G 4A-GE Silver Top FWD manual Sedan

Ceres 1.6 G 4A-GE Silver Top FWD manual Sedan

AE100 · 1992–1995FWD

With a five-speed manual, the Ceres G with the Silver Top 4A-GE gets its full 160 PS and 162 Nm from the 1.6 litre twin-cam. Front-wheel drive and a pillarless four-door body make it a rarer combination among 1992 to 1995 hardtops. It is the driver's version of the early Ceres, built by Kanto Auto Works.

158 hpPower
1992-1995Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement1.6 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission5-speed Manual
DrivetrainFWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power158 hp
Torque162 Nm
Weight1100 kg
Dimensions & body
Length4365 mm
Width1695 mm
Height1310 mm
Wheelbase2465 mm
Doors4
Seats5

STORY

Toyota launched the Corolla Ceres in May 1992 as a four-door pillarless hardtop based on the AE100 Corolla chassis, built by Kanto Auto Works in Yokosuka and sold only through Toyota Corolla Store locations. It was a lightly restyled twin of the Sprinter Marino, sold by Toyota Vista Store. Engines were the 1.5 litre 5A-FE and the 1.6 litre 4A-FE, plus the 4A-GE twin-cam, which made 160 PS as the Silver Top and 165 PS as the Black Top after May 1995. A facelift came in May 1994. Both cars were discontinued in June 1998 amid cost cutting after the Japanese recession.

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