Starlet Coupe 1.0 (2K)

P40 · 1973–1978RWD

The original Starlet of April 1973 was a two-door coupe. This Japanese version, built until 1978, used the 993 cc 2K engine, rated at 58 PS, with rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. It was the smaller-engined of the two P40 versions in this list, next to the 1.2-litre 3K sedan, and the sedan body followed in October 1973.

57 hpPower

1973-1978Year

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Starlet Coupe 1.0 (2K), every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement1.0 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainRWD

Power57 hp

STORY

The Starlet name appeared in 1973 on a small Toyota coupé and became a standalone range with the KP60 in February 1978. The P70 of October 1984 was the first Starlet with front-wheel drive. The EP82 GT Turbo of the early 1990s carried a turbocharged 1.3-litre four rated at 135 PS and was not offered in the UK. The P90 went on sale in Japan on 6 January 1996 as the basic Reflet and the sportier Glanza: the Glanza V kept the 135 PS turbo engine, the Glanza S used an 85 PS version without a turbo. Production ended in 1999, when the Vitz took over after about 26 years under the Starlet name.

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