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Sprinter 1200 Sedan (KE40)
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Sprinter 1200 Sedan (KE40)

E40/E60 · 1974–1979RWD

Smallest-engined E40 Sprinter sedan, sold in Japan from 1974 to 1979. The KE40 has a 1.2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. It is the economy choice of the generation, below the 1.4 and 1.6-litre sedans and the 1.3-litre version that followed it in 1976.

1974-1979Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement1.2 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD

STORY

The Sprinter began on 1 May 1968 as the Corolla Sprinter, a two-door coupe sold through a dealer network Toyota created for it, Toyota Auto, which later became Netz. The E20 of 1970 came as that coupe and, from August 1971, a four-door sedan. Liftbacks arrived with the E30 and E50 later in the decade, a 1.8 diesel was added to the sedan in February 1982, and the twin-cam Sprinter Trueno ran alongside the Corolla Levin from 1972. The name covered seven body generations through to the E110. The sedan was dropped on 22 December 2000, the Sprinter Cielo hatchback giving way to the Allex in January 2001, and the van was replaced by the Probox in July 2002.

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