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Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door Hatchback
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Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door Hatchback

L30 · 1986–1990FWD

Third-generation Tercel with the 1.3-litre 2E, sold in Japan from 1986 to 1990 as a three- or five-door hatchback with front-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. It was the economy choice in a range that also had a turbo petrol and a turbo diesel.

1986-1990Year
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Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door Hatchback, every angle

Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackExterior
Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackExterior
Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackExterior
Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackInterior
Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackInterior
Tercel 1.3 (2E) 3/5-door HatchbackEngine
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement1.3 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
Transmission4-speed Manual
DrivetrainFWD
Dimensions & body
Width1625 mm
Wheelbase2380 mm
Seats5

STORY

The Tercel went on sale on 3 August 1978 as Toyota's first front-wheel-drive car, and it was laid out unusually: the engine sat longitudinally with the gearbox behind it rather than beside it. North America took the early cars as the Corolla Tercel; in Japan the name was simply Tercel, sold through the Corolla and Diesel channels while the sister Corsa went through Toyopet. The L20 of May 1982 added a third sister, the Corolla II, and from then the Tercel became a Vista Store exclusive. The L30 of May 1986 offered four-wheel drive with a six-speed gearbox whose extra ratio was an extra-low first. The L50 of September 1994 went front-drive only, and the line ended in July 1999.

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