Fifth generation — E80 series — 1983
Fifth generation
Also called:Chevrolet NovaProduction:1983–1987Similar:Ford Escort
Honda Civic
Mazda 323
Nissan SentraThe fifth generation is generally regarded as the most popular Corolla when measured against its contemporaries, and some 3.3 million units were produced. This model, from 1984, moved the Corolla into front wheel drive, except for the AE85 Corolla (SR5 outside Japan) and AE86 Sprinter Trueno (GT-S outside Japan) which continued on the older rear wheel drive platform, along with the three-door "liftback" (E72), three-door van (E70) and five-door wagon (E70) of the previous generation, that were still being produced.
The front-wheel-drive wheelbase was now 95.6 in (2428 mm).
It was the first Corolla to top the New Zealand top-10 lists, ending Ford's dominance of that market. A "short" hatchback range, called the Corolla FX in Japan and the Corolla Compact in Germany, arrived in 1984, on the front-wheel-drive platform. The three and five-door hatchbacks resembled the Corolla sedan with a truncated rear deck and trunk. Although there was a five-door liftback model of the basic Corolla, the FX-based hatchback was sold alongside it. The Corolla FX replaced the Toyota Starlet in North America.
A DOHC 16-valve engine, designated 4A-GE, was added in 1983 on the rear-drive cars. It was a 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4 and produced an impressive 124 hp (92 kW), turning the Sprinter Trueno (Japan), Corolla GT coupe (Europe) and Corolla GT-S into a popular sports car. This engine was also combined with the front-drive transaxle to power the mid-engined Toyota MR-2.
The Sprinter sports cars, in two-door coupe and three-door liftback forms, were notable for the line's first use of pop-up headlamps, which the equivalent Corolla Levin sports models did not have. These AE86 models have been immortalized in the anime series Initial D, and have been also featured in the computer and video games Need for Speed: Underground 2, Gran Turismo 3 & 4, and Auto Modellista.
A new Corolla FX, built at the US NUMMI plant, appeared in 1987. It was available with either SOHC or DOHC engines, the latter marketed as the FX-16.
USA (1984-1987)
American engines:
US-market chassis:
Australian engines:
Toyota Corolla AE80 (Sweden)
Toyota Corolla AE82 FX hatchback (Sweden)
Fifth generation
Also called:Chevrolet NovaProduction:1983–1987Similar:Ford EscortHonda Civic
Mazda 323
Nissan SentraThe fifth generation is generally regarded as the most popular Corolla when measured against its contemporaries, and some 3.3 million units were produced. This model, from 1984, moved the Corolla into front wheel drive, except for the AE85 Corolla (SR5 outside Japan) and AE86 Sprinter Trueno (GT-S outside Japan) which continued on the older rear wheel drive platform, along with the three-door "liftback" (E72), three-door van (E70) and five-door wagon (E70) of the previous generation, that were still being produced.
The front-wheel-drive wheelbase was now 95.6 in (2428 mm).
It was the first Corolla to top the New Zealand top-10 lists, ending Ford's dominance of that market. A "short" hatchback range, called the Corolla FX in Japan and the Corolla Compact in Germany, arrived in 1984, on the front-wheel-drive platform. The three and five-door hatchbacks resembled the Corolla sedan with a truncated rear deck and trunk. Although there was a five-door liftback model of the basic Corolla, the FX-based hatchback was sold alongside it. The Corolla FX replaced the Toyota Starlet in North America.
A DOHC 16-valve engine, designated 4A-GE, was added in 1983 on the rear-drive cars. It was a 1.6 L (1587 cc) I4 and produced an impressive 124 hp (92 kW), turning the Sprinter Trueno (Japan), Corolla GT coupe (Europe) and Corolla GT-S into a popular sports car. This engine was also combined with the front-drive transaxle to power the mid-engined Toyota MR-2.
The Sprinter sports cars, in two-door coupe and three-door liftback forms, were notable for the line's first use of pop-up headlamps, which the equivalent Corolla Levin sports models did not have. These AE86 models have been immortalized in the anime series Initial D, and have been also featured in the computer and video games Need for Speed: Underground 2, Gran Turismo 3 & 4, and Auto Modellista.
A new Corolla FX, built at the US NUMMI plant, appeared in 1987. It was available with either SOHC or DOHC engines, the latter marketed as the FX-16.
USA (1984-1987)
American engines:
US-market chassis:
- E-82 — FWD sedan, 2-door/4-door, hatchback(Std, LE, LE Ltd) 3-door (FX/FX16)
- E-84 — 4WD 5-door wagon (Std, DX)
- E-86 — RWD coupe 2-door, hatchback, 3-door (SR5, GT-S)
Australian engines:
- 2A 1.3 L, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 69 hp
- 3A 1.5 L, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 71 hp
- 4A 1.6 L, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 78 hp
- 4A-GE 1.6 L I4, 16-valve DOHC, FI, 115 hp (86 kW)
- AE80 — FWD 4-door sedan /5-door hatchback
- AE82 — FWD 4-door sedan /5-door hatchback
- AE86 — RWD 2-door coupe /3-door hatchback (Badged as Toyota Sprinter)
- 2A 1.3 L, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 69 hp
- 4A 1.6 L, 8-valve SOHC, carb, 84 hp
- 4A-GE 1.6 L I4, 16-valve DOHC, FI, 121 hp (86 kW)
- 1C 1.8 L, Diesel, Mechanical Injection, 58 hp
- 2E 1.3 L, 12-valve SOHC, carb, 75 hp
- E80 — FWD 4-door sedan /5-door liftback
- E80 — FWD 3-door liftback
- E82 — FWD 3-door hatchback
- E86 — RWD 2-door coupe /3-door hatchback
Toyota Corolla AE80 (Sweden)
Toyota Corolla AE82 FX hatchback (Sweden)
