TOYOTA INTRODUCES DIESEL POWERED COROLLA AND SPRINTER

Major Hightlights

1. All new Corolla and Sprinter diesel models feature the Toyota 1C diesel engine, with top features including:
   • High Fuel Efficiency
     The 1C diesel engine is a compact, lightweight, direct-drive OHC powerplant with aluminum alloy cylinder heads and other key advances that mean superb fuel efficiency―31 km/L in the Corolla Custom DX and Sprinter Special DX 5-speed manual transmission models over a set course at 60 km/h.
   • Excellent Driving Performance
     Both the Corolla and Sprinter diesel offer maximum power output of 65 ps/4,500 rpm and maximum torque of 11.5 kg-m/3,000 rpm. Impressive power added to lightweight vehicle bodies equals outstanding driving performance.
   • Quiet Ride
     Engine noise has been held to a bare minimum through use of small-size injection nozzles, a low-noise timing belt and mass-damper equipped engine mounts, to provide a luxuriously quiet, relaxing ride.
   • Faster Starting
     Major improvements in engine start-up time have been achieved through adoption of the Super Glow Control System with fast heating glow plugs. Cold starts have been improved by a device which automatically raises rpms in response to lower water temperatures.

     Note

     The models described in this release are available only in Japan.

2. To assure a quiet ride, besides curbing engine noise, Toyota has added extra insulation to the engine hood, instrument panel and dashboard.
3. Five sedans are available in both the Corolla and Sprinter series. Sedans in both series include three with 5-speed manual transmission and two with 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Two Corolla commercial-use stations wagons are also offered.
4. The Corolla and Sprinter diesel models feature the same trim and equipment features as their gasoline-engine counterparts.

Major specifications of all the new models are listed below.

COROLLA DIESELMAJOR SPECIFICATIONS