Toyota Sprinter Carib

Toyota Sprinter Carib
Production period:	1982-2002
Class :	SUV
Body versions :	Station wagon
Successor:	Toyota Voltz

The Toyota Sprinter Carib was the first SUV that Toyota produced from 1982 to 2002. In the export markets, the model sometimes had different names than on the home market. With the Sprinter Carib, Toyota responded to the Nissan Prairie , but Toyota did not position its model as a minivan , but as a station wagon with a special rear for greater uses. From 1995 the model largely corresponded to the European Toyota Corolla 110 station wagon. In 2002 the series was discontinued and the successor model Toyota Voltz was built in the USA and imported from there to Japan. This was no longer offered in Europe.

Sprinter Carib AL25 (1982–1988), Tercel Wagon (1983–1989), Tercel 4WD (1983–1990)

AL25
Sprinter Carib AL25
Production period:	1982-1989
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.45 liters (61–66 kW)
Length:	4310 mm
Width:	1615 mm
Height:	1500 mm
Wheelbase :	2430 mm
Empty weight :	1015 kg

After the Nissan Prairie became a sales success when it launched in the home market, Toyota quickly decided to create a rival model. Originally a normal station wagon of the Toyota Sprinter series based on the Toyota Tercel II was planned, which had front-wheel drive . In order to be able to position it as an SUV with a large load space, the rear was redesigned for better usage. In order to install four-wheel drive as cheaply as possible , the rear axle of the Toyota Corolla (E70), which had rear-wheel drive , was installed. A transfer case was used to create a system which, at the push of a button, had four-wheel drive (4WD) in a rigid ratio of 50:50 power transmission instead of front-wheel drive. The petrol engine with five-speed manual gearbox , the front body and the front interior including the dashboard were taken over from the Tercel. In addition, a compass and inclinometer were attached.

• Production and sales started in Japan in August 1982. The 3A-U – 1452 cm³ gasoline engine equipped with a carburetor had an output of 61 kW (83 PS) or, as a 3A-HU with a variable Venturi carburetor, 63 kW (86 PS). A Tercel limousine with 4WD system was also created based on the Sprinter Carib, but was only offered on the home market.
• In 1983 it was launched as Tercel 4WD in Europe and Oceania and as Tercel Wagon in North America . This is one of the reasons why a three-speed automatic transmission was available from October .
• In August 1984 the 3A-SU with 66 kW (90 PS) replaced the 3A-HU.
• After the start of production of the third Tercel generation in June 1986, the Sprinter Carib was also released and the sedan was slightly revised. A 6-speed manual transmission with a long first gear ratio as a starting gear (extra low) was also available as an option in adverse ground conditions. In addition, an electronic chassis and the 3A-U developed 63 kW (85 PS). Both engine versions also had intake manifold injection . A special version with headlamp cleaning system , special two-tone paintwork and electric steel sunroof was offered. In Europe only the Tercel 4WD was offered because the Toyota Starlet was Toyota 's entry-level model.
• Sales in the home market were discontinued at the beginning of 1988, as was production of the sedan in May 1988.
• In North America, sales ended in mid-1989. In October 1989, production of the first generation ceased.
• The Tercel 4WD was still in the range in Europe and Oceania until spring 1990.

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  Tercel 4WD Europe

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  Tercel Wagon USA

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  Rear view of Tercel 4WD Europe

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  Rear view of the Tercel Wagon (USA)

Sprinter Carib AE95G (1988–1995), Corolla AllTrac (1989–1995), Corolla Tercel 4WD (1990–1995)

AE95G
Sprinter Carib AE95G
Production period:	1988-1995
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.6 liters (74–81 kW)
Length:	4370 mm
Width:	1655 mm
Height:	1485 mm
Wheelbase :	2430 mm
Empty weight :	1200 kg

In February 1988 the second generation was introduced on the home market. The basis was no longer the Tercel III, but the Corolla (E90) , but using the rear axle of the predecessor. This made the model wider and longer, with the same wheelbase. This model also received the 4A-FE 1.6 liter petrol engine with 74 kW (100 hp) and carburettor from the Corolla. The 4WD system now had a mechanical differential lock and an electronic height system was also available as an option, which hydraulically raised the ground clearance by up to 30 mm while driving. The Sprinter Carib II largely corresponded to the Corolla (E90) and was introduced in North America as Corolla AllTrac in August 1989, parallel to the first revision . The Corolla Kombi was already available here as a Corolla Wagon, at the same time the station wagon with the AllTrac was the same up to the rear. From the revision, ventilated disc brakes were installed at the front and the position of the 4WD switch was changed due to the introduction of a four-speed automatic transmission next to the five-speed manual transmission. From now on there was also an optional large central electric sunroof and anti-lock braking system as standard, depending on the version, and the capacity of the windshield wiper tank was increased.

• After the same signs were given in Europe and Oceania as in North America, it was offered here as Corolla Tercel 4WD from September 1990 . At the same time there was a small facelift with a modified bumper, grille, headlights and the new Toyota emblem. Technically, the 4A-FHE with 81 kW (110 PS) was introduced, which, like the 4A-FH, had intake manifold injection EFI.
• In September 1991, three-point seat belts and side impact protection were introduced in the side doors. In addition, the seat covers were now made of flame-retardant materials.
• From August 1993 a driver airbag was standard equipment and the air conditioning system, which was standard depending on the equipment, was now CFC-free.

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  Rear view

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  Corolla Tercel 4WD

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  Corolla AllTrac

Sprinter Carib AE110G, Corolla Wagon 4WD (1995-2002)

AE110G
Sprinter Carib AE110G
Production period:	1995-2002
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.6–1.8 liters (81–121 kW)
Length:	4425 mm
Width:	1690 mm
Height:	1490 mm
Wheelbase :	2465 mm
Empty weight :	1405 kg

Rear view

The third generation made its debut in August 1995. The previous model had already sold poorly recently, as the typical SUV buyers from the start bought more SUVs in the SUV style, such as the Toyota RAV4 . The Sprinter Carib was basically nothing more than the Corolla (E110) station wagon with all-wheel drive and rear spoiler planned for Europe. That is why the Corolla E110 station wagon, launched in 1996, also had the high-rise trunk known from its predecessors, and the Sprinter Carib was available for the first time on the domestic market with front-wheel drive as a 2WD, because there was no longer a real Corolla station wagon. The engines corresponded to the 1587 cm³ four-cylinder (4A-FE) with 81 kW (110 PS) or 85 kW (115 PS) installed in the regular Corolla (E110) and the 1762 cm³ 7A-FE with 88 kW (120 PS) ), each with a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. The standard equipment included front airbags and ABS as well as central locking and electric windows. In Europe, the Sprinter Carib III was simply offered as a Corolla station wagon with all-wheel drive, without a rear spoiler. In Oceania as Corolla Wagon 4WD. This series was not offered in North America.

• Under the name Sprinter Carib Rosso , the Sprinter Carib with the front grille of the European Corolla WRC and the 1587 cm³ 4A GE 20-valve twin-cam gasoline engine with 121 kW (165 hp), coupled with a six-speed manual transmission the Toyota Carina produced as a special series from 1997 in Japan.
• Parallel to the Corolla, the Sprinter Carib received a facelift in April 1998 with modified headlights and radiator grille, which was only introduced for the Corolla in Europe in 1999.
• In July 2002 production was stopped in favor of the Toyota Voltz imported from the USA .

Web links

Commons : Toyota Sprinter Carib  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Tercel Wagon 4WD homepage