The Toyota Carina SE is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 72 bhp (73 PS/54 kW) of power at 4700 rpm, and maximum torque of 132.4 N·m (98 lb·ft/13.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1090 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2525 mm | 99.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4380 mm | 172.4 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1090 kg | 2403 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2C | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1974 cc (120.461 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 85 mm
3.39 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 73 PS (72 bhp) (54 kW) at 4700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 132.4 Nm (98 ft·lb) (13.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 27.2 kW/litre 37 ps/litre 36.5 bhp/litre 0.6 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.07 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 23:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch distribution type (injection pump) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 842.9 kPa (122.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 66.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 49.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 66.06 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 20.3 kg/kW 33.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 852445 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | Q-CT170 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Toyota Carina SE added before December 1995. Last modified 2025-12-13. |
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