The Toyota Corolla Hardtop SE 1500 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
It is part of Toyota's AE70 model series.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.5 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) at 5600 rpm and 116 Nm (86 lbft/11.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Toyota Corolla Hardtop SE 1500 weighs a claimed 855 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1320 mm | 52 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1335 mm | 52.6 inches | |
| Length | 4105 mm | 161.6 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1330 mm | 52.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 855 kg | 1885 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 3A-U | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.5 litre 1453 cc (88.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 77.5 × 77 mm
3.05 × 3.03 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 (JIS net) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
116 Nm (86 ft·lb) (11.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
40.5 kW/litre 55.1 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
79.83 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1003.2 kPa (145.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 363.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 93.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.4 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.51 kg/kW 24.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 155 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.91 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 349294 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-AE70-ESKES | ||
| Model family | AE70 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Toyota Corolla Hardtop SE 1500 added 2013-07-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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