The Toyota Corona 1800 GX Hardtop is a rear wheel drive automobile, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door coupé bodyshell.
It forms part of Toyota's ST140 family of cars.
The 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that has an output of 99 bhp (100 PS/74 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 152 N·m (112 lb·ft/15.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1035 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 170 km/h, or 106 mph.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Japanese (JDM) domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Length | 4500 mm | 177.2 inches | |
| Width | 1670 mm | 65.7 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1035 kg | 2282 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 61 litres | 13.4 [16.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1S-U | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1832 cc (111.795 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80.5 × 90 mm
3.17 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS) |
100 PS (99 bhp) (74 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
152 Nm (112 ft·lb) (15.5 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
82.97 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1042.6 kPa (151.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 458 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.98 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.02 kg/kW 23.42 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RAx.RA.PR.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 165 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.58 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54703 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | ST140 | ||
| RAC rating | 16.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1983 Toyota Corona 1800 GX Hardtop added before December 1995. Last modified 2016-08-13. |
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