The Toyota Starlet Carat is a hatchback with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the front wheels.
The Starlet Carat forms part of Toyota's EP91 family of cars.
Its 1.3 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 118 N·m (87 lb·ft/12 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 930 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 | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 3750 mm | 147.6 inches | |
| Width | 1625 mm | 64 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Kerb weight | 930 kg | 2050 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 45 litres | 9.9 [11.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 4E-FE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.3 litre 1332 cc (81.284 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74 × 77.4 mm
2.91 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
118 Nm (87 ft·lb) (12 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
47 kW/litre 63.9 ps/litre 63.1 bhp/litre 1.03 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
88.59 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1113.2 kPa (161.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 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 91.58 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.32 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.85 kg/kW 24.8 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 | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 155/80 R 13 79S | ||
| Tyres rear | 155/80 R 13 79S | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 587081 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-EP91-AHHSK | ||
| Model family | EP91 | ||
| RAC rating | 13.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Toyota Starlet Carat Automatic added 2019-01-20. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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