The Toyota Starlet GL is a front wheel drive road car, with its motor placed in the front, and a 3 door hatchback body.
Its 1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 53 bhp (54 PS/40 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 75 N·m (55 lb·ft/7.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 745 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1385 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 3700 mm | 145.7 inches | |
| Width | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 745 kg | 1642 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1-EL | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 70.5 × 64 mm
2.78 × 2.52 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
54 PS (53 bhp) (40 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
75 Nm (55 ft·lb) (7.6 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
39.6 kW/litre 53.8 ps/litre 53.1 bhp/litre 0.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
75.08 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Aisan carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 943.4 kPa (136.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 249.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 13.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.85 kg/kW 31.49 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| 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 | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 145 SR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 16907 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 12.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Toyota Starlet GL added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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