Toyota Carina E

Specs: the 12 versions side by side

Same names are repeated in the database. They are distinguished below by power, and where power matches, by kerb weight, 0–100, top speed and production window.

Same names are repeated in the database. They are distinguished below by power, and where power matches, by kerb weight, 0–100, top speed and production window.

All petrol rows use Distributed injection (multi-point). The Diesel 2.0 MT 83 hp has fuel system not measured. Compression: 9.5 on every 1587 cm³ engine, 9.8 on 1762 and 1998 Gasoline, 23 on the 1975 Diesel. Bore × stroke: 81 × 77 (1.6), 81 × 85.5 (1.8), 86 × 86 (2.0 Gasoline), 86 × 85 (2.0 Diesel).

The generation field lists 32 modifications; only these 12 records are in the launch data, so every comparison below uses only these 12.

Engine: hp per litre and what a bigger number actually buys

There is no V-layout in these data: every engine is 4 cylinders, Inline.

• 1.6 MT 116 hp: 116 / 1.587 = 73.1 hp/L — highest specific output in the set. Versus the 1.6 MT 99 hp (99 / 1.587 = 62.4 hp/L) that is +17 hp and +10.7 hp/L on the same 1587 cm³. Versus the 1.6 MT 107 hp (107 / 1.587 = 67.4 hp/L) that is +9 hp and +5.7 hp/L.
• 2.0 MT 133 hp Gasoline: 133 / 1.998 = 66.6 hp/L — close to the 107 hp 1.6, but the extra 411 cm³ and +26 hp / +46 Nm versus the 107 hp 1.6 is what moves 0–100 from 11.4 s to 9 s (−2.4 s) and top speed from 185–190 to 200 km/h.
• 1.8 MT / 1.8 AT 107 hp: 107 / 1.762 = 60.7 hp/L — the lowest petrol specific output. You do not buy more peak power than the 107 hp 1.6; you buy +13 Nm (150 vs 137) arriving at 2600 rpm instead of 4600.
• 2.0 MT 83 hp Diesel: 83 / 1.975 = 42.0 hp/L. Peak torque 174 Nm at 2000 rpm is 9 Nm below the 133 hp petrol 2.0, but 44 Nm above the 99 hp 1.6, and it arrives 2600 rpm earlier than the 133 hp petrol’s 4400.

Same 107 hp on 1.6 and 1.8 is not the same engine on paper: 1587 vs 1762 (+175 cm³), 137 vs 150 Nm, 6000 vs 5600 rpm for peak power, fuel 92 vs 95, compression 9.5 vs 9.8.

Performance and mpg: measured 0–100 and top speed; consumption not measured

City, highway and mixed consumption are not measured on every version. CO2 is not measured. Eco class is not measured. Do not treat a missing mpg figure as “this car has no consumption”.

0–100 km/h (measured Manuals only):

• 2.0 MT 133 hp: 9 s — fastest. 2.6 s quicker than the 1.6 MT 116 hp (11.3 s); 2.4 s quicker than both 1.6 MT 107 hp rows (11.4 s); 2.8 s quicker than the April-window 1.8 MT 107 hp (11.8 s); 3.3 s quicker than 1.6 MT 99 hp and Diesel 2.0 MT 83 hp (both 12.3 s); 3.6 s quicker than the December-window 1.8 MT 107 hp (12.6 s).
• 1.6 MT 116 hp vs 1.6 MT 99 hp: 11.3 vs 12.3 s — 1.0 s for +17 hp.
• Two 1.8 MT 107 hp rows are not equal: April-window 11.8 s / 190 km/h / 1233 kg versus December-window 12.6 s / 185 km/h / 1248 kg. Same name, +15 kg, +0.8 s, −5 km/h.
• 1.8 AT 107 hp (both windows) and 2.0 AT 133 hp: 0–100 not measured, top speed not measured. Choosing Automatic over Manual in this catalogue is a choice without a published sprint or Vmax in these data.

Top speed:

• 1.6 MT 116 hp: 195 km/h — highest among 1.6s.
• 1.6 MT 107 hp April window: 190 km/h; the December-window 1.6 MT 107 hp: 185 km/h (−5).
• 1.6 MT 99 hp: 185 km/h (April, 1233 kg) or 180 km/h (December, 1248 kg).
• 2.0 MT 133 hp: 200 km/h — +5 vs the 116 hp 1.6, +15 vs the 185 km/h 107 hp 1.6, +30 vs Diesel 170.
• Diesel 2.0 MT 83 hp: 170 km/h — lowest measured.

Dimensions and weight: kg per hp, payload, clearance

Wheel size is not measured on all 12. Ground clearance is 155 mm on 11 versions and not measured on the 1.6 MT 116 hp. Tank is 60 L on all.

Kerb / kg per hp (where kerb is measured):

• 2.0 MT 133 hp: 1220 kg → 9.17 kg/hp — best power-to-weight.
• 1.6 MT 116 hp: 1135 kg → 9.78 kg/hp.
• 1.6 MT 107 hp April: 1130 kg → 10.56 kg/hp — lightest kerb in the set.
• 1.6 MT 107 hp December: 1155 kg → 10.79 kg/hp (+25 kg vs the April 107 hp 1.6).
• 1.8 MT 107 hp April: 1233 kg → 11.52 kg/hp.
• 1.8 MT 107 hp December: 1248 kg → 11.66 kg/hp.
• 1.6 MT 99 hp April: 1233 kg → 12.45 kg/hp.
• 1.6 MT 99 hp December: 1248 kg → 12.61 kg/hp.
• 2.0 MT 83 hp Diesel: 1323 kg → 15.94 kg/hp — heaviest kerb and worst kg/hp.

Kerb is not measured on both 1.8 AT 107 hp rows and on 2.0 AT 133 hp.

Gross weight and payload (gross − kerb), where both exist:

• 2.0 MT 133 hp: 1750 − 1220 = 530 kg payload — largest measured.
• 1.6 MT 107 hp December: 1650 − 1155 = 495 kg.
• 1.6 MT 99 hp April: 1720 − 1233 = 487 kg.
• 1.8 MT 107 hp April and 1.6 MT 99 hp December: 487 and 472 kg (1720 − 1233 / 1720 − 1248).
• 1.8 MT 107 hp December: 1720 − 1248 = 472 kg.
• 1.6 MT 107 hp April: 1600 − 1130 = 470 kg.
• Diesel 2.0 MT 83 hp: 1780 − 1323 = 457 kg — highest gross (1780 kg) but not the highest payload.
• 1.6 MT 116 hp: 1400 − 1135 = 265 kg — 265 kg less payload than the 133 hp 2.0, because gross is 1400 kg, 350 kg below the 1750 kg 2.0 Gasoline. If you buy the 116 hp 1.6 for the sprint, you give up load.

Which generation changed what

There is 1 generation only (1992-04-01 to 1998-01-31). Nothing in these data is a facelift generation. What does split is the version window:

• 1992-04-01 to 1997-12-31: 1.6 MT 99 hp (1233 kg, 185 km/h), 1.6 MT 107 hp (1130 kg, 190 km/h), 1.6 MT 116 hp, 1.8 MT 107 hp (1233 kg, 11.8 s, 190 km/h), 1.8 AT 107 hp.
• 1992-12-01 to 1997-11-30: 1.6 MT 107 hp (1155 kg, 185 km/h), 1.6 MT 99 hp (1248 kg, 180 km/h), 1.8 MT 107 hp (1248 kg, 12.6 s, 185 km/h), 1.8 AT 107 hp, 2.0 MT 133 hp, 2.0 AT 133 hp, 2.0 MT 83 hp Diesel.

The 2.0 petrol and the Diesel do not appear in the April-start group in this extract. If you want 133 hp or the Turbo Diesel, the matching rows are the December-start 2.0 MT / 2.0 AT. If you want the 116 hp 1.6, it is only in the April-start group.

Same-name pairs that are easy to mix up:

• Two 1.6 MT 107 hp: April 1130 kg / 190 km/h / gross 1600 vs December 1155 kg / 185 km/h / gross 1650. Same 11.4 s. April is 25 kg lighter and 5 km/h faster on Vmax; December allows 50 kg more gross.
• Two 1.6 MT 99 hp: April 1233 kg / 185 km/h vs December 1248 kg / 180 km/h. Same 12.3 s.
• Two 1.8 MT 107 hp: April is 0.8 s and 5 km/h quicker and 15 kg lighter than December.
• Two 1.8 AT 107 hp: identical published engine and gearbox; they differ only by window. Accel, Vmax and kerb not measured on both.

Which version to choose

Want the strongest measured sprint and top speed: 2.0 MT 133 hp Gasoline. It is +26 hp and +46 Nm versus any 107 hp petrol, 9 s / 200 km/h, 9.17 kg/hp, 530 kg payload. The matching 2.0 AT 133 hp has the same 133 hp / 183 Nm / 1998 cm³ and Automatic 4, but 0–100, top speed and kerb are not measured — you cannot rank the Automatic against the Manual on performance from these data.

Want the strongest 1.6: 1.6 MT 116 hp (116 hp, 145 Nm, 11.3 s, 195 km/h, 73.1 hp/L). Check payload: 265 kg at 1400 kg gross, and clearance not measured. If you need load more than the extra 9 hp over the 107 hp 1.6, the 116 hp row is the wrong trade.

Want the lightest 107 hp 1.6 on 92 fuel: April-window 1.6 MT 107 hp (1130 kg, 11.4 s, 190 km/h). The December-window 1.6 MT 107 hp is the same 107 hp / 137 Nm / 11.4 s but +25 kg, −5 km/h, +50 kg gross.

Want torque without a 2.0 petrol: 1.8 MT 107 hp — 150 Nm @ 2600 versus 137 Nm @ 4600 on the 107 hp 1.6. Prefer the April-window 1.8 MT (11.8 s, 190 km/h, 1233 kg) over the December-window 1.8 MT (12.6 s, 185 km/h, 1248 kg). 1.8 AT 107 hp keeps the same engine and Automatic 4; performance not measured.

Want the 99 hp 1.6 (95 fuel, 130 Nm): it is −8 hp / −7 Nm versus the 107 hp 1.6 and +0.9 s (12.3 vs 11.4). April-window 1.6 MT 99 hp is 15 kg lighter and 5 km/h faster than the December-window twin. Specific output 62.4 hp/L is the lowest of the 1.6 Gasoline rows.

Want Diesel: only 2.0 MT 83 hp (Turbo, 174 Nm @ 2000, 12.3 s, 170 km/h, 1323 kg). Versus the 2.0 MT 133 hp Gasoline that is −50 hp, +2.4 s, −30 km/h, +103 kg, +6.77 kg/hp. Versus the 1.6 MT 99 hp it matches 12.3 s but is 90 kg heavier. Fuel consumption is not measured, so the Diesel cannot be chosen on mpg from this catalogue.

Reliability and problems: not measured in these data. Chassis hardware (suspension, brakes, FWD, 60 L tank, 155 mm clearance where listed) is the same pattern across the 12 rows; it does not differentiate versions except the 1.6 MT 116 hp (clearance not measured, gross 1400 kg).

Practical pick from the numbers only: if the car must be an Estate 5-door Carina E and you can use a Manual, 2.0 MT 133 hp is the version the arithmetic favours for speed and payload; 1.6 MT 116 hp if you stay on 1587 cm³ and accept 265 kg payload; April 1.6 MT 107 hp if you want the lowest kerb on 92 fuel; April 1.8 MT 107 hp if the 150 Nm @ 2600 matters more than peak hp; 2.0 MT 83 hp only if you specifically need the Diesel Turbo row. Do not treat the two 1.8 AT or the 2.0 AT as “the same as the Manual but slower” — slower is not measured.