Toyota Tercel

Toyota Tercel
About

The Toyota Tercel is a subcompact car manufactured by Toyota from 1978 until 1999 across five generations, in five body configurations sized between the Corolla and the Starlet. Manufactured at the Takaoka plant in Toyota City, Japan, and sharing its platform with the Cynos and the Starlet, the Tercel was marketed variously as the Toyota Corolla II —sold at Toyota Japanese dealerships called Toyota Corolla Stores—and was replaced by the Platz in 1999.

Photo & info: Wikipedia

Specifications

From Wikipedia — confirm against the actual car before purchase.
Class
Subcompact car
Also sold as
Toyota Corsa (Japan)
Assembly
🇯🇵 Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Takaoka plant); Hamura, Tokyo (Hino plant)
Successor
Toyota Platz/Echo/Yaris

Generations

Photos

Real cars from Wikimedia Commons — colours and trims as photographed.
Colours seenpurplewhite
L10 19781981
L20 19821985
L30 19861989
L30 Toyota Tercel EZ 01.jpg
L30 Toyota Tercel EZ 02.jpg
L40 19901993

Photos: Wikimedia Commons — click any for full resolution & licence.

By year

Trims, economy and safety change year to year — pick one (US market).

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Reviews & research

Independent reviews, news and owner communities — off-site.
For sale

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Maintenance & ownership

Check the Toyota Tercel's recall history, investigations and owner complaints at NHTSA — the best free read on reliability and what tends to go wrong before you buy.

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The universe

Coming: a full spec sheet, and a drivable 3D model of the Tercel on any road in the rTracer atlas.