Toyota Carina is an automobile which was manufactured by Toyota from December 1970 to December 2001.
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15 Facts About Toyota Carina
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Inspiration for the name Toyota Carina came from the constellation Toyota Carina, sharing a naming inspiration with the Celica, which is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".
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Toyota Carina was able to save development and tooling costs by building a family sedan and a sports car on the same platform and in the same factory.
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The Toyota Carina was a junior sedan and coupe to the larger Crown, and was similar sized to the Corona.
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In 1971, the Carina 1600GT was introduced as an alternative to the Corona-based Toyota 1600GT, using a 2T-G type 1600 DOHC engine shared with the Celica GT.
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In late October 1975, the Toyota Carina received a new front and rear-end styling, dual-line braking system with servo, and a repositioned handbrake and gear lever in a modified dashboard.
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Toyota Carina introduced the "TTC-V" on the 19R engine only, using an exhaust gas recirculation implementation to comply with recently enacted emission regulations passed by the Japanese Government.
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Towards the end of its model lifecycle, Toyota Carina introduced a sports version of the Celica Camry equipped with the double overhead camshaft 2.
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The Celica Camry was exported to a number of markets using the Toyota Carina name, replacing the front-end styling of the second-generation Toyota Carina in these markets.
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The Toyota Carina was famously used by private teams racing for Japan in the Dakar Rally in the two-wheel-drive class for both 1981 and 1982.
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The Toyota Carina managed to achieve four championships in the marathon class divisions.
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In May 1984, the front-wheel-drive four-door sedan "Toyota Carina FF" was introduced in addition to the rear-wheel-drive sedan range.
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Rather than replace the entire line-up all at once because sales of the previous generation were still good, Toyota Carina gradually introduced the replacement Coupe, Van models in stages.
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Toyota Carina ED was a Japanese compact car created in 1985 as a companion to the 1984 Carina sedan.
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Seventh generation Toyota Carina was limited to a sedan version produced only for the Japanese market.
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