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Toyota Corolla 6th generation (E90)

Years
1987–1991
Chassis
E90
Drivetrain
FF / 4WD
Toyota Corolla 6th generation (E90)

Image: Rutger van der Maar / CC BY 2.0

Story

Keeping the concept, it adopted a rounder, smoother design. Well received during the bubble economy, it set a record for annual new-car sales by a Japanese car that long went unbroken.

Chassis

Width1,655 mmHeight1,365 mm
Length4,195 mm
Wheelbase
2,430mm
Curb weight
950kg

Production plants

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since May 201225 years after sales began in May 1987
Last cars
Eligible since 201625 years after sales ended in 1991 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Akihiko Saito

Akihiko Saito

Development lead for the sixth- and seventh-generation Corolla. On the fifth-generation Corolla, he took part in development as a member of the project to switch it to front-wheel drive.