TOYOTA CORONA - Part 10

T190 and T191 series

Main article: Toyota Corona T190

10th generation

Also called	Toyota Corona Exsior Toyota Corona Absolute Toyota Carina E
Production	Mar 1992—1998
Assembly	Toyota City, Japan Burnaston, Derbyshire, England Thames, New Zealand Jakarta, Indonesia
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door liftback 5-door station wagon
Layout	FR layout FF layout
Engine	2.0L I4 3S-GE(GT-i) 2.0L I4 3S-FE 1.8L I4 4S-FE 1.8L I4 7A-FE 1.6L I4 2.0L I4 Diesel 2C
Transmission	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual
Related	Toyota Caldina

Introduced in March 1992 the new Corona made its European debut at Geneva Auto Show as Carina E, which replaced the Carina II. The Carina E was built at Toyota's factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. The UK-produced Carina E was notorious for having some parts of slightly lower quality than the ones produced in Japan.


T191 series

Corona Absolute 2.0G ST191

This generation of Corona was called Corona Absolute in Indonesia, or Corona Exsior in the Philippines, Thailand and Taiwan. Generally the Carina E was offered in XL and GL trim levels, but in UK they were marketed as S, GS, CD, and CDX. The high performance GT-i with 3S-GE engine was offered in small numbers in certain European countries.

The T190 is the last Corona for most export markets, trim levels are XL, GX, and GLi with 1.6, 1.8, or 2.0 litre four-cylinder engines. It was also sold in New Zealand, but not Australia. Engines were the same as the Toyota Carina E, except there was no diesel variant. The station wagon variant was a badge-engineered Toyota Caldina.

In the Philippines, the Corona was only available with the 2.0 litre I4 3S-FE engine throughout its production from 1993-1998. Early examples of the Corona T190 (ST191) looks similar to the 1992 Japanese spec model. It only has the 2.0 EX Saloon variant, with a choice of a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic transmission. The 1995 model has the facelifted exterior, having the front and rear bumpers with the black trim, and the standard 3 piece rear spoiler. The Exsior was introduced in 1996, this time with extended bumpers and red/amber taillights and garnish. Another variant of the Corona Exsior was the LE, which had genuine leather seats, faux dash wood panel, and electronic air purifier/ionizer as standard equipment. It was eventually replaced in 1998 with the Toyota Camry 2.2.

The five-door model was called the Corona SF in Japan, while the station wagon had become a separate line there, from 1993, called the Toyota Caldina. Production in Japan ended in 1995, but in Europe and South East Asia it lasted until 1997.