Editing Toyota Sprinter (section)

== {{anchor|E100}}Seventh generation (E100; 1991) ==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Seventh generation
| image = Toyota sprinter ae101 se-g f.jpg
| caption = Pre-facelift Toyota Sprinter 1.6 SE-G sedan (AE101, Japan)
| aka = [[Geo Prizm (E100)]]
| body_style = {{unbulleted list
  | 4-door [[Sedan (automobile)|sedan]]
  | 5-door [[Station wagon|wagon]]/[[van]]
  }}
| production = 1991–1995 (until 2002 for commercial wagons)<ref name="Toyota Sprinter E100 wagon" />
| assembly = {{unbulleted list
  | Japan:|[[Toyota Takaoka Assembly Plant|Takaoka Plant]], [[Toyota City]]
  | Fukaura plant ([[Kanto Auto Works]]), [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]
  | [[Ōbu, Aichi]] ([[Toyota Industries]])
  }}
| layout = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front engine, front-wheel drive]]
  | [[Front-engine, all-wheel-drive layout|Front engine, all-wheel drive]] (AE104/AE109V/CE104/CE105V/CE109V)
  }}
| engine = {{unbulleted list
  | '''[[Petrol engine|Petrol]]''':
  | 1.3 L ''[[Toyota E engine#4E|4E-FE]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] (EE101/102V)
  | 1.3 L ''[[Toyota E engine#2E|2E]]'' I4 (EE106V)
  | 1.5 L ''[[Toyota E engine#3E|3E]]'' I4 (EE107V/108G)
  | 1.5 L ''[[Toyota E engine#5E|5E-FE]]'' I4 (EE103V/104G)
  | 1.5 L ''[[Toyota A engine#5A|5A-FE]]'' I4 (AE100)
  | 1.6 L ''[[Toyota A engine#4A|4A-FE]]'' I4 (AE101/104/109V)
  | 1.6 L ''[[Toyota A engine#4A|4A-GE]]'' 20-valve I4 (AE101)
  |'''[[Diesel engine|Diesel]]''':
  | 2.0 L ''[[Toyota C engine#2C|2C-III]]'' I4 (CE100/104/106V/108G/109V)
  | 2.2 L ''[[Toyota C engine#3C|3C-E]]'' I4 (CE102G/105V/107V)
  }}
| transmission = {{unbulleted list
  | 3-speed ''[[Toyota A transmission#A1xx|A131L/A132L]]'' [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
  | 4-speed ''[[Toyota A transmission#A2xx|A240E/A240L/A241H/A241L/A245E]]'' automatic
  | 4-speed ''C40''  [[Manual transmission|manual]]
  | 5-speed ''C50/C56/E55F5/E59F/[[Toyota S transmission#S|S50/S51]]'' manual
  }}
| wheelbase = {{cvt|2465|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{unbulleted list
  | {{cvt|4260|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (wagon)
  | {{cvt|4290|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (sedan)
  }}
| width = {{cvt|1685|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{unbulleted list
  | {{cvt|1370-1390|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (sedan)
  | {{cvt|1435-1455|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (wagon)
  }}
| weight = {{cvt|940-1190|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
| related = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Toyota Corolla (E100)]]
  | [[Toyota Sprinter Trueno (E100)|Toyota Sprinter Trueno/Corolla Levin (AE100/101)]]
  | [[Toyota Sprinter Marino]]/Corolla Ceres
  | [[Holden Nova#LG|Holden Nova (LG)]]
  }}
| model_code = E100
}}

The seventh generation Sprinter was introduced in June 1991. Unlike the prior generation, the body shell was developed to employ pressed doors style than the regular doors on Corolla and also the deletion of the extra windows on the C-pillar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/vehicle_lineage/car/id60009223/index.html|title=Sprinter sedan (E100)|publisher=Toyota}}</ref> A 5-door liftback was also developed as the new Sprinter Cielo, but it was never available in Japan due the low sales of the previous generation. The liftback was later exported to Europe and Australia as Corolla liftback.<ref name="Cielo"/> The rebadged Corolla commercial van and business wagon were also available in September 1991,<ref name="Toyota Sprinter E100 wagon" /> sold together with the older Sprinter Carib as Toyota developed another upmarket passenger wagon based on E100 platform called Corolla Touring Wagon.

Most of the engines were inherited from the E90 Sprinter, with additional new DOHC 16-valve 1.3 L ''4E-FE'' and 1.5 L ''5E-FE'' engines for certain models. The high performance GT trim received new 20-valve ''4A-GE'' "silver top" engine, generating {{cvt|160|PS|kW hp|0}} at 7,400rpm. The 20-valve engine was ahead of its time when it was offered during this generation, coming with features like [[Variable valve timing|VVT]], individual throttle bodies (ITB's), a compression ratio of 10.8:1 and a five-valve-per-cylinder head design. This helped the cars equipped with it to accelerate from 0–100&nbsp;km/h in approximately 6 seconds and reach a top speed of over 200&nbsp;km/h. A five-valve-per-cylinder engine was unusual for the time, however [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] was the first to offer a five-valve-per-cylinder engine in the [[Mitsubishi Minica|Minica Dangan ZZ-4]] [[kei car]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autospeed.com.au/cms/article.html?&A=2705 |title=AutoSpeed - Mighty Minica ZZ-4 |work=Autospeed |date=2005-10-05 |access-date=2012-01-12}}</ref>

The sedan gained its first improvement in September 1991 with additional side door beams, rear three-point seat belts and seat belt warnings which became standard for all trims. The full-time four-wheel drive system option was also added for models with 1.6 L ''4A-FE'' petrol and 2.0 L ''2C-III'' diesel engines. The facelift occurred for the sedan in May 1993 with the redesign of the front grille, bumper, and rear combination lamps and stayed without further improvement until its discontinuation in May 1995.<ref name="9802Sprinter"/>

The van and business wagon were remained on sale as a compact segment commercial wagon, together with the upmarket passenger oriented E100 Corolla Touring Wagon and the newly introduced [[Toyota Sprinter Carib (E110)|E110 Sprinter Carib]]. Both of commercial wagons received improvement with new DOHC 16-valve 1.3 L ''4E-FE'' and 1.5 L ''5E-FE'' engines, replacing the old SOHC units with the same displacement in April 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carsensor.net/catalog/toyota/sprinter_van/F001/M002G017/|title=トヨタ スプリンターバン / 1994年5月～1995年4月生産モデル|language=ja|website=Car Sensor}}</ref> The driver's airbag became standard for every trim and four-wheel drive model with 1.6 L ''4A-FE'' engine was added to commercial van in May 1996.<ref name="9102Sprinterwgn">{{cite web|url=https://toyota.jp/ucar/catalog/brand-TOYOTA/car-SPRINTER_WAGON/|title=Sprinter business wagon catalogue|language=ja|publisher=Toyota}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carsensor.net/catalog/toyota/sprinter_van/F001/M003G023/|title=トヨタ スプリンターバン / 1995年5月～1997年3月生産モデル|language=ja|website=Car Sensor}}</ref> The 2.0 L diesel engine was replaced by a bigger 2.2 L ''3C-E'' unit in April 1998.<ref name="9102Sprinterwgn"/> This new engine could be optioned with four-wheel drive system for the commercial van. The business wagon also received new standard safety pack such as front passenger airbag, ABS and seatbelts with pretensioner and force limiter. The 1998 safety pack update became standard for commercial van in August 2000 and the 4-speed manual transmission was upgraded to 5-speed unit. The wagons were discontinued in 2002 and succeeded by [[Toyota Probox|Probox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/vehicle_lineage/car/id60012554A/index.html|title=75 Years of Toyota - Toyota Probox (XP50)|website=www.toyota-global.com}}</ref>

This platform was also produced in the US as the last Sprinter-based [[Geo Prizm (E100)|Geo Prizm]] and only available as a sedan, as the liftback body style was discontinued in the North American market. Toyota 
also introduced a 4-door hardtop sedan (with frameless door windows) based on E100 Sprinter/Corolla called the [[Toyota Sprinter Marino|Sprinter Marino/Corolla Ceres]].

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File:Toyota sprinter ae101 se-g r.jpg |Pre-facelift Toyota Sprinter 1.6 SE-G sedan (AE101, Japan)
File:E100 Toyota Sprinter 1 (cropped).jpg|Facelift Sprinter 1.5 SE Limited sedan (AE100, Japan)
File:E100 Toyota Sprinter 2 (cropped).jpg |Rear view of facelift Sprinter 1.5 SE Limited sedan (AE100, Japan)
File:1995 Toyota Sprinter-Van 01.jpg |Facelift Sprinter commercial van (Japan)
File:2nd Geo Prizm .jpg|Sprinter sedan-based second generation North American market Geo Prizm 1.8 LSi (AE102, US)
File:1996 Geo Prizm LSi, rear 5.16.21.jpg|Rear view of Geo Prizm 1.6 base (AE101, US)
</gallery>

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