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Production chronology1972–2000
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗29 years
← Toyota
Toyota / Model record
ToyotaSprinter Trueno
Production1972–2000
Recorded originJapan
Classpassenger car
Also known asCorolla Levin · Levin · Toyota Corolla Levin · Trueno
Power128 hp
Built360,000 units
Background
The Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a series of compact sports coupés and liftbacks which were produced by Toyota from 1972 to 2000. The name trueno in Spanish means thunder. In Japan, the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to Toyota Auto Store locations.
Text adapted from “Toyota Sprinter Trueno” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1983
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year
Research notes
The AE86 generation — a cultural icon of Japanese drift/tuning culture, largely through the manga/anime Initial D. Built alongside its Corolla Levin twin.