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Toyota's entry-level Tercel was introduced in 1980 and ran for four generations. Earlier models of the Tercel earned a reputation for overall economy of ownership (not just gas mileage) and general toughness. Compared with Honda and Nissan, Toyota overbuilt their cars, which were, model for model, generally heavier. Although gas mileage suffered a little, overall durability and operating cost never did.
 
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|title=Toyota Tercel
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|image=[[File:95tercelsedan.jpg]]
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|classification=Subcompact car
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|bodystyle=2DR Coupe<br>4DR Sedan
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|transmission=4-speed manual (base)<br>3-speed automatic (base)<br>5-speed manual<br>4-speed automatic
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|wheelbase=93.7
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|cylinders=4
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|enginesize=1.5 liters
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|horsepower=82 (1991-1994)<br>93 (1995-1998)
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|drive=Front-wheel drive
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|mpg=31/36 (1994 base)<br>28/34 (1994 DX)<br>33/39 (1995 base)<br>31/39 (1995 DX)
 
}}[[Toyota]]'s entry-level [[Toyota Tercel|Tercel]] was introduced in 1980 and ran for four generations. Earlier models of the Tercel earned a reputation for overall economy of ownership (not just gas mileage) and general toughness. Compared with [[Honda]] and [[Nissan]], Toyota overbuilt their cars, which were, model for model, generally heavier. Although gas mileage suffered a little, overall durability and operating cost never did.
   
   
 
==Year-to-year changes==
 
==Year-to-year changes==
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{| class="wikitable"
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!1991
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!1992
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!1993
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!1994
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!1995
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!1996
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!1997
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!1998
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|Base 2DR Coupe
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| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|CE 2DR Coupe
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|DX 2DR Coupe
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|-
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|DX 4DR Sedan
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| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|CE 4DR Sedan
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| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="red"|N/A
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|-
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|LE 4DR Sedan
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| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="red"|N/A
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|}
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===1998===
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This was the last model year for the Tercel. The title for "entry-level" was then transferred to the [[Toyota Corolla]] for one year (1999).
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==Retail prices==
 
==Retail prices==
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
*'''$8,958 '''(1994 Toyota Tercel 2DR Coupe)
 
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!Model year(s)
*'''$10,458 '''(1994 Toyota Tercel DX 2DR Coupe)
 
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! class="unsortable" |Trim level
*'''$10,558 '''(1994 Toyota Tercel DX 4DR Sedan)
 
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! class="unsortable" |Body style
As of October 5, 1994:
 
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!List price
*'''$9,998 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel 2DR Coupe)
 
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! class="unsortable" |Destination charge
*'''$11,028 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel DX 2DR Coupe)
 
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! class="unsortable" |Effective date
*'''$11,328 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel DX 4DR Sedan)
 
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|-
As of mid-1995:
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992.5
*'''$10,348 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel 2DR Coupe)
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
*'''$11,418 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel DX 2DR Coupe)
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
*'''$11,728 '''(1995 Toyota Tercel DX 4DR Sedan)
 
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| style="text-align:center;"|$7,198
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| style="text-align:center;"|$295
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 14, 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$8,798
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| style="text-align:center;"|$295
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 14, 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$8,898
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| style="text-align:center;"|$295
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 14, 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1992.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|LE
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,338
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| style="text-align:center;"|$295
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 14, 1992
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$7,998
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| style="text-align:center;"|$325
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 5, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$9,888
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| style="text-align:center;"|$325
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 5, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$9,988
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| style="text-align:center;"|$325
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 5, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1993.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|LE
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,538
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| style="text-align:center;"|$325
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| style="text-align:center;"|February 5, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$8,698
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|September 2, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,148
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|September 2, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,248
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|September 2, 1993
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$8,958
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|January 3, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,458
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|January 3, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1994.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,558
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| style="text-align:center;"|$385
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| style="text-align:center;"|January 3, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$9,998
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 5, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,028
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 5, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,328
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 5, 1994
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,348
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|April 7, 1995
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,418
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|April 7, 1995
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1995.5
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,728
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| style="text-align:center;"|$397
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| style="text-align:center;"|April 7, 1995
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1996
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| style="text-align:center;"|Base
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$10,348
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| style="text-align:center;"|$420
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 1, 1995
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1996
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|2DR Coupe
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,598
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| style="text-align:center;"|$420
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 1, 1995
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|-
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| style="text-align:center;"|1996
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| style="text-align:center;"|DX
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| style="text-align:center;"|4DR Sedan
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| style="text-align:center;"|$11,908
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| style="text-align:center;"|$420
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| style="text-align:center;"|October 1, 1995
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|}
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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[[Category:2-door coupes]]
 
[[Category:2-door coupes]]
 
[[Category:4-door sedans]]
 
[[Category:4-door sedans]]
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[[Category:4-cylinder vehicles]]
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[[Category:Compact vehicles]]
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[[Category:Pre-1990s introductions]]
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[[Category:Discontinued in 1998]]

Revision as of 13:12, 12 March 2019

Toyota's entry-level Tercel was introduced in 1980 and ran for four generations. Earlier models of the Tercel earned a reputation for overall economy of ownership (not just gas mileage) and general toughness. Compared with Honda and Nissan, Toyota overbuilt their cars, which were, model for model, generally heavier. Although gas mileage suffered a little, overall durability and operating cost never did.


Year-to-year changes

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Base 2DR Coupe CE 2DR Coupe
DX 2DR Coupe
DX 4DR Sedan CE 4DR Sedan N/A
LE 4DR Sedan N/A

1998

This was the last model year for the Tercel. The title for "entry-level" was then transferred to the Toyota Corolla for one year (1999).

Retail prices

Model year(s) Trim level Body style List price Destination charge Effective date
1992.5 Base 2DR Coupe $7,198 $295 February 14, 1992
1992.5 DX 2DR Coupe $8,798 $295 February 14, 1992
1992.5 DX 4DR Sedan $8,898 $295 February 14, 1992
1992.5 LE 4DR Sedan $10,338 $295 February 14, 1992
1993.5 Base 2DR Coupe $7,998 $325 February 5, 1993
1993.5 DX 2DR Coupe $9,888 $325 February 5, 1993
1993.5 DX 4DR Sedan $9,988 $325 February 5, 1993
1993.5 LE 4DR Sedan $11,538 $325 February 5, 1993
1994 Base 2DR Coupe $8,698 $385 September 2, 1993
1994 DX 2DR Coupe $10,148 $385 September 2, 1993
1994 DX 4DR Sedan $10,248 $385 September 2, 1993
1994.5 Base 2DR Coupe $8,958 $385 January 3, 1994
1994.5 DX 2DR Coupe $10,458 $385 January 3, 1994
1994.5 DX 4DR Sedan $10,558 $385 January 3, 1994
1995 Base 2DR Coupe $9,998 $397 October 5, 1994
1995 DX 2DR Coupe $11,028 $397 October 5, 1994
1995 DX 4DR Sedan $11,328 $397 October 5, 1994
1995.5 Base 2DR Coupe $10,348 $397 April 7, 1995
1995.5 DX 2DR Coupe $11,418 $397 April 7, 1995
1995.5 DX 4DR Sedan $11,728 $397 April 7, 1995
1996 Base 2DR Coupe $10,348 $420 October 1, 1995
1996 DX 2DR Coupe $11,598 $420 October 1, 1995
1996 DX 4DR Sedan $11,908 $420 October 1, 1995

Gallery