The Many Forms of the E90 Corolla

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 07/25/2017 at 23:16 • Filed to: None

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Your basic E90 Corolla sedan, this one featuring Full Time 4WD.

A few days ago, pip bip commented on my !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on the E90 Corolla, pointing out the the number of body styles that were available that generation. I decided to look for myself, and, well, it’s actually quite a bit. Also of note, we got the majority of them in the US in one form or another (6 of the 8 available).

Was this the newest car to feature this many body styles? I’m counting different body shells rather than rebadges, but how you define related body shells is up to you.

Your basic Corolla wagon - this actually looks pretty good, perhaps because of the JDM bumpers...and the red pin-striping...

The 2 door coupe - sold as the Sprinter Trueno and Corolla Levin in Japan, and Corolla Sport in the US.

The 5 door liftback - sold as the Sprinter Cielo in Japan, the Geo Prizm Liftback in the US, and the Corolla Seca elsewhere.

The other sedan, with more aerodynamic styling and a different greenhouse - sold as the Sprinter in Japan and the Geo Prizm in the US.

The 5 door hatchback - not sold in the US.

The 3 door hatchback - also not sold in the US.

The other wagon, featuring 4WD - sold as the Sprinter Carib in Japan and the Corolla All-Trac in the US.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Boxer_4 07/25/2017 at 23:25

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My favorite E90:

404 - User No Longer Available > Boxer_4 07/25/2017 at 23:31

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How about these:

pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 07/25/2017 at 23:40

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VT-VZ series Commodore had 9

Sedan,wagon,coupe,lwb sedan,ute,one-tonner,crew cab ute,convertible and a 5 door hatch

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/26/2017 at 00:25

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BOO!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/26/2017 at 00:40

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Ahem:

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/26/2017 at 00:42

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That’s an E91 tho

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/26/2017 at 00:42

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Shhhhhhhhhhh

They’ll never notice.

Boxer_4 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/26/2017 at 00:52

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I should have figured that the Commodore in one generation or another would have a high number of body styles. I’m drawing a blank on the convertible and the 5 door hatch though.

gmctavish needs more space > Boxer_4 07/26/2017 at 01:14

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I kinda wish I’d kept my free Corolla wagon. It was a ‘91, 5 speed, actually not rusty, but it needed a clutch, which means you also have to do the timing belt/main seal/etc while the whole freaking engine is out. Basically, the free Corolla was really going to be more like an $2000 Corolla, and would’ve still needed shocks, exhaust, and tires. So it went to someone else, dunno what became of it. Great little car though, when it still had most of a clutch, it made it up a road that most people would say was for 4x4s only

pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 07/26/2017 at 03:58

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hatch above, convertible below.

Boxer_4 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/26/2017 at 08:17

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Were those production models though?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 07/26/2017 at 08:18

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technically no, they were concepts.

but overall there was still 9 different body styles

Boxer_4 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/26/2017 at 11:28

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Ah, that explains it. It’s too bad neither of those were actually produced - they both seem interesting.

Boxer_4 > gmctavish needs more space 07/26/2017 at 21:45

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Man, these dark silver wagons are really starting to grow on me. The wheels aren’t bad, either.

My dad/we had a ‘90 Geo Prizm from new until ‘01, when he traded it in on a 1.8T Passat wagon (in fact, I believe the Prizm was the first new car he bought). I don’t remember much of it, but it was a great car. I honestly think that was his favorite car he has owned, except for maybe his current ‘12 Outback 3.6R. He has said before that he truly regrets getting the base model Prizm, and not stepping up to the GSi.

Thinking back on all of the cars that my parents have had in the past, the Prizm is the one that I wish was still around the most. That would be especially true if it was a GSi.