Levin?

[Judge]

does the toyota Levin have a differant name in america?
coz i cant find a forum for it

or should it be classified under the corolla forum?

[Jay!]

Not sure. I've always associated Levins and Truenos with the Corolla, so that sounds as good as anything.

[Judge]

so your saying yak bout them in the corolla forum?

(im having a slow day)

[Jay!]

Until Igor says otherwise...

[turbos86]

Toyota never used the name "Levin" for any Corollas in america. So just look at the Corolla forum i guess

[RollaCoupe]

As far as I know there is no such car outside of Japan. The LEVIN has always been a generously equipped COROLLA with the full name Corolla LEVIN. TRUE levins do not have the same engine as a regular corolla and ALWAYS used a G-type head.

Te27 corolla Levin Circa 1972 - comes with 2T-G from the TA22 GT celica. nice car!!!!
Te30 series LEVIN circa 197?
Te50 series LEVIN circa 197?
Te70 series LEVIN circa 1980
Ae86 corolla LEVIN circa 1983 - Introduction of the 4A-GE
Ae92 corolla LEVIN circa 1987 - Introduction of the 4a-GZE
Ae101 corolla LEVIN circa 199? - Introduction of the SILVERTOP 20v 4a-ge
Ae111 corolla LEVIN circa 1995 - last TRUE levin. introduction of BLACKTOP 20v 4a-ge

Up until 1987 the levin WAS AVAILABLE in the states under several names including COROLLA GTS and corolla SR-5. In some countries they still sell corolla levins but they're just a regular corolla with mag wheels and a spoiler.

Just in case you DIDN'T know the Levin was usually sold with a slightly differently styled twin-car, the Sprinter TRUENO. The corolla and sprinter are basically the same car and the trueno is the best equipped and fastest one.

"Levin" is actually the name of a racetrack in new zealand so I'm guessing the name is commemorative of an important victory there. but that's just a guess.

hope that helps

[gwyn]

as far as i know blacktop leins werent released in the US, we do have them here in new zealand but i dont know of any other country other than japan that has them

[Akagi Drifter]

~~~~~>The 1987 U.S.models (that are not SR5 or GTS) are close to the same body stucture as the levinl; the levin actually is the lesser version of the trueno. Thus why it has its conservative appearance. the trueno/sprinter has sporty flip style headlights as the levin, has recessed lights (non- fliping up style) but thats about as far as that goes engine wise its a litte less "sporty" that the ae86(truenobody style) as opposed by ae85 (levin body style) if it really comes down to it if you want ot know whether the car is a levin check the VIN number if its has "AE85" within the VIN number then its a levin

http://am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/inid/shokyu02_toyota_ae85l.gif This is a levin...

http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/shinya-...86trueno86.jpg this is a trueno...