Toyota Sprinter Trueno

The Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small compact sports coupé, almost identical, lightweight, which was produced by Toyota from 1972 to 2004. Trueno in Spanish means thunder. It was only produced as 3-door Coupe. Trim levels S, and GT APEX with the 2T-G engine.

FIRST GENERATION(1972–1974): The Toyota Sprinter Trueno of early 1972 was the high-performance model of Toyota Sprinter 2-door fastback coupe. It was powered by the 1.6-liter 2T-G Twincam engine with two double Mikuni carburetors and mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.

SECOND GENERATION(1974–1979): The Toyota Sprinter Trueno (TE47, TE61, TE62 & TE65) had a sleeker and more curved design. It was offered with a much wider array of engines and trim. Engines ranged from the base 1.2-litre 3K engine with 64 hp to a family of 1.6-litre 2T engines with both OHV head produce 85 hp to the range-topping 2T-G engine with DOHC head also used in the previous TE27 with power output 115 hp from two double Mikuni carburettors and later with power output 110 hp from the 2T-GEU engine with a Bosch K-Jetronic EFI system.