Toyota Corona EXIV Saloon

The Toyota Corona Exiv is a very stylish car. The engine gives excellent performance over other cars. The pillarless doors give it a coupe like presence.

This is a an excellent machine. It is like a normal work car Monday to Friday and spots car on weekends & holidays. The power is excellent so is ground clearance and internal space. Add the split rear seats. For a 2 litre, the fuel consumption is just excellent (up to 11 km/litre). I have driven this car for a 900km journey and the returns are very good. The car has climate control so I never open my windows, keeping the interior clean at no significant additional fuel cost.

I like when overtaking big SUVs while climbing slopes at gear 5! The car is reasonably heavy and stable I will definitely look out for the new models in future.

I'm lucky i bought a Toyota Corona EXIV that has TRD coil over and had been certified and a TRD gear box, an Apexi pod filter carbon fiber strut bars, one on top and one at the bottom. 2 and a half inch exhaust system 17inch weds sport white pearl mags. I love the car it's quick but not off the mark it gets up to 200ks in 4th gear and with the coil over you can take a 90 degree corner @90ks in the dry and wont spin out! The cops don't even look at you it looks so family! I have had a race with an Evo on the motorway and I won. I can say that it is one of a kind!

The Toyota Corona EXIV is an absolutely fantastic car!

Mine is a 1994 TR-G, 5-speed manual featuring a 2L 3S-GE motor and Super-Stut suspension. Almost everything mechanical except the body shell is based on the '94 generation Celica - right down to the 180BHP 2L motor!

Heaps of power (if you really need more than this you don't know how to drive it!), slick quite short gearbox. I love the way it pulls over 4k RPM all the way to 7k red line!

Handles like a dream - just like a Go-Kart, it takes very little input at the wheel to make it turn. Very direct with a bit of torque-steer when accelerating hard. Again, turbo would be interesting, but probably too much for the front wheels.

I brought it at 95,000km and is currently sitting at around 195,000km. For the first 30,000km I drove it quite hard over the local hills every day, meaning the tyres would wear out in around 10,000kms. This also caused some premature wearing in the S-Strut suspension (a couple of components replaced at around 170,000km), and uneven wear in the brake discs.

Apart from this, the only real problems I've had were that a bulb in the rear brake lights blew once, after it was left out in a very heavy rain fall one night, and (thanks to that first 20,000kms) the sunroof has loosened and developed a rattle.

However with regular oil/filter changes and cam belts at 95,000 and 190,000, it's been as reliable as you could want, if you don't count the driver-created problems!

I'm not sure if this is specific to all TR-G's but this sits around 2-inches lower than all other 1994-1998 TR-X's I've parked next to. The local mechanic thinks that the springs etc are all factory standard. The lower stance means that it handles like a Go-Kart, plus makes it look much more aggressive and a lot wider than it actually is (without making it look like a bad rice-racer).

Only two (minor) gripes - firstly the boot. It's quite shallow, which is fine for carrying 2-4 people & gear, however my previous car was a station wagon, and I can only just (with some unique entry/exit angles) squeeze my lawnmower in the boot.

Secondly are the rear doors and leg room. Although this isn't really a gripe. I brought this car on the basis that it is a Celica/Curren with four doors. It would allow me to have a fast sports-ish car and avoid the pitfalls of a two door when carrying passengers.

I knew the leg room would be tight - and it is with my mate in the front seat (6' 4" tall!), however one thing I didn't consider were the rear doors.

Because it is a relatively short chassis built for a two door sports car, the rear doors are a bit smaller then they would be on a proper saloon. They open out quite far, but are quite short - meaning a smaller space in which to squeeze into the back seat. It's still far easier than trying to climb into the back of a two door, but it's almost impossible to fit a box for a 17" CRT monitor into the rear seats. As a comparison, a friend with a Celica can get a 34" CRT TV into his rear seat.

These cars are starting to get on a bit now, although the 1998 models shouldn't be too old yet. Apart from that, highly recommended for someone wanting a practical Celica or the young-ish at heart!

The Toyota Corona EXIV Saloon offers Smooth driving, handles great with little body roll into corners. Economical and reliable. Sporty cabin feels like you're in a 2 door, low ride.

Could do with more power. A turbo would be great excepting that you can get a lot of wheel spin as it is withthe 2 ltr/ 5 sp. Back seats are very small.

I own a Toyota Corona EXIV 1999 Corona exiv and have not had any problems major or minor problems yet.

The car is good enough to handle most of the six cylinders. Its a four cylinder 16valve which wont worry about any other car if the servicing is done properly. It would do in 9's in 400metres if someone is interested to take it up for racing and put Nos and all the HKS stuffs.The car is light and can clock 180km/h in any time (allready tested). The car can be also named as a four door Celica. Levins are just to be sayed sports but someone try this car out and then you can make out why exiv is the best. I wonder why the Toyota company doesnt build a turbo charged for this model. If they have built one or any one has a turbo in (4S FE or 3SGTE engines) please send me email on [email protected] or anyone can give me a tip on the 4S FE model please contact me! thankx.

The Toyota Corona EX IV is a lovely car to drive. Combines good handling with comfort. Mine's an 1800cc auto but has good pep and achieves excellent economy (650kms+ per tank). Large boot, phenominal air conditioning unit, lovely stereo with quality wiring/set-up, factory boxed/ported front speakers and good 6" rears producing good sound, air purifying unit, climate control, etc. Minimal leg room in back seat, as with most Japanese cars, but overall very comfortable.