1999 Toyota Starlet Reviews, Pricing & Specs

This car is solid, reliable, relatively quick for a 1.3L, but as with most Toyotas it is quite bland and boring. It gets the job done without much of a fuss, but it doesn't cause any excitement. It seriously lacks in torque, so it is slow up hills, but if kept in the rev band it goes well on the flat. It isn't meant to be driven hard, so a quick corner will provoke significant body roll. The styling is very conservative, but Toyota has done a disastrous job every time it has tried to be radical so maybe that is fortunate. Fuel economy is also excellent, averaging 530ish kms from a 45 litre tank.Nov 17, 2008