Toyota Allex

The Toyota Allex is a five-door hatchback that Toyota made in Japan and sold from 24 January 2001 to October 2006 through its Netz dealership channel, as the sister car of the Corolla Runx sold by the Corolla dealers. It differs from the Runx only in its grade names, the front grille design and, on a few grades, chrome plated door handles and side window mouldings. Japanese cars were five-door only, while the European market also had a three-door body with a different front end, which Japan adopted in the facelift of September 2002. The engines were a 1.5 litre 1NZ-FE twin cam, a 1.8 litre 2ZZ-GE sport twin cam with an optional six-speed manual gearbox, and from the 2002 update a 1.8 litre 1ZZ-FE. The 2ZZ-GE version needed unleaded premium petrol. Production ended in September 2006 together with the Runx, and sales ended on 23 October 2006 when the Auris arrived as its successor. Total new car registrations came to 103,990.