1990 Toyota Corolla FX-GT - Is The 4A-GE Any Good?

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People have been asking me to review a 4A-GE powered Toyota for some time now. The 3S-GE was decent but sounded horrible and felt gutless compared with the K20A, the 2ZZ was an absolute screamer but again lacked torque and now we're going even further into the history books with the 4A-GE powered Corolla FX-GT.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Drivetrain
1:38 Interior
2:40 Driving Experience
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@keno88 4 ай бұрын

Nice, love these older car reviews. Still would love to watch a Barra Turbo make it on to the channel 😉

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

It’s coming!

@edmund2747 4 ай бұрын

oh dont mind that sound its the bloody heat shield on the manifold at a specific rpm lol

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah lol haha

@danmurphy5889 4 ай бұрын

This car is 34 years old , probably mostly original condition

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah very original feeling

@Still_G 4 ай бұрын

Dam 5 minute car review bruh we need longer videos man 💯

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

What more should I add? They get too waffly if it’s much longer

@gavinr9107 4 ай бұрын

The length of the review is pretty much spot on. He doesn't need to fill it out with documentary style content that most people will 'switch off' on unless it is presented in a high budget manner. Especially as a one person team with a modest subscriber base.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

@@gavinr9107 yes thanks I’m pleased you agree

@17t135i 4 ай бұрын

20 years ago I used to chop these in my BB4 Prelude Vtec and DA6 Integra XSI Vtec haha.

@spadgm 4 ай бұрын

Well this certainly brings back memories mate! Now I have never owned one of these but a few of my mates have way back in the day. Now one mate in particular who shall remain nameless, used to own one for a while. Totally stock but he used to drive it with in an inch of its life. He was the kind of guy who didnt drive to speed limits, his limits were the aerodynamic drag limit top speed of whatever he owned lol. ( pre speed camera days) With the driver mod it really punched above its weight and made a mockery of some cars that were more powerful etc on the back roads.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Goodness haha sounds like he really put it through his paces

@thatguyben3128 4 ай бұрын

_Love it, early multi valve cars were definitely the sign of great things to come, 🙌🏼 respect_ .. _cool review_

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure man!

@Birmingham_racing 4 ай бұрын

Love to see a starlet gt turbo or glanza on this channel but make the videos longer

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Maybe one day, and what more info do I need to add in?

@2zztercel558 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife just more driving m8

@travismarshall1481 4 ай бұрын

My friend had one of these in high-school...man it was quick! It was certainly alot quicker than my other mates 4.1L Ford Falcon!!! I loved the high revving engine and the sound it made!

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Oh yeah those intech falcons made the power of 4 harnessed children 😂

@The_Noticer. 4 ай бұрын

This is the type of power to weight ratio where you probably notice the owner sitting in the passenger seat :P And if you want a modern iteration of this, the 1.6 Swift sport has the same ratio. 136horses, weighing around a tonne.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

lol yeah I did have a passenger for the drive. And yep drove a swift sport it was great

@The_Noticer. 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife The one on your channel is the 1.4 turbo, I meant the 1.6 naturally aspirated one. Though both are great, just different.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

@@The_Noticer. yeah I’ve driven the 1.6 one on track too, went pretty good

@mikeh6844 2 ай бұрын

Awesome to see someone do a review on the mighty FXGT. I've had 4 of them and theyre awesome little go karts haha

@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын

Good strong cars

@TriadWarrior9411 4 ай бұрын

Inner Jeremy Clarkson unleashed at 3:52

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yessssss

@benincolman5762 4 ай бұрын

Ah I love these cars, so much so I have two of them. One of which is supercharged, neat video man perfect length.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Nice man!

@tinooo5372 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos bro, you should review the Mazdaspeed 3 / MPS if you get the chance.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Thanks man, already done the MPS6 was a great car!

@serebbi Ай бұрын

Awesome video brother!!! Keep it up! Btw, you should really test drive a Toyota Starlet GT or Glanza! You will love it! Just be sure its a stock one!

@KiwiCarLife Ай бұрын

Thanks man! And yea that would be cool

@bigcus8176 4 ай бұрын

lol love the old club lock. Had an ae86 with a 20 valve 4ag conversion back in the day. So much fun, that revved to over 8000.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Oh that would have been fun!

@92Godzilla 4 ай бұрын

Anyone else read the floor mats in James May’s voice?

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

HAHAAHA I certainly did

@Vikturus22 4 ай бұрын

I had a Levin with a 4age motor in it. Was fun!

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Nice!

@RamenPoweredShitFactory 4 ай бұрын

I've got the 5-door version of this body with the 4afe and it weighs barely 900kgs, best car I've ever owned.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Nice man

@whitegr86 4 ай бұрын

If you're ever in Melbourne, lemme know and you can review my gr86 😁

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Ooh yes will do!

@Str4ngerr 4 ай бұрын

It reminds me of the Clio 1.8 16v, almost same power figures/weight. A hot hatch for the era, still a lot of fun to drive nowadays. I spotted a Toyota Sera yesterday and I wondered why Toyota never powered it with the 4AGE or the 1.3 turbo from the Starlet

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

I know that would have been so cool aye, mind you a lot of people swap them in

@Birmingham_racing 4 ай бұрын

My brother had the uk version Corolla gti about 25 years ago it felt quick back then

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

I imagine!

@Denzil214 4 ай бұрын

I love the Japanese styling, but the front end with the grill not so much 😅. In South Africa this is still a classic (this shape is the called a Toyota conquest. Later on in the 90's was renamed as a Tazz) . People do 20v swaps, Sr20 swaps, turbo etc. Will forever be a classic 🔥🫶🏼😁❤️🔥

@louvendran7273 4 ай бұрын

The front bumper was used in the facelift version after 1994 (dubbed the baby Camry. 1.8i had a 3 slot upfront which got used on the Tazz later on. Moreover Toyota South Africa did not sell a 3 door version.

@Denzil214 4 ай бұрын

@@louvendran7273 ohja, sorry for that I forgot that it's 3 door 🤦🏻. My father and I talked about the "baby camry" grill cause I know a guy with a 92/93 but has a the baby camry grill for some reason. Anyway, my grandfather had the twincam in corolla wish he still had that car. But I'm 25 or more years to late to ask (wasn't born that time 😂)

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s crazy how much people mod these things haha

@Denzil214 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife True 😆. Because it's light, with that combo of engine options. It's super fast, yet unsafe 😂🤦🏻

@moijesuismoi99 4 ай бұрын

This has got similar power to teh Pulsar SSS , quite impressive. What's the 0-100 , 80-120 like ?

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

I dunno probably like 10s to 100

@jonahhorsfield2919 4 ай бұрын

Get your hands on a gg series Mazda6 manual. As quoted by R. Hammond, it encourages you to do naughty things. Seriously underrated daily.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Haha will have to check one out

@Gulag_Express_Racing 4 ай бұрын

next, review a Toyota aqua, find out why people keep buying them, and also as a try not to get scoliosis challenge

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Oh now that’s a video

@rossdixon5050 4 ай бұрын

see if you can review an ae111 levin or trueno BZR manual there should be plenty in welly.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah hopefully

@Chad_Thundernuts 4 ай бұрын

haha those floor mats 😂👌

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

HAHA

@egonspengler7967 4 ай бұрын

needs some love hey. But those seats look so good

@edmund2747 4 ай бұрын

She's mint other than the paint, but she's my daily so no need to spend 5k on a new paintjob

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure

@LeSwexy 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah Edmund

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Oh you know him haha

@nzwotb2525 4 ай бұрын

Should do the next generation fxgt with the 20 valve

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah that would be interesting

@SPQRTempus Ай бұрын

I used to own a 1988 AT160 Celica GT with the 4-AGE and manual. A real hoot to drive, but nowhere near as quick as my 91 Honda Integra XSi with the B16A.

@KiwiCarLife Ай бұрын

Yeah the B16 destroys anything with a 4AGE

@Peterz32tt 4 ай бұрын

Please do a manual H22A - Prelude BB4

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Already have

@ericlaporte130 4 ай бұрын

You should bo a starlet gt 1994 review bro

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Potentially

@felix_five 4 ай бұрын

Tearing up the tarmac Newlands style

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yuuuurs

@felixchetlanddevries2998 4 ай бұрын

Still need to do a manual ae111

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Maybe one day

@trustfire 4 ай бұрын

One of the most wonderful sounding engines on a stock exhaust is criminal.

@edmund2747 4 ай бұрын

Haha, she's my daily so no need for induction noise everywhere, I am looking at a 2" stainless tho...

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Strong stock engine

@BarneyBarnett 4 ай бұрын

I love my ae93 SX (audm) very fun car

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yessss they’re so cool

@hkmonaro8153 Ай бұрын

Looking for an AE82 digital cluster, they're pretty much non existent now..

@KiwiCarLife Ай бұрын

Oh really? Yeah I can’t imagine they’re common

@Fucking_Legend 4 ай бұрын

I used to have the gti version

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Ooh very cool

@TaranSingh-ik5zw 4 ай бұрын

20v 4age next???

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Maybe?

@265justy 4 ай бұрын

These were the GTi-16 in Europe and they could give the Golf GTi a serious run in there day.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Wow that’s impressive, mk2 golf?

@265justy 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife Yes Mk2 Golf. Corollas have a cult following in Ireland. The AE86 Corolla is demanding €30k + here for a good one. A fwd GTi like this FX would also make nice money here. Not as much as the rwd 86 tough. But still sought after.

@jasonlinnell1575 4 ай бұрын

Cool sh!t. Similar specs to a dc4 b18b2 😎

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Strong car

@user-lc2ri2yu9l 4 ай бұрын

ooooooooooo wish my dash looked that good

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

It does look nice on this one aye

@user-lc2ri2yu9l 4 ай бұрын

ive got a pair of corollas in stasis, one day@@KiwiCarLife

@markmcgrath9098 4 ай бұрын

These were amongst the top handling hatches of the era. Toyota worked hard to make good handling cars at this time.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah it went round corners decent, let down by the tyres and really slow steering

@mixedboi 4 ай бұрын

Think about it man, in 2010, this car was 20 years old, my CL7 Accord is 20 years old today. 😢

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

That's absolutely insane haha

@carsonhovercar7685 4 ай бұрын

I had one of these for a few years. Thrashed the shit out of it. Bought and sold it for 3k.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Nice haha that’s awesome

@MrWilliam.Stewart 4 ай бұрын

It's remarkably good, even more so considering it's a 74 year old design.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

HAHAH

@feral4mr2 2 ай бұрын

4ag the best engine evvaaarrrrr!!!

@KiwiCarLife 2 ай бұрын

It really isn’t haha but if you’re on a budget it can make for a fun starter car. But an engine from the 80’s is definitely not the best engine ever

@feral4mr2 2 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife pffft....

@findlay234 13 күн бұрын

Not even close to using enough revs during the corners... Come on... (I have on in my kit car... Love it)

@KiwiCarLife 13 күн бұрын

@@findlay234 my apologies

@findlay234 13 күн бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife 😂😂

@craigauty6756 4 ай бұрын

Drove a black top 4age, gutless, cant understand the hype and yet engines like 2zz get zero respect

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah frankly I kinda agree the 2ZZ is much better

@edmund2747 4 ай бұрын

Not about the speed, it's the sound and the zingyness, but yeah agree 2zz is far better, looking at 2zz swapping the Corolla down the line haha (I've got a 6spd manual 2zz in storage)

@craigauty6756 4 ай бұрын

@edmund2747 i dont even rate the tech for the time, the design is from the 70s

@Keaguan 4 ай бұрын

320ks jesus!!!

@edmund2747 4 ай бұрын

oh thats hardly broken in hahaha

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

It’s been a fair way

@cartertwowheels3358 4 ай бұрын

That 25 year old Toyota will still be going when that new Kia is dead. Old cars were made to last, new cars are made to be replaced as often as your cellphone. Also the Kia didn't offer a manual option, clearly the Toyota is better in every way just based on that 1 simple fact.

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Haha not sure I agree with all of that but I get your point

@Mark-bd5ci 4 ай бұрын

N42 only makes 105kw

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s an N42 tho hahah

@Mark-bd5ci 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife yeh I'm just saying that engine is ten years the junior

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

@@Mark-bd5ci well if you’re going down that route the B16 makes 136kW haha

@Mark-bd5ci 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife is that a turbo? Anyway I'm not going down any route I'm just comparing the same capacity engine in power output to one ten years later. Now obviously the BMW is more efficient but the power outputs numbers are interesting

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

@@Mark-bd5ci nah haha Honda B16 n/a I4 from the late 80’s

@herniagaming 4 ай бұрын

That car is not slow lol, people need to stop comparing cars like this to modern perfromance vehicles and stop having a wank over how many hp it produces or whatever. Also your fanging it way too fast on bends, slow tf down you probably dont even own it, besides you have a passenger in a car with a safety rating that will both get you killed if you fuck up

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

Someone’s angry!

@herniagaming 4 ай бұрын

@@KiwiCarLife yeah I get pissed when people drive stupidly

@KiwiCarLife 4 ай бұрын

@@herniagaming I think the video might lead you to perceive things this way, but you can watch the speedo the whole time and see that the highest speed achieved on that windy road that I know well was about 60-70 tops, and only briefly. I think you’re overreacting