Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test
Date: July 1971
Authors (Roundtable): Shiro Sasaki, Atsushi Watari, Shoichi Nishiyama, Osamu Hirao, Hiroshi Okazaki, Takahiko Kinoshita, Katsuzo Kageyama, Fumio Agetsuma, Kunitaka Furutani, Yasuhei Oguchi, Kenzaburo Ishikawa, Takeshi Toba, Minoru Onda, Kenichiro Noda, Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Is the Gear Ratio Too Low?

Magazine: To begin with, we’d like to ask about the development aims behind the 1400SR, and the kind of car you had in mind.

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test Summary
Date: 1971 (Motor Fan Road Test Digest Annual)
Author: Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Toyota Sprinter 1400SR Model Overview

As consumers become accustomed to having their own cars, they tend to gravitate toward higher-end models within a vehicle series. The successive release of engines of gradually larger displacement in the same model series is likely a response to these changing user preferences and demands. The launch of the 1400cc engine as the top-of-the-line Corolla and Sprinter in April 1971 can be considered part of this trend. The test car this time, the Sprinter SR, as its name suggests, is flavored as a sports car for rallies, and it does not simply offer increased displacement, but also goes one step further to pursue single-purpose functionality in response to the diversification of user preferences.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Group Test
Date: February 1972
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Comparison test: Toyota Sprinter SR vs. Mitsubishi Galant FTO GIII

This month we conducted a comparison test between two 1400cc sporting coupes–the Sprinter SR and the Galant FTO GIII–under a wide variety of conditions, including testing at Yatabe. Before examining the results, however, it is worth explaining why these two were selected from among the many cars in the class.