Several options are available across the range – 1.0 l (993 cm3), 1.2 l (1290 cm3), 1.3 l (1331 cm3), 1.3 l (1296 cm3), 1.3 l (1332 cm3) I4 petrol, and 1.5 l (1453 cm3) I4 diesel engines.
Fuel tank capacity is 40 l (10.57 gal) in variants from model years before 1996 and 45 l (11.89 gal) in those from 1996 onwards.
Fuel consumption is the lowest in the diesel variant - 4.7 l/100 km (50.05 mpg), going up to 7.1 l/100 km (33.13 mpg) across the rest of the range.
Wheelbase of Toyota Starlet is 2300 mm (90.55 in.).
Toyota Starlet vehicles were rear-wheel-drive until 1984. Later variants from model years between 1989 and 1999 are front-wheel-drive