Yahoo Autos Junkyard Gem: 1990 Geo Prizm GSi
GM created the Geo brand in order to sell vehicles built and/or designed by its Japanese partners: Suzuki, Isuzu and Toyota. The Geo Prizm was sibling to Toyota's E90 Sprinter and built at the NUMMI plant in California from the 1990 through 1997 model years (after which it became a Chevrolet through 2002). For 1990 through 1992, a high-performance version of the Prizm called the GSi was available, and I've found a rare hatchback version in a Colorado wrecking yard.
Though the Prizm was based on the Corolla-related JDM Toyota Sprinter, it was mechanically identical to same-year Corollas then being sold in the United States (and built on the same assembly line in Fremont). The powertrain in the Prizm GSi is what was bolted into the same-year U.S.-market Corolla GT-S.
In this case, that means a "red top" 4A-GE DOHC 1.6-liter straight-four, rated at 130 horsepower.
A five-speed manual was base equipment, but this car has the optional four-speed automatic.
The hatchback Prizm, which was based on the JDM Sprinter Cielo, was built for just the 1990 and 1991 model years. I've found a few Prism GSi notchback sedans during my junkyard travels, but this is the first hatchback version.
