Initially, the only available engine was the 1812 cc "2Y-U" engine outputting in a rear-wheel drive configuration. Transmission choices comprised a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic with overdrive (the first for this type of vehicle). By 1983, additional gasoline engines: the 1290 cc "4K-J" inline-four engine with , the 1626 cc "1Y-J" inline-four giving , and the 1998 cc "3Y-U" with had been made available. Some markets gained the option of the 1974 cc "2C" diesel engine with in May 1983. In May 1983, the 1998 cc "3Y-EU" engine with electronic fuel injection (EFI) rated at was made available. The following year in May, a high performance specification same engine was released with was made available. A new turbocharged "2C-T" diesel model displacing 1974 cc and proving or was introduced in August 1984, followed by part-time four-wheel drive models with a sub transmission in November 1985 (with the 1998 cc "3Y-EU" gasoline or 82 PS "2C-T" turbo diesel engine). For exports, the 2237 cc "4Y-E" engine arrived with the August 1985 facelift and provided and .