The 1998 Storia/Duet (called Sirion outside Japan) came with two
petrol engines (with multi-point
fuel injection): a 989 cc
three-cylinder engine with and a 1.3-litre
four-cylinder engine with unit that came in 2000. Both were available with either a 5-speed
manual or a 4-speed
automatic transmission. The trim levels in the European market were the standard Sirion and the Sirion+ which added air conditioning, central locking and other equipment. They were named to the E and EL respectively in late 2000, with a new SL that had a 102 bhp 1.3 litre engine. As of 2001, 1.3-litre models have engines capable of accelerating from in 9.6 seconds and reaching a top speed of . This engine has an average fuel consumption of and the 989 cc models averaging . The Australian market only had the 989 cc model up until early 2001, when the sporty 1.3-litre model, known as the GTvi, was added to the lineup. At the time, the GTvi model had the most powerful naturally aspirated engine available in its class, developing at 7,500 rpm. In Australia, a
sequential transmission option was made available in the GTvi version only from 2002. This was an electronically controlled 4-speed automatic transmission with sequential mode activated by a dashboard switch, then gear selection by buttons on the steering wheel. ==Versions==