Toyota Celica sport coupe is a car manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan from October 1970 until April 2006. During 36 years, have 7 generation Celica, with a total cumulative production of more than 4.1 million units.
Handling and styling are important from the point Celica, where this car comes with exterior design is interesting and fun to be steered wheel because of its communicative and responsive, handling is steady, and the distance the brake to stop short. A large market for Celica is the USA, Japan, Europe, and Australia.
Celica is the official car used by Toyota in the world rally championship / World Rally Championship (WRC) from 1972 to 1986 model with rear wheel, and from 1988 until the 1997 model for GT-Four berpenggerak 4WD. Celica for WRC made by Toyota Team Europe in Cologne, Germany.
After the Celica ceased production in 2006, its position sebgai sport compact car made by Toyota Scion TC replaced in North America. For other regions, Toyota has not been prepared successor.
First generation (1970-1977)Toyota Celica coupe was first shown at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show in October, and began to be marketed in December 1970 in Japan. Model which is marketed 1400ET, 1600LT, 1600ST, 1600GT, and 1600GTV. Model 1600GT and motorized 1600GTV high ability Twincam 2T-G. Year 1972 was launched with the 2000GT model 18R-G engine. In April 1973, line up with the Celica in the form of a more practical Liftback with a glass back door that can be opened up and the rear seats can be folded. Liftback version is 1600ST, 1600GT, 2000ST, and 2000GT.
Second generation (1977-1981)Celica launched in August 1977 designed by Calty Design Research in California, United States. Model coupe and Liftback still available with the engine in 1600, 1600 Twincam, 1800, EFI 1800, 2000, and 2000 Twincam for Japanese market. Variantnya ET, LT, ST, XT, SE, GT, and GTV. In 1978 replaced by GTV GT Rally. In the United States, and the Celica GT ST 20R 2200 motorized fixed cc.
Third generation (1982-1985)Following the trend in 1980-an, Celica comes with a box body design, but elegant. Coupe and Liftback still available, and in 1984 added to the model with the roof can be opened, that is convertible to be made by American Sunroof Corporation (asc).
As before, the engine is installed on the Celica is a 1600 cc, 1800 cc, 2000 cc and 2400 cc for the United States. For the 1800 cc engine is a new 1S, 3T, and 3T-equipped turbo GTEU. Using the first Celica turbo GT-T is the only sold in Japan. And also made the GT-TR luxurious, and GT-TS which only 200 units for the rally homologasi Group B. Celica GT-TS is the basis for a car rally Celica Twincam Turbo to be the champion Safari Rally and Rally Ivory Coast between the years 1983-1986.
Fourth generation (1986-1989)Major changes in a fundamental shift from the Celica rear wheel drive to front wheel drive. Coupe model only to the United States and export to some countries. Most basic model is inexpensive and ST. GT equipment in the United States has more than ST, but the same plant 2S-FE for the year 1986, which was then replaced by 3S-FE engine for 1987. GT is available in the form of a coupe, convertible, and Liftback. In Japan, all shaped Liftback. GT-R (or GT-S in the United States / GTi in Europe) motorized 3S-GE is a terkencang with front wheel drive.
Fifth generation (1990-1993)There are four types of body form for fifth-generation Celica, the coupe, convertible, normal body Liftback, Liftback and wide body. Liftback wide body has front and rear Fender wider, this is only the form of a body model for the GT-S, GT-Four A (All-Trac), and GT-Four RC (Carlos Sainz Limited Edition). In Japan, GT-Four also have a normal body for the years 1990-1991.
For Japan, Celica offered three options with the 2.0 liter engine Twincam, 3S-FE for the SR and ZR, 3S-GE to GT-R, Active Sports, and convertible, and the 3S-GTE for the GT-Four.
4-wheel steering (4WS) where the rear wheels can turn with a small corner on the standard GT-R and Active Sports, or optional on SR and ZR. Auto tilt-away steering wheel standard on the ZR, GT-R, and GT-Four where the rudder will be increased if the revoked key contacts, and to return to the position of the key set if the contact is placed.
Sixth generation (1994-1999)Sixth generation Celica has 4 fruit-shaped front lights a large rounded. Bodynya slightly larger but lighter than the fifth generation. Model for the United States only coupe, convertible and Liftback sold on the world market. There are 5 kinds of machines to Celica, the 7A-FE 1.8 liter, 3S-FE and 3S-GE 2.0 liter, 5S-FE 2.2 liter, and the 3S-GTE 2.0 liter turbo.
Trim levels for the Japanese market is the SS-I, SS-II, SS-III, convertible, and GT-Four. Model SS-I is equipped with 4-wheel steering. Model SS-II diexport to Europe and some Asian countries as a GT. SS-III plant-3S GE BEAMS with high ability, Super Strut Suspensi sport, and specifically to have a manual transmission is also equipped Helical Limited Slip Differential.
Seventh generation (2000-2006)Basically there are only two last-generation model Celica that is ZZT230 motorized 1ZZ-FE VVT-i, and the plant's ability ZZT231 high 2ZZ-FE VVTL-i. VVT-i version called the GT in the United States, or the SS-I in Japan, while the plant is VVTL-i GT-S in the United States, or the SS-II in Japan. In Australia, all motorized model VVTL-i, for both SX and ZR models.
Transmission model for a motorized 1ZZ-FE is a 5 speed manual, 6 speed manual or 4 speed automatic. While the motorized 2ZZ-GE using the 6 speed manual transmission or 4 speed tiptronic automatic with shift buttons on the wheel.
