47 Facts About Toyota Celica

Toyota Celica is an automobile produced by Toyota from 1970 until 2006.

The Toyota Celica name derives from the Latin word coelica meaning 'heavenly' or 'celestial'.

In 1973, Toyota coined the term Liftback to describe the Celica fastback hatchback, and used the name Liftback GT for the North American market.

For export markets the Toyota Celica was available in three different levels of trim; LT, ST, GT.

At its introduction the Toyota Celica was only available as a pillarless hardtop notchback coupe, adopting "coke bottle styling".

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The North American Toyota Celica was equipped with federally mandated safety equipment such as an energy-absorbing steering column and seat belts.

Fastback-styled hatchback, called the Liftback by Toyota Celica, was introduced for the Japanese market in April 1973 but not until July 1974 for export models.

From its 1971 introduction in North America until the 1973 model year, the Toyota Celica retained its original styling and trim, and was sold only in ST trim.

In October 1975, the entire Toyota Celica lineup was given a facelift with a revised front bumper and grille.

The TA22 Toyota Celica had removable vents mounted in the hood which the RA23 and RA28 lacked, while the TA27 and RA25 models had three raised fluted vents inset into the hood.

The only two GTs ever imported by the AMI which later became Toyota Celica Australia, were a 1971 red TA22 GT and a brown 1973 RA25 GT.

Second-generation Toyota Celica was released for the 1978 model year and was again available in both notchback coupe and Liftback forms.

Early or pre-facelift second-generation Toyota Celica was released with round headlights and chrome bumpers for lower grades.

Toyota Celica was facelifted in August 1983 for the 1984 model year.

European continent, the Toyota Celica was offered as 1600 ST with 2T engine and live rear axle, 2000 XT, and 2000 GT .

In September 1982, the first Toyota Celica turbo was launched in Japan for the local market only.

Toyota Celica chose not to make any drastic suspension changes for the AWD GT-Four.

The Toyota Celica convertible was in high demand in Japan because of the exotic appeal of the American modifications.

Japanese market the fourth-generation Toyota Celica started with the 1S-iSU engine in the ST160 and 4A engine in the AT160.

Australian spec Toyota Celica ST162 were the base model ST with 3S-FE engine offered as coupe and Liftback, and the top-of-the-line SX Liftback with higher performance 3S-GE Twincam engine.

Fifth generation Toyota Celica was introduced in September 1989 for the 1990 model year.

The Toyota Celica received new Super Round organic styling, upgraded wheels and tires, more powerful GT-Four with better cooling system, and for the Japanese market only, the four-wheel steering models.

Toyota Celica engineers claimed that the round styling and lack of straight edges increased strength without adding weight.

North American Toyota Celica had fixed door mirrors and amber front corner lights.

Model grades for Australian Toyota Celica were SX coupe, SX Liftback, GT-Four, and 150 units limited edition GT-Four Group A Rallye.

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Toyota Celica convertible was built by American Sunroof Corporation in California.

The European Toyota Celica cabriolet retained the old style front bumper for 1992, and received the facelift in 1993.

In October 1993, Toyota launched the sixth-generation Celica for the 1994 model year.

US market, the Toyota Celica was only available in ST and GT trims for the 1994 model year, but the addition of the optional "Sports Package" to the GT Liftback produced GT-S-like handling.

The 2500 homologation cars built to allow Toyota Celica to enter the GT-Four as a Group A car in the World Rally Championship sported extras such as all of the plumbing required to activate an anti-lag system, a water spray bar for the Intercooler's front heat exchanger, a water injection system for detonation protection, a hood spoiler mounted in front of the windscreen to stop hood flex at high speed and the standard rear spoiler mounted on riser blocks.

Toyota Celica has always claimed that they knew nothing of the fix – but opponents say it was one very cleverly engineered device.

The Japanese market soft top Toyota Celica was offered as the base model Convertible Type X with either manual or automatic transmission, and the fully equipped automatic only Convertible.

Also in early 1999, Toyota released pictures of their XYR concept car, which would soon become the next Celica.

In July 1999, Toyota began production of the seventh-generation Celica, with European sales beginning late that year.

The 2000 model year Celica was an element of Toyota Project Genesis, an effort to bring younger buyers to the marque in the United States.

Toyota Celica took time to lighten the car and lower cost wherever possible.

Toyota Celica came in only one Liftback body style with the choice of two different engines.

In July 2004, Toyota announced the Celica would be discontinued in the United States at the end of the 2005 model year for lack of sales.

The Japanese market Toyota Celica was updated with minor changes in August 2002, noticeably with the restyled front bumper and rear combination lamps.

Toyota Celica released a limited-production version of the 7th generation called the TRD Sports M based on the SS-II.

In Thailand and Hong Kong, the Toyota Celica was offered in a single trim level, similar to the Australian ZR with the 2ZZ-GE engine.

The first World Rally Championship event for the Toyota Celica was 1972 RAC Rally when Ove Andersson drove the 1600 GTV into the ninth place.

Between 1994 and 1997, Rod Millen won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb three times using a Toyota Celica, setting a record time which stood for more than 10 years.

Toyota Celica came second in 1979 before winning the Danish Championship in 1980.

In circuit racing, the Toyota Celica was raced by Dan Gurney's All American Racers team with factory backing in the IMSA GTU and GTO classes from 1983 to 1988.

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Toyota Celica was sometimes raced privately in stock car racing, usually in four-cylinder classes at the grassroots level.

In Japan, the Team Racing Project Bandoh created a special rear wheel drive variant of the seventh-generation Toyota Celica using a 3S-GTE engine, having previously ran a front wheel drive sixth generation model.