The Toyota Celica's name is actually a Spanish word that means
"heavenly" or "celestial". This vehicle was originally crafted
and designed for those people who were young at heart and also
for those people who desired and longed for simple
transportation. Planning for this vehicle started in 1967. This
vehicle lived a ripe age up until 2004. During the time of its
planning and design, the Toyota Celica sported a style that was
considered to be revolutionary for that time. It also became
quite an influential vehicle as per the establishment of the
sporty subcompact market segment.
Originally, this vehicle was equipped with a 1.6 liter
four-cylinder engine. It was made available in only one trim
level which was the ST form. This vehicle was a sport coupe that
held two doors. It was rather an image car, not a high-volume
car. It sold well during that time.
Through the years, the Toyota Celica underwent many changes in
its lifetime. One of the first changes came in 1976 when the
whole line of the vehicle welcomed a new model. The addition was
a liftback model. This offered a sportier handling, and a
higher-grade trim. It was marketed and sold as a sport-touring
type of vehicle that offers greater comfort and luggage capacity
than the original model that was sold.
After two years, the second generation Toyota Celica rolled off
the manufacturing plants. This time, it was made available in ST
and GT trim levels. It offered more safety, power, and economy
than the previous models. In 1982, the third generation of
Toyota Celicas came into view. And after a year, another model
was added to the Toyota Celica line up - this time it held a
sportier image and it was named the Toyota Celica GT-S model.
This vehicle held larger wheels, larger tires, fender flares,
sports suspension, and a sportier interior that featured special
seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a gearshift knob.
The following years, the Toyota Celica continued to receive a
variety of changes that included new engines, upgrades on its
wheels, tires, and power, new luxury items added in, sound
systems and entertainment systems added up, and headlights
changed.
As per the last set of changes for the last batch of Toyota
Celicas to be produced, this last line was made available in
only two trims which were the GT and the GTS. This generation
sported an aggressively styled front and rear bumpers, rocker
panels, and rear spoilers. It offered a manual or automatic
transmission. It also featured air conditioning, tilt steering,
disc/drum brakes, 140 hp engine, six-speed manual transmission,
16 inch alloy wheels, four-wheel disc brakes, power windows,
power locks, cruise control, high intensity discharge headlamps,
power tilt/slide moonroof, and side impact airbags.
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