ss-iii / ss-ii / GT ??????, anyone tell me the difference?? Options

[Aus]

anyone tell me the difference between the celica ss-iii and the GT

are they both 3sge?? (In the uk anyway!!)

what is beams???

and finally, whats the power difference, and can i put it on my 98 GT 3sge???

[Aus]

BLOODY HELL...talk about old topic!! I think that was my 1st ever post..... a lot has changed since then.......

[Shink]

BLOODY HELL...talk about old topic!! I think that was my 1st ever post..... a lot has changed since then.......

You're right, it is veeery old Didn't notice that. Still valid though, I guess, since 6gc models haven't changed since 2003.

And, I might add, still a little complicated and sometimes misunderstood on this site. Especially here, where people have US, UK, and JDM cars. US Celicas are, for lack of a better word, weird. What's with the low spec engines you guys have, anyway?

Going back on topic, did the US ever get the BEAMS or is that only in JDM cars?

[goferris]

BLOODY HELL...talk about old topic!! I think that was my 1st ever post..... a lot has changed since then.......

You're right, it is veeery old Didn't notice that. Still valid though, I guess, since 6gc models haven't changed since 2003.

And, I might add, still a little complicated and sometimes misunderstood on this site. Especially here, where people have US, UK, and JDM cars. US Celicas are, for lack of a better word, weird. What's with the low spec engines you guys have, anyway?

Going back on topic, did the US ever get the BEAMS or is that only in JDM cars?

HEY BE NICE TO US ACROSS THE POND!!!!!
it's not our fault that toyota gave us the shaft!!!! as far as i know they never sent any cars to the US with the beams motor (black/red/gray tops) or even the 3sge. i'm not sure why they decided to put an under powered motor in our cars. probably a customs thing. they did offer the 3sgte in the old all trac and mr2 turbo but even then they were dumbed down compared to jdm/euro spec motors and the reason why i think they didn't do it in our cars and why the gt4 wasn't offered in the states is because they didn't sell well due to how expensive they were. i think that was one of the major downfalls of the US celi. for what they cost you didn't get much power out of it. i can't remember exactly who did the review (edmunds IIRC) but they pointed out that you could get a much quicker car for about the same price tag or less like the integra. either way we got screwed.

[BloodyStupidDave...]

i'm not sure why they decided to put an under powered motor in our cars. probably a customs thing... either way we got screwed.

I think Toyota tweaked the specs for each market to meet specific price points. In the US, the emphasis was on inexpensive while in Japan the emphasis was on performance with Europe somewhere in between.

Bear in mind that cruise control was only available on USDM (and a few other LHD territories). Leather was much more commonly specified and more affordable in the US than in Europe.