500bhp celica..what they SHOULDA MADE!! Options

[95st-celica]

ok well what if your older and you cant afford a vette but you like the style of the imports..i see a lot of the older generation driving around in 350's, infinit g35 coupes, supras and even gsx eclipises...its still a matter of taste....not all old people can afford 80k vettes....if toyota made a celica like the one above...with maybe not as radical of numbers and more streetable...something to hang with an evo and sti...from the factory im sure it would sell better...and if mitu****ty and suburu can mass produce a very streetable fast car and sell it well wnough to keep it in production and toyota can't then theres something wrong there.... i think they should just redo the whole body style when/if they come back out with it...an awd celica that keeps up with an evo will def. sell....im sorry....now will it sell in the older generation as much as the younger? proably not...i dont see too many 40 and 50 year old dudes drivin sti's and evo's...but they are out there...anyway the point of the post was caus i thought it was a sick lookin car...never seen a 7th gen like that before.....its good stuff...the guy that had that built is older and prolly has millions...just thoguht id share

toyota had cars similar to sti's and evos. the mkiv supra and st185. those didn't sell very well. even if they brought back something similar, it wouldn't sell as well as a corolla or camry. and that's all toyota is after. making as much money as possible. and they're doing it very well.

this is very true...but since they have taken over and made more then GM these last couple of quarters they are steering back in the direction of performance....of course corolla's and camary's are gonna sell better...just like a lancer sells better then an evo...whats the point?..all im saying is toyota has no cars that perform well up to date....and what better choice to throw some HP in then the celica?

[tomazws]

I rather have a good looking car at least.....

[MaskedMan]

I rather have a good looking car at least.....

hahaha i agree.

Hmm well I don't understand the arguement in this thread either way. I'm actually laughing uncontrollibly inside at the fact that this car was not produced, will never be produced and is something that should have been discussed 5 years ago and not now when the celica isn't even in production at all anymore. People, get over it, and look elsewhere. Toyota has no plans to release an above 300hp Celica ever. So go build your own and be happy with what you've accomplished instead of going out and buying something built from the factory.

[neKronos]

I have the car and driver issue in which they interviewed rod millen about it and tested it

[Random_Stranger]

Give it some time. I am sure Toyota will end up putting something out there. Mazda is going to try and out do themselves by making something to rival their precious RX7 (Because we all know RX8 isn't better than the RX7). Rumors of the new supra... In America.... Toyota is dominating the market. They really could afford to put out a high performance car. I see Supras with way too many miles on them selling for as high as $30k. At any rate, I have noticed honda slowly fading as more of Toyotas economical vehicles taking off and sweeping the streets. Seriously. Civics? Accords? Going down, while Camrys, Corollas, and Scions on the rise.


If I said something that didn't make sense or sounded retarded prior to the sentence "In America...." Please disregard. I am very sick with a fever and very tired. Yet I just wanted to say my piece of mind.


Thanks

---Faust

[GMan]

> neKronos
> '99 GT Hatchback
> From Ann Arbor MI
> I have the car and driver issue in which they interviewed rod millen about it and tested

This one ?

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/3270/r...ate-celica.html

It turns up at meets. MR2 Midwest meet Topeka, KS '05.
https://wfs.bc.edu/melket/Public/Car_stuff/...y_2k_Celica.jpg

It Can be seen in person at the Toyota Auto Museum Torrance, CA.
It was Never meant to be a "Street Car". Maybe a show queen ?

How about this example ?

FENSPORT BRAND NEW CELICA GENERATION 7
2.0L TURBO, 4 WHEEL DRIVE, 3SGTE ENGINE
576BHP @ Hubs
http://www.fensport.co.uk/fensportcars.htm

Toyota is all about hybrids and sales, be it Camries or Lexus luxo barges...
Betrer to Build your own sports car

Regards;
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[neKronos]

> neKronos
> '99 GT Hatchback
> From Ann Arbor MI
> I have the car and driver issue in which they interviewed rod millen about it and tested

This one ?

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/3270/r...ate-celica.html

Yes that one. paper form. Got it directly from car and drivers offices in ann arbor.