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New Toyota Celica in works

Toyota is working on a replacement for the Toyota Celica based on the Scion tC (photo above). Scion is Toyota’s budget sporty car arm (Proton?) in the USA targetted at young buyers.

The Toyota Celica’s 1.8 engine will be upgraded to a new 2AZ-GE (not final codename) engine making 250hp via an aggresive VVT-i profile or some form of forced induction.

This is a direct aim at the Honda Integra Type-R/Acura RSX.

15 Comments »

  1. Rajan R said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 7:00 am

    Oi, go sleep.

  2. DOG THE WAN said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 9:07 am

    Is this a sport car? looks like a sedan, nothing special.

  3. Alan said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 9:10 am

    For me ….the appearance look like sedan car….previous version much better.

  4. exo said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 10:57 am

    nothing special…

  5. edw said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 11:10 am

    I agree with Rajan R….. go to SLEEP la, 6.10am and 7.00am…. what are u guys doing ?

  6. gen2 gang said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 11:46 am

    nothing special.i beleive my gen2..bravo………

  7. Aris Tee said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 3:03 pm

    is it just me, or does the front taken cues from the Volvo S60? looks quite ok, btw…

  8. AlexC said,

    August 13, 2005 @ 3:06 pm

    Celica’s look getting sissy i would say… nothing agressive at all… i’d recommend this car to young lady to drive to market…

  9. neurra said,

    August 14, 2005 @ 2:44 am

    drive to market? rofl.. too much dude.. shopping is more the appropriate

  10. eric said,

    August 15, 2005 @ 12:09 am

    OMG.. they’re making another ’silly-car’? hmmm.. looks silly to me.. but 250hp stock isn’t so bad i guess..

  11. Tom said,

    August 15, 2005 @ 12:25 pm

    Gen 2 probably has a better head room at the back. It looks like a lexus coupe?

  12. Sylanea said,

    August 15, 2005 @ 3:42 pm

    Looks very korean

  13. Michelle said,

    November 8, 2005 @ 7:12 pm

    The appearance look is like sedan car…It needs to be more sporty looking… PREVIOUS VERSON A LOT BETTER.

  14. TAZonn said,

    December 22, 2005 @ 9:57 am

    Jus a normal look sedan car…
    nothing special also… too bad…

  15. 2006 Toyota RAV4 in Malaysia » said,

    May 31, 2006 @ 7:22 am

    [...] At first glance, the new 2006 Toyota RAV4 looks like a face-lift of the previous second generation version, although it seems that it has gained weight abit, in the right proportions. It also gets a new snout shape flanked by projector headlamps which reminds me of the Scion tC Coupe. The new 2006 Toyota RAV4 is 145mm longer then it’s previous incarnation, and cabin length has been increased by 85mm. The distance between the front and rear seats has been increased by 55mm. The width has also been increased by 80mm. This will allow more comfortable seating of 3 adults at the rear seats. As a whole, the interior volume has increased by 13%. Newly developed rear suspensions with diagonal positioning of shock absorbers also allow more luggage room because of minimal wheel arch intrusion. This allows a 230mm increase in luggage room width, making a total luggage space increase of 47%. Maximum luggage capacity with the rear seats folded flat is 1,459 liters. [...]

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