i was thinking, and ive been meaning to ask this (sorry if this is a repost) but if the US isnt selling the celica anymore, are other country's? and if so, do they still have the same body style? does anyone know what the next gen will look like?

yep other countries are still continuing the celica but not the us. there's been some concepts out there but just drawings. the closest one i've seen looked just like the 7th gen one with some minor changes. dunno where i saw it but from a japanese site. looked very aggressive

^I stand corrected^. Anybody know what countries are continuing and which will carry the TC instead/in addition?

This post has been edited by ZacMan1987: May 3, 2006 - 1:11 PM

i dont expect it to continue to be honest.

I hope it does continue the celica is one of my fav cars...

Celica's aren't offered in Japan anymore. I went to the Toyota Japan website and the Celica wasn't listed.

I heard that the Scion Tc took the celicas place...

Celica is not available here anymore in Australia
But hopefully we can be to import them from Japan,
without too much hassle.

The MR-S is still there though ...

and that : http://toyota.jp/caldina/grade/gt_four/

7th gens are still availble in the UK and some parts of Europe. I read TopGear Magazine from the UK and like 2 issues ago it has a 2006 Car buyers guide for all new cars. 7th gen was in there. They are the exact same as the last ones sold here. Same with the MR-S.

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damn that car is HOT!
i want one!

toyota dropped the celica and the mr-s last year no production on either of them i know this because we do not make the main and con rod bearings for them

honestly, i rather the celica's get discontinued,

here's my reasoning. IMHO of course

1. makes our 6th gen even more special

2. they screwed up in the 7th gen, i seriously almost wanted to kill myself when they launched it in 2000. (sorry but after loving and wanting a 6th gen since 1994 watching the WRC, i totally puke each time i see a 7th gen)

Yeah we still have but i'm sure i heard it was to be discontiued soon . Isnt there a problem with the vvtli/vvti engine ? it wont pass the next emissions standard ?

Celica and MR2 will not be produced by Toyota anymore. I heard that Toyota will produce a new model of Supra in order to have a sport car in the production range.
As they say, celica belongs to the past.. But I believe that we will see it again in some years from now.

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you relize that the caldina is essntaily a Matrix XR 4wd but with a 3sgte in it and minor facelift..right?

Caldina


Matrix XR


essentialy the same body just with different inteiror, front facia, rear side windows and rear end.

its like a celica coupe and a curren.


still hot though

This post has been edited by Valo666: May 5, 2006 - 10:14 PM

It's difficult for someone who wants a little bit of speed to go with Toyota. I have faith in their engineering, I still believe you can beat the hell out of almost any of their cars, and it will beg for more.

The Scion series is a joke, it's misguided marketing that led people to believe anyone would purchase a xA/xB/tC. The tC looks nice, but as I understand it, is pretty slow and feels pretty dead, handling wise.

At the moment, my Celica is up for sale. I love Toyota, never have anything bad to say about them, except they just don't cater to what I want. Speed, and good looks. Now it's all SUV's and this Scion crap. It's a shame to admit it, but "toyota sports car" is a thing of the past.

I'm currently looking at a 98-99 eclipse GSX or GS-T, Mitsubishi may not be the greatest car company in the world, but they have what I want. I tried looking for an mr-2 turbo, but apparently people that have them either destroy them, or won't sell them at all.

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where did you get that info? The caldina is alot longer than a matrix, and the matrix is based of the corolla which are both assembled in Ontario, Canada. The caldina existed long before the matrix was ever conceived, I don't think they are the same car at all as you say.

This post has been edited by Rayme: May 6, 2006 - 7:48 AM

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I know where your coming from , i miss my old prelude because of the perfromance the toyotas great but speed just isnt there.....unless i upgrade to GT4 . The prices for a decent GT4 here have fallen a lot , theres a GT4oc.co.uk owner sellin his 95 GT4 with a long list of mods , 56k for £3500 !!!