The Toyota Celica’s name is actually a Spanish word meaning “heavenly” or “heavenly.” This vehicle was originally created and designed for those people who were young at heart and also for those people who wanted and yearned for easy transportation. Planning for this vehicle began in 1967. This vehicle lived to a mature age until 2004. During the time of its planning and design, the Toyota Celica sported a style that was considered revolutionary at the time. It also became quite an influential vehicle based on the establishment of the sporty subcompact market segment.
Originally, this vehicle was equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine. It was available in only one trim level, which was ST form. This vehicle was a sports coupe that had two doors. It was more of an image car, not a high-volume car. It sold well during that time.
Through the years, the Toyota Celica underwent many changes during its life. One of the first changes came in 1976 when the entire vehicle lineup welcomed a new model. The addition was a liftback model. This offered sportier handling and a higher quality finish. It was marketed and sold as a type of sport-touring vehicle that offered more comfort and luggage capacity than the original model that was sold.
After two years, the second generation Toyota Celica rolled out of the manufacturing plants. This time, it was available in ST and GT trim levels. It offered more safety, power and economy than previous models. In 1982, the third generation of Toyota Celicas appeared. And after a year, another model was added to the Toyota Celica lineup, this time with a sportier image and it was named the Toyota Celica GT-S model. This vehicle had larger wheels, larger tires, fender flares, sport suspension, and a sportier interior that featured special seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a shift knob. The following years, the Toyota Celica continued to receive a variety of changes that included new engines, improvements to its wheels, tires and power, new luxury items added, sound systems and entertainment systems added, and headlights changed.
As per the latest set of changes for the last batch of Toyota Celicas to be produced, this latest lineup was made available in only two versions, which were the GT and the GTS. This generation sported aggressively styled front and rear bumpers, side 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 door locks, cruise control. , high-intensity discharge headlamps, tilt/slide sunroof, and side-impact air bags.