GTP Cool Wall: 1985-1989 Toyota Celica

[Wiegert]

1985-1989 Toyota Celica nominated by @Custom878

Body Style: 2-door coupé, 2-door convertible, 3-door liftback
Engine:
1.6L I4 4A
1.6L I4 4A-GE
1.8L I4 1S-iLU (1832cc)
1.8L I4 4S-Fi (1838cc)
2.0L I4 2S-ELC (1995cc)
2.0L I4 3S-FE (1998cc)
2.0L I4 3S-GE (1998cc)
Power: 86-156 hp
Torque: 100-128 ft/lbs
Weight: 1160 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front-engine, front-wheel drive
Additional Information: Nomination does not include the GT-Four and All Trac models.​

Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[VXR]

In a nomination for cars you didn't know existed, I never knew there was a 3 box version.

Anyway, I'd say a low cool if left stock and in decent condition.

 

[Michelin Man]

Not the best generation of Celica, fairly uninspiring on the looks front. Mind, it isn't offensively ugly, and it isn't particularly terrible generally, just sort of fades into nothingness. When it comes to the Celica, the 4th gen is probably the most forgotten of all iterations, or at least that's how it appears to me.

Meh.

 

[mustafur]

Loses marks for being the first FWD based Celica, gains marks for bringing the rally heritage and AWD.

Idk low Cool?

 

[ToyGTone]

Still more cooler than a MK4 Supra.

 

[Cowboy]

I've always liked the ST165, especially because of this.

 

[ThrasherDBS]

Wouldn't give it a second glance in traffic.

Meh.

 

[Sage Ages]

2-door Camry.

 

[TheCracker]

Not a design that's aged at all well. GT-Four aside, which isn't part of the poll, it's a solid meh.

 

[Liquid]

That convertible is so laughably horrid.

 

[homeforsummer]

Anyway, I'd say a low cool if left stock and in decent condition.

That's what I went for. They're rising back out of bangerdom at the moment and at least in the UK, the ones you tend to see now (once in a blue moon) are typically standard and in tidy condition. Good slice of nostalgia.

Not a design that's aged at all well.

I'd disagree with that. The slightly tired-looking white one in the main image isn't all that special but in the metal these have good proportions, and in darker colours I'd say they're looking quite handsome now.

 

[SilkCutXJR]

It Looks so dreary in Pictures but there is a red one for sale in my hometown at the Moment...when i buy groceries I have to drive past the dealership and I have to say, I developed a softspot for the design.

 

[7up747]

I kind of want to like it but.... meh