GTP Cool Wall: 1997-2002 Toyota Caldina GT-T

[GranTurismo916]

1997-2002 Toyota Caldina GT-T nominated by @Rage Racer

Engines: 2.0L Turbo I4 (3S-GTE)
Power: 260 hp
Torque: 239 lb-ft.
Weight: 1470 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual, 4-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, four wheel drive
Body Styles: 5-door wagon
Additional Info: "a hot wagon sharing the same engine and drivetrain as the Celica GT-Four. Also was one of my favourite cars in Gran Turismo 2... I loved it in black & gray two-tone color."​

Spoiler: Additional Pics

 

[Wiegert]

I like the two-tone trim. But no performance drivetrain can change the fact that it's basically an Avensis estate on the outside.

Uncool.

 

[AlvaroF]

A fast wagon is cool. A tacky body kit in it isn't. On the upside it's far from uncool as the Stagea. It's not beige meh, so I'll have to give it a very low cool.

 

[Legro]

In the inside it's a Celica GT-Four estate. On the outside it's an Avensis with a stupid bodykit. Seriously uncool.

 

[Dagger311]

Seriously uncool, because ugly.

 

[All Your Base]

Wagons are uncool. Performance wagons are meh.

 

[CarBastard]

I read Caldina and began to think "Oh, that thing looks sharp and stylish. It makes wagons look cool...and packs a whallop...yeah, that's really cool". I was thinking about the third generation Caldina.

Then I googled "Caldina" to remember how the third gen Caldina looked. And it was a 'Meh' at least...this looks even dorkier. Almost seriously uncool...

 

[Adamgp]

Ugly wagon.

SU.

 

[synchromesh]

Cool, it looks interesting.

 

[GTP_Ingram]

Oh look: an Avensis with some horrible trim attached. Power and performance are irrelevant here. Seriously uncool.

 

[Tornado]

It's like a WRX wagon! Except it isn't actually, and instead just looks like a knockoff of one.

 

[Slash]

Most wagons are uncool. This gets a meh. Cars of that era are generally horrid.

 

[Cano]

Eeeew.

 

[TheCracker]

"Can I book a taxi please"

 

[Niku Driver HC]

Great drivetrain, bad styling. Sure, it's an impressive wagon for a Toyota, but your friends will point at you and say:

"Oh look, there's a desolate human being, driving his gawdy looking two-tone Avensis..."

And despite not being called an Avensis, it's just not cool being associated with the pulse-stopping (not in a good way) Avensis. The Celica underpinning save it from a SU rating, but I can't give it a cool, so it gets an meh. Sorry, Rage.

 

[SomePlayaDude]

It's the Stagea all over again.

Except that it's milder this time

 

[niky]

We don't have these here, though we've got a few Caldinas. While there are desirable turbocharged "JDM yo" wagons out there (Legnum, for one... uh... Legnum, for another... and perhaps the Legnum*), the Caldina isn't one of them.


The Fozzie is available outside Japan, so it doesn't really count.

 

[GTPorsche]

Has a bodykit. Uncool.

 

[Sage Ages]

Something about this just doesn't work. Meh.

Has a bodykit. Uncool.

All I see is a hood scoop and some kind of attachment on the front that judging by the pictures seems to be an option.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Uncool.

Looks awful and is essentially an old Avensis estate with 4WD and Celica drivetrain and engine.

The Celica parts save it from SU.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Are those those things which are useful? No idea.

 

[homeforsummer]

Avensis estate

This, irrespective of drivetrain. Uncool, but not seriously so as passers-by won't actively dislike it - they just won't notice it.

 

[MoLiEG]

It's not pretty, and it's not awful either.

Meh.

 

[ScottPuss20]

It looks boring and insignificant. Uncool

 

[ClydeYellow]

Wagons are usually cool in my book, but no amount of 3S-GTE goodness will save this abomination from my judgement, which is: uncool, bro!

 

[Badasp5.0]

Horrid looking and even being a wagon fan cannot save it. IIRC this is related the to US market Scion TC minus the cool drivetrain.

 

[Legro]

I believe it was the newer Avensis that shared the platform with the tC.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

I like the front. Gave it a cool.

 

[AudiMan2011]

A jacked up Avensis estate with ugly extra body trim.

Uncool.

 

[Crash]

One without any of the body kit and add ons would be a meh. As soon as even one skidplate or spoiler is added, uncool.