toyota to make a new celica GT-four with an STi driveline?

NYSpeed Automotive
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/coupes/toyota’s-next-celica-could-be-made-by-subaru/

Back in November Toyota’s German Chief Markus Schrick confirmed Toyota was working on several new sports cars including a replacement for the Celica, and now Japanese magazines are claiming the new model will arrive as early as next year. The new car is said to be the joint-effort of a collaboration between Toyota and Subaru and it will reportedly be offered in two different variants, a cheaper GT model and a high-performance AWD GT-Four.

The two carmakers have been sharing production facilities and swapping engineers ever since Toyota bought a stake in Subaru early last year and these new sports cars are likely to be the first to be spawned from the partnership. The cheaper GT version is supposed to have a target price of under $20,000, Japan’s Best Car reports, which agree with earlier reports claiming Toyota was working on an affordable successor to the 1980’s AE86. The GT will feature a conventional front-engine RWD layout and will be powered by a naturally aspirated 2.0L Subaru four-cylinder boxer engine.
The more expensive GT-Four, meanwhile, will come with AWD as standard and get the same 300hp turbo four as the Japanese spec Subaru Impreza STI. According to the source, the engine in this car will be positioned closer to the firewall to help improve handling and it could also feature in-wheel electric motors to help traction.
Both cars will come in coupe and three-door hatch bodystyles and will be sourced from Subaru’s Gunma plant in Japan. No five-door hatch will be offered as Toyota and Subaru don’t want to compete with the current Impreza range.
Via: MotorTrend

holy crap, that would be great…sign me up for a coupe :slight_smile:

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WWWHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTT!!!

sounds pretty awesome actually. Toyota deals with everyone don’t they? very cool :tup:

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toyota has their hands in just about every company lol

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Sounds cool if it happens and comes stateside.

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oh just noticed it says:

will come with AWD as standard and get the same 300hp turbo four as the Japanese spec Subaru Impreza STI

2.0L STi engine coming to the states? eh prolly not, dont think it would pass emmisions

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:tup: can’t wait to see what turns out with this

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that would be sweet, but didnt they just discontinue the celica like 3 yrs ago because of the Tc?

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yup, the celica was just disco’d

but this is a diff market, RWD/AWD ton more sportier than the Tc, those things feel like boats over 100 lol

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I want the RWD GT with the 300whp GTfour motor. That would be a nasty little driver.

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SOUNDS LIKE A HORRIBLE IDEA.

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Seems strange that Toyota is competing with it’s own re-release of the AE86. I hope they don’t put it on the back-burner, I was hoping to get one.

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maybe this will be the replacement for the ae86

imagine that car with the 2.0 N/A scooby engine <3

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agreed :smiley:

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there will be no point if it has no balls

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Shiftdead’s new toy =]

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I would like to see that actually come out. And come to the states.

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as long as it looks nothing like the last celica im interested…

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Dear Toyota,

PUT THE EJ25 IN THE HACHI!

thx.

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I guess the US will see this in 2011

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^ That would be great, I wouldn’t hold my breath though.