why did they ever stop selling them in the first place

I’ve think they’ve been checking the classifieds and upon seeing the dollars used ones are fetching have decided, as anonymous2 so rightly points out, have decided maybe their decision to abandon the Celica was premature. Toyota desperately needs this model back in their lineup.

Couldn’t agree more. Sell it for $20-25K (just above the top-end Tc.) Oh, and please make it a hatchback!!!

Make it a bit more attractive and less aggressive please. Also, please don’t try to attack the power output of the Mazdaspeed3, Caliber SRT-4, or Eclipse and keep the car FWD. FWD with over 250hp is just plain stupid. Maybe if they are talking with Subaru they might be planning an AWD platform based off the Impreza.

The Scion tC effectively replaced the Celica. 2009 would coincide with the tC’s update. It will probably be the same car, but different brand/name for different markets.
What Toyota really needs to bring back is the SUPRA.

Toyota stopped selling them to make room for the Scion tC.

There was a turbo AWD Celica in the early 90’s. Very few made it to NA.

hmm I thought Scion was only available in the US

Well this should be nice considering there is nothing sports in the Toyota’s North American Lineup (With the exception of Scion, which is not available in Canada, well sort of). Other sites are reporting It to be lightweight and RWD. Maybe this will be the new AE86.

Bring back the Supra and Celica please. Sure the Celica ended up as mostly a chick’s car but still. I hope they make an AWD drive one with 250+ hp.

A great little sports car with lots of performance potential with minimal mods. Also very reliable but wow is it ugly! Thats why they stopped selling it, the whole look of the car was not very pleasing. I always thought the car looked like a cricket.

Having owned a Celica GT-S that had 180k+ miles on it when I was younger, I would love to see them back in the U.S. They are great cars and gave Toyota some street cred (whatever that means). The Supra would be a no-brainer! Give it back to us Toyota!

I don’t think toyota “desperatly” needs anything, but marketing people will tell you there is nothing like good name recognition. Good move…

Yeah I can’t believe they dropped the Celica in the first place. Talk about a name everyone knows, and a model that was actually quite successful in its last iteration. Strange they abandoned it. Hope it comes back.

Rumors also exist that a new Corolla coupe could be due around ‘10 or ‘12.
This may be it, although Toyota was taken a big hit for not introducing a new Corolla coupe to go along with the new ‘09 sedan.
Honda’s own Civic Coupe is selling extremely well.

Perhaps the return of the GT-S Corolla Coupe, this MAY be the next “Celica.”

Check back as I get more information.

an tubocharged AWD 2-door sports car for the low to mid 20’s would sell like crazy

never liked it, so will not be disappointed if this is false info

Yeah Toyota was stupid for killing off the Celica and making room for the Scion TC. Instead of spending however millions of dollars investing in the Tc they should have spent that in re-engineering the Celica. I also tried looking into buying a used GTS before I leased my SS S/C but insurance was outrageous for even a used Celica so no go there. But my dad still has his 84 Celica, and he says it was the best car he ever had. I would love to see Toyota bring back the Celica and offer it both in FWD and AWD like they did back in the early 90’s. But by 09 it better have at least a 250hp turbo 1.8 VVT to compete with everything else in this segment. If it looked good and was priced competitively I’d would def be a potential buyer. Also please bring back the Supra!

I vote for mid engine RWD coupe with a $25K price tag.

would have killed for an All-Trac in 1989
Last generation was way to Voltron for me, and never got a high power AWD version here in U.S. So I did not care for it, I drove one and it was fun to drive but very cramped inside. Felt like a death trap next to Semis at 80 MPH on so cal freeways, I dont know how people drive minis in LA traffic.

How about MRII and Supra they were way more special then the Celica.

too little too late! **** you toyota!

Bring back the Supra while you’re at it, Toyota.

A GT4 version of the last gen Celica would be sweet.

bring bak the AE86 and GT4 celica.

Yes!! Bring it back, make a modern version of the TRD Celica, not the boring-ass older generations.

That’s the only Toyota I’ve ever liked.

why put speed limits on the autobahn? thats how i get to work early in the mornings on post!

Back in the day Toyota used to get enthusiasts:
Supra
Celica
MR2
Corolla GTS

All that’s left is the Corolla which has become cure for insomnia. Lexus has some good stuff if you want to blow $35K+; the Scion tC is somewhat sporting while the xD and xB have joined the fat-boy program. Meanwhile Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Hyundai and soon Kia all fight and succeed in this market.

I used to marvel over the MR2 when I was younger. Yea, it was kind of a chick car, but man did it look nice.

Hey…who thought of that??

No ****ing **** you need to bring in a sports car….unless you want to be an boring eco-box company.

Oh, and one more thing. Don’t try to make it a hybrid and sell it as green….it should be a sportscar. That means big engine or low weight, rear wheel drive, good handling, and so on

Yeah Toyota needs to bring back the MR2 Spyder definitely! I loved the last gen MR2 and still would like to get my hands on one. The last gen MR2 was a bit plain looking, inside and outside but it was built for tuners, and man stick an after market turbo plus a couple mods on that thing and you instantly have 300hp+. I saw one of these turbo’d at Autorama last year and it had 330hp and ran the 1/4 in like 10.8 seconds. Here’s what Toyota needs to do. Kill Scion entirely I can’t stand anything badged under that brand. Bring back the Celica, Supra and hell I know it’ll never happen but bring back the RWD Carolla! This would spell even more success for Toyota.

Forget the Celica unless it’s an All Trac. Bring back the Supra or MR2.

Celica Forums are rejoicing everywhere

tC = the Celica, right???

To me “sport coupe” does not work together with FWD.

i read somewhere that the celica was replaced by the tC (Toyota Celica)

Good one TOZO. lol Well if Toyota wants to get back in the performance segment they are going to need something other than the Scion tC. I mentioned they should just bring back the Supra, Celica, and MR2. But I think if they continue to keep the Celica FWD that’ll compete in the FWD segment. Just like everyone mentioned earlier bring back the GT4 and even offer AWD on it. Bring back the MR2 to compete with the Miata, Solstice, and Sky, and maybe soon to be Demon. Lastly to compete and dominate the 20-30k RWD segment they need to bring back the Supra. With these performing trios Toyota would be sure to be on top of the performance segment. If the Supra or Celica or MR2 comes back then i’ll for sure be changing my LLN name to one of these 4LIFE…. haha

With the recent trends towards more sport oriented vehicles, it makes sense to bring back those old favs, though I don’t think they have big plans for having them more than 1 generation.

This is much better news than a depressing lawsuit, killing of a truck and another potential killing of boxer engine and AWD. About time for the revival of sport coupe! Maybe Honda will revive its RSX / Integra line and Mazda will produce something along the line of the MX6. Look no further than the Eclipse, which along with the EVO are the few cars that keep Mitsu around (The new lancer is promising though).

So good bye boxy SUV and hello sleek sport coupe!

As most people noted, the tC effectively replaced the Celica. But, Celica’s last year was also a boon year for Mitsu’s Eclipse, although those sales had been waning. If Celica wants back in, they had better kick it up a notch. Available Eclipses and Mazadaspeed3 at 260 hp+, and the better-with-age Tiburon are stiff competition. In fact, isn’t 2009 right around the time that Hyundai will be selling the next gen. Tiburon?….

The TRD Celica looks miles better than the newer tC. As far as I’m concerned, Toyota took a huge step backwards in shoving the Scion brand down our throats.

I couldn’t agree with you more CA36GTP, I don’t know what the hell Toyota was thinking when they brought the Scion brand out. I know they were trying to bring a vehicle line up that would market towards younger buyers but I don’t think they needed to come out with a whole new brand and kill off the Celica. Then come out with a brand that only has like three vehicles two of them being boxes. If the Celica comes back out even in 09 amongst stiff competition from Scarface03’s comment like the Mitsu Eclipse, Mazdaspeed 3, and Tiburon. As long as they offer something that looks good, and isn’t underpowered and isn’t anything less than what Toyota was known for performance wise, they’ll have something that’ll compete.

they should make the Celica RWD like it was prior to 1986.

No thanks. I thought my celica was the worst car ever … until I owned a honda.

global: supra had performance numbers back in its day, but i’d rather have any of its contemporaries.

planetdrive: Neither a sports car nor reliable. Mine died at 84K

SS4Life: The Supra wasn’t 30K then, and it won’t make it there now.

sharpie, the Integra never went away, it’s just sold as Civic-only now
‘Dore: If Toyota makes a Celica, it should be a rebadged altima coupe, maybe with RWD.

The Supra please. Screw the Celica. The rest of America might be buying Toyotas, but I won’t buy one of those ugly ass cars. Toyota only makes cars for old people. Same for Lexus.

They need to bring back the Supra and get their mojo back.

The RSX/Integra actually lives on in Canada, sold as the Acura CSX and CSX Type-S. It is a straight rebadge of the Civic and Civic Si, respectively.

good

Oh wow I never knew the Canadians had this car. I just looked it up on Acura’s canadian website, yeah this is almost like the civic they have over in Japan. Wow lucky you Canadians.

ouch but for a CSX Type-S for 34k Canadian even for just a rebadged civic? Ok nevermind.