The 2nd generation Toyota Celica was released in 1985 on an all-new transverse front-wheel-drive platform (previous generations dating back to 1970 were rear-wheel-drive). The new Celica was more refined than the previous version and a new 2.0 liter engine promised more performance. Today’s Celica is the sporty GT-S version and has a slick top (no […]
The fifth generation Toyota Celia was released for the 1990 model year with all-new “Super Round” organic styling and further refinement on the rock-solid build quality that was beginning to be synonymous with the word Toyota. This next Celica isn’t the super rare GT-Four version with a turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive, but it is a […]
The builder of this next car appears to have gotten the cart slightly ahead of the horse, or the intercooler ahead of the hood, as they say. There is nothing wrong with swapping in a 4AGZE from an MR2 into a front-engine rear-drive Corolla chassis, but you might find out that the hood won’t close […]
Happy Pi Day to all math nerds out on the web. That’s affirmative, today is Pi Day — 3.14 — a nicely rounded version of the irrational number that was closely approximated with polygons by the Greek mathematician Archimedes around 250 BC. We are going to celebrate Pi Day with a special edition of the […]
Would you ever consider dropping nineteen large on a used Toyota Corolla? Yeah, me neither…but what if that Corolla was one of the classic rear-drive AE86 generation equipped with the legendary GT-S TwinCam motor and had only 14,500 miles? Find this 1987 Toyota Corolla GTS AE86 offered here on eBay for $19,000 buy-it-now or make-offer, […]
The E90 (sixth) generation Corolla (1988-1992) will be forever remembered as the start of the inevitable decline of fun from Toyota’s entry level compact, starting with its unforgivable switch from rear to front wheel drive (a pox on your children’s children!!)…except that it is a better car in virtually every way compared to its predecessor. […]
On the Toyota website, the soggy vanilla wafer favored Corolla is given the tag line “Elevate your drive” — a subtle acknowledgement that even if you are staring at your hand for five minutes high on rubber cement fumes, you won’t have fun in a Corolla. The depicted urban youngsters getting coffee, hitting up gourmet […]
The AE86 generation Toyota Corolla built from 1983 to 1987 was the last truly great economy car to come from the biggest auto maker in the world. No one will ever buy a Prius years from now for its driving experience, but the 30 year old Corolla is a different animal at its core. Find […]
The A60 generation Celica (1982-1985) was the final rear-wheel-drive version of Toyota’s legendary pony car competitor. Toyota never built a factory ragtop version of the A60, but a number bound for the US market were modified by California based American Specialty Cars (ASC) to provide open air fun. Find this 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible […]
The Toyota Corolla GT-S AE86 is the closest thing you’ll find to an 80s JDM legend this side of something like a Skyline. The AE86 was featured in something called Initial D, which according to wikipedia is a manga (Japanese comic book) but it also morphed into anime, cartoons and even arcade video console. Regardless […]