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I miss the days when everyone wanted a sporty coupe, instead of look-alike SUV's and trucks with all of the styling of a brick/window air conditioner grill.
Crossovers and SUVs are just pointless in everyday city commute. That extra ground clearance wouldn't do much in everyday traffic. Maybe if you drive involving roads in poor conditions, then you can justify having the use of a crossover. And even that, most of these aren't proficient in actual off-roading either. Then you got SUVs with proper offroad capabilities. But most of the people who buys these, don't even take it off road. Again, pointless. If I want the extra space, I rather have a station wagon (Which is unfortunately being phased out in favour of these crossovers), or a minivan.
With single moms making up the workforce more and more each generation, it was just a matter of time when the vehicles we are now offered have less to do with "driving"(even though manufacturers tell us otherwise) and more to do with convenience and practicality. With bumper and headlight height laws, a more upright vehicle is easier to design and is a win-win since most are based on existing sedan architecture in the manufacturer's eyes. Add to that, most youths these days are less concerned with getting a driver's license at 16(or 18) and the whole sporty, less interior space coupes are hardly in demand(in the whole scope of vehicle sales in the USA). There are alternatives, but they usually are in 4 door form(Civic Type R comes to mind). Hang on to your sporty cars people, 20-30 years from now, they'll be in demand if history has taught us anything :-)
I miss simple hot hatches without tons of power options, and truly base models (talking to you Honda and VW). The Subarus are the only cross over that majes sense to me and jist get better. If you live in wet or snowy areas nothing beats the traction. As far as Toyota goes, they screwed up the Celica with non Toyota Yamaha power plants 20 years ago.
"today's standards" are copy-paste, distasteful, porkiness and excess with monstrous front grills and sports car names turned into crossovers. the Celica just looks good, today's standards are shit.
I had one of these. It was the rarer 1986 maroon GT-S. The 'S' signified that The GT-S included larger 14x7" wheels and 225/60HR14 tires, fender flares, independent rear suspension, a sports interior including special seats, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter knob. Most of these came from the Supra.
I hate how they killed the MR2, Supra (well, it just came back but it's a BMW now) and Celica, Toyota actually used be a cool car company, they are the definition of boring now.
Keye Haze lol indeed. Back before a car needed 200hp to do the same because it's weighed down with all of the unneeded "safety" garbage. We've forgotten how to drive in the States.
@@Doobie1975 the MR2 AW11 the little brother of the celica was more lightly and the engine of the base model was 128hp more powerful than the celica and the best fact you can do drift in a MR2 why Toyota added a crappy FWD platform to the celica no RWD no Drift = NO FUN
A really good review. This Celica handled better than the previous generation despite the switch to FWD. I liked the greenhouse on this generation. I had a salaryman neighbor who owned the 1987 hatchback, and he told me it suited him better than an E30. Amazingly less than 10 years after this review, there would be two more great generations of the Celica. That 1994 GT-Four was a rally beast.
Easy to maintain unless you've gotta do a thermostat on one (with AC, which is pretty much all of them) Then you'll see how well engineered this car really is
I'm so proud to own one. So many memories and the reason why i got into the automotive industry. It's so amazing how much impact a car can do in your life. I've been waiting for this review for a long time. Thank you motorweek
There's a really nice one of these driving around my town. If I ever see a for sale sign on it, I'll be making a phone call. I also had a rear-drive one and I loved it. Toyota needs to bring back this name. I'd much rather have a Toyota Celica than a Toyota 86.
@@johninama585 I hope if they bring the Celica back they do it justice. I would love to see a low, wide, crazy good handling fwd/awd with thoughtful styling.
I bought an 88 ST from a reliable family member in the mid-nineties. I never liked that it was front drive, but I really loved how bulletproof the car really was. It was impossible to break and it held up very well too. Definitely one of the best cars I ever owned.
You always make me laugh when you're doing these reviews and no matter what part of the car you talk about you have to touch ,grab, pull,push and twist it.
When John opens the reviews describing the expectations of redesigned models " will this car be better than the old one" and ALWAYS answers with a resounding YES! For once I would like to hear him say " this redesign was a TOTAL FLOP" because we all know that "new and improved" might NOT be better, actually be worse!
I was 5 years old when this car came out, never really paid them much mind....but damn it's a good looking little car, I love the interior, and it even sounded pretty sweet pulling away....new level of respect Celica!
My mom had this exact model, 2:54 as her first car, bought it brand new! The 1986 Celica GT Liftback. Pretty nice car and it was a fun car to drive around. I was fortunate to be able to drive it a little back in 2014, a year after I got drivers license, until we sold it.
This popped up brought back memmories, bought a demo model in 87 and really liked it and different than my friends buying Z24's at the time. No rocket but real nice on hwy drives.
A high school classmate of mine had one of these. I drove it a few times and thought it was great, especially compared to my hand me down Cavalier lol.
Ha! I had an 86 GT-S...it had wood AND duct tape as parts of the body work and had essentially no exhaust when I got it. Being geared pretty high, it was deafening at freeway speeds. I got pulled over twice in one day due to pieces of what remained of the exhaust falling off...the second time being IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD... It was kinda fun, though. It really would oversteer a bit in corners with a bit of trail braking. lol
In 1986, I was just fresh out of high school and had bought a (new to me) '78 Celica ST. It was a 5 speed. No power anything. I owned it for 3 months when it was wrecked in an accident. I went a whole month without a car before finding an '81 Celica ST. 5 speed, power brakes, power steering, sunroof, and AC. I was in heaven! I lusted for the new Celica, but at that time I could not afford one.
I had 3 of this generation. All were red. One convertible. They were some of the best cars I've ever owned. They fit like a glove. Damn near perfect little cars!
My first car I got in high school was a '86 Celica GT....now mind you I graduated in '98 so it wasn't exactly new but like it mattered it was my first car!! I remember my favorite feature being that radio with the adjustable equalizer just thinking that was so cool...lol. Was a great car! I think I sold it with just under 200k on it to another high school kid before getting my first truck...which was a Toyota just like Marty McFly!
1987 Celica GTS ,coupe model red!! It was my 1st car when I was 16 and it was a beauty! I loved that car it still looks nice the body lines. The interior was very nice the front seats on the GTS models had the hard backs and thin chrome line around the back they looked great. The dash was superb. It was very functional and had style, lthr wrapped wheel. These were the years when Toyota was putting out cars that were way ahead of most the American cars not just in reliability but style. Oh don't forget the GTS 3 piece spoiler! One of the coolest looking spoilers ever!! 😎 It was a nice sports car in its day. The gts made them look ther best but they were all cool. The ST was kinda wimpy looking but did get super mileage and reliability A+. All Trac Turbo models! Super Rare!! But so cool. 4wd and a turbo added to the 3S-GE engine(GTS 16 valve with more aggressive twin cam) the 3S-GTE (turbo, all trac)!!! Always wanted one but they were so rare. 3S-FE (GT) model out of camry 4cyl was a great engine already. The 3S-GE I believe had only like 4HP more but higher torque for longer.
Wow better equipped than many modern cars , i drive a lot of rentals and crank windows , no cruise , manual mirrors etc are still a quite common thing, lots of these cars at the same time do have infotainment screens creating interesting contrast, you can do voice commands but windows need to be loudly cranked down so you can reach out and push mirrors into the right angle
That wasn't stretched, the seats were very comfortable and that excess leather was there on purpose, Toyota did that on all there leather seats till about 2010.
ShartingFish It’s stretching, my first car was a 82 cellica GTS fabric was stretched in there my girlfriend had this and the same thing happened to driver seat. And the same thing happened to me 3 Supra driver seat. The hard annoying leather in the ES 250 the Camry or the Cressida didn’t do the same thing tho
ShartingFish The cellica and the Supra did yes the Supra around the side blusters and the seat bottoms and oddly both of them on the edges of the headrest. It wasn’t a complete tear you know you could see the white fabric backing and eventually it just stopped at that point
philarob80 weird.. my dad had an 86 till 95 and had over 200k on it when he traded it in.. only thing that ever happened on his was the leather around the shift knob deteriorated otherwise it was perfect inside and out.. though it was meticulously maintained and garage kept..
I bought the hatchback version of this 86 Celica GTS. Most fun $400 ever. It was sitting under a tree two blocks from my house at the time, it was a ripper. Power sunroof, same spoiler, 5 speed manual, power and heated mirrors and even had an all original interior. Unfortunately it was rusted out at the rear wheel wells and I had to let it go. My favorite thing to do was fold the backseat down to expand the hatch area, to make space for doing stuff
I had one of these as my first car. It was absolutely fantastic. Lost it after the engine threw a rod. I miss it and have thought about another GT-S, though I already own an Alltrac.
I still drive a '89 Celica convertible, 5 speed. Summer car with 140K on the odometer. Fun to drive, biggest drawback is lack of airbags. Love those pop up headlights and 80's style.
These were nice cars, but I did like the styling of the previous Celica and Supra much better.. I had a friend with an 84 Red Celica Coupe and I also had a friend with an 85 White Supra GT fastback.. Awesome Cars!
i had this car in gray, everything worked. Sunroof, power seat bolstering, heated mirrors and a ripper of an engine. Oh my God it could take a beating, wish i still had it though cause it was fun. The next car i had was an AE89 Corolla and yeah it had the 4AGE but sheesh pretty slow but was heavier.
i had the fastback Celica GTS, not this coupe thing. Oh and it had manual tilt and telescoping steering wheel which was super cool to see on an old car like it.
Shout out to Shine on you Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd playing at 5:07. My favorite song. I also owned a 1994 Celica for for my first car and listened to Shine On for the first time in that Celica.
I just picked up a excellent all original 1988 GTS 5 speed. I didn’t realize these came in hatch and coupe for the GTS model. Question: is the clutch semi soft on these? The 90 all trac and 7th gen are more stiff. Loving this car so far - always liked them as a kid
I always liked the basic versions of the celica. They were good looking, fast enough and with Toyota reliability and convenience. The turbos and AWD were a bit overkill for me.
@1:53 And one of the worst possible locations for an oil filter, just underneath the exhaust manifold! I worked for a 10 minute oil change after graduating high school in 1988 and burned my hands many times changing the oil filter on these engines. The MR2 was even worse, we had a couple almost catch fire because the oil that drained out removing the filter dropped on the hot exhaust system. When an MR2 showed up we would ask them to pull to the side with the engine off to give the exhaust a chance to cool off, it would still make for an tense few minutes when changing the filter.
