1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four - JDM Rally Unicorn! (POV Binaural Audio) 

Not sure we will ever truly get back to the golden age feel of the cars in the 90s and early 2K. Simple and amazing. I love them all. ❤

One of the all time great 4 cylinder motors. Iron block, port injected, and turbo charged. The 90s and early 2000s were a renaissance for mainstream automakers

The best 90's toyota's performance car.

What a special car. Love the three-spoke steering wheel too.

This is why I love 90's cars. They just get straight to the point without the useless electronics that we have these days. They just scream 'get in and lets go for a fast drive'.

That turbo blow off noise is addicting! I hope you can review a 2008ish Audi RS4 with the manual transmission one day.

Funny enough there was a Celica in Initial D. And the "race" was during heavy snow conditions. What a beautiful car. Respect to the owner, ty Tedward for this test derive

Really glad you enjoyed it! I finally get to watch the Tedward video I searched for when looking to buy this GT-Four. Thanks again for coming down to drive it!

It feels very homely watching a right hand drive POV!

That license plate frame 👌 chef's kiss

Only 77 of these came to Australia, of which 17 had the sunroof option..3 colours to choose from and the extended rear spoiler was bubble wrapped in the boot for the owner to assemble if need be..

That new wrap on wheel completely transforms the interior.

The door chime sounds like a heart monitor you'd hear in a hospital. Perfect.

These cars are underrated

I drove one of these with 236k miles on it! (204hp) Very interesting experience, made me wonder how a new one would feel back in the 90s

It’s always funny seeing the hype and love that a lot of these old cars get now, especially when you consider that people trashed and under appreciated them like these newer cars. It’s pure “nostalgia” based and just goes to show that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.

No rev hang whatsoever, absolutely love it, please do more content with fun manual cars…. What is that orange warning light in the dashboard btw?

This car is literally the best car toyota ever made, idk how many times rarer than a supra

I've had my ST165(the original GT-Four) for almost eight years. This is giving me a lot of motivation to get it back on the road so I can enjoy it again.

I love that interior. Wish they'd make something clean and simple like that today

Scotty Kilmer doing backflips rn

Totally agree with older cars having more personality than newer ones. I love 90s and 2000s cars because of that.

I love how this and the a80 supra share a similar exterior and interior design.

An iconic car from Sega Rally Championship on the Sega Saturn. It was my first 3D racing game and got me inspired to race and kit my Camry out for Rallycross.

I just love the sound of old school turbo cars

Ah, right-hand drive in a manual - memories of driving through Ireland keeping clear of the stone walls on country lanes!

I’m glad that we can finally import and experience these legends. It looks so engaging to drive!!

i bought my ST185 in 2016. I really wasn't a fan of celicas at the time and did not know much about them, but the car was only 3000$ CAD and had 115000km so i knew it was a good deal. now looking back i am super happy that i got it. almost impossible to find ST185 in North America for less than 15000$ unfortunately the previous owner did lots of mods that hurt the value, metal flake paint job which was done very poorly, body kit from the early 2000's that looks "rice" and was hiding some body damage to the right rear quarter. dash was cut up and had gauges installed and whatever he used to cover the dash is now bubbling and cracking off. homemade FMIC piping was welded terribly and had lots of boost leaks/very rough welds obstructing flow. lots of little issue but my plan now is to try and convert the car to a CS style 185

I drove in this thing. The guy sold me some riser blocks. Sick car, awesome person. He wants to keep everything as stock as possible and I love it. It's so cool so see this car getting this much love. Fuckin 6th gen celica's are so cool!

So underrated! For the year these were absolute monsters. What a visceral driving feel and those engine notes 👌

I had a yellow one I imported from Japan. Wish I never got rid of it. Makes my JDM juices flow. Maybe I'll jump on some JDM websites and try to find another one 🤔 😉 😏

This is such a sweet car!

God damn the sounds are so addicting! Hopefully one day you can review a 22b or jdm gc8 wrx

Ohhh Man!!! The Celica we never got.. I had an ST-185 and stupidly sold it. Now, in my 50s I miss the heck out of it. Why? Because Pop-up headlights... Thanks Tedward for bringing us this GEM!!!!

My dream car. I will work hard to afford this car in the near future!

The old clutch pedals in general back then were a lot heavier than now and felt beefier for it. That's another thing I miss and they still weren't so much that you couldn't drive in traffic. Resale value aside, I would definitely take this over a Supra. This has a real history and Supras are ridiculously overvalued thanks to pop culture.

Even before watching, I knew I was in for something really special. Go Toyota and Go Tedward!

I had an 88 all trac turbo... It was a really fun car!

I can feel the genuine excitement

welcome to rhode island tedward! i recognized most of the streets in the video as you were just a few blocks away from my house lol. crazy to know a beast like this is so local to me also hope you enjoyed the endless roadwork 😉

Such a great era for awesome cars the 90's. If you havnt already, drive a proper sorted import MR2 Turbo - Loved mine and miss it, such a unique experience and the 3SGTE (rev3 onwards) was such a good engine. Great video!

The door closing brought so many memories of my 98 Celica GT

One of my dream cars for sure

That engine was in top trim Caldina awd up until 2007. Caldina shares MC platform with the good old 2003 beige corolla, which means one could swap the rear subframe mounts to the corolla and make it an ultimate 3sgte sleeper

I've had my gt4 for the last 15 years every day I use it. Must off spent 15k mataning it . Stil love it.

I have been driving only 6th Gens since 2017, including a front clip 3SGTE conversation USDM. I now have a 1994 ST205 w/ 119,000km on the ODO. It was a long time coming, and I couldn't be happier. I drive it, for sure, all the time. Absolutely awesome car. Great video, Tedward. Great audio as well. Thank you for making it.

That sound is perfect :) Great video

Intital D is the reason why I'm a car enthusiast today.

The holy grail of all Celicas 👌

finally some more jdm reviews

Saw one of these for the first time a cars and coffee in Knoxville yesterday. It was bright red and had some oz racing wheels. Definitely a dream car.

I have a 1998 Acura Integra GS and a 2012 Honda Accord V6 Manual -- and I agree. Keep them running. Keep them going. There will come a day when we will want the experience of those kinds of cars again, but you won't be able to get them new.

Homologation cars were some of the best cars ever! Wish we got the GR Yaris which is the spiritual successor, but hey GR Corolla is close enough!

Driving a 95 MR2 would lend itself to a great comparison of Toyota's use of the 3S GTE in very different platforms.

Love the content, please keep reviewing these old school cars, is way better than these electric cars.

OH MY GOD THANK YOU. I have a black 202 from 96. I absolutely adore this car

Would love for you to get your hands on some more iconic japanese cars, these and the early 2000s supers are the reason I'm here

owned an st195 for all of 20 minutes at my place of work. Guy brought it in and just didnt feel like spending the money on it for a new timing belt and all that and some of the special parts it needs and the time. so he sold it to me for a good price. i parked it in the back of the shop where NO one drives or go back for safe keeping. one of the tire delivery guys came through that area and wasnt paying attention when backing up and pinned the poor thing against the sign and totaled it out.

What a good start to my day, thank you Tedward 🙌🏻

Personal dream car right there.. I keep dreaming of owning one, even a simple st202 non awd turbo... love this gen of celica..! Prices are only going higher unfortunately...

Hell yah love seeing local cars

thats exactly why i wanted an Evo, any one of them , just stock and enjoy the raw power of a road legal rally car 😁

I've owned mine for 10 years, original LHD car, 1 of 900ish ever built for the European market. It still impresses me every time I drive it

So happy you made a vid on the celica, been asking forever, would be cool to see the last generation though🔥💯

My Favorite car in Sega Rally video game it's a shame we only got the FWD non turbo although very bullet proof and a man named Scotty will agree :).

Its so nice to see Toyota getting back to its roots making enthusiast cars like you see here with this Celica GT-Four. The Toyota GR Yaris, GR Corolla, GT86 and Supra let us forget the Toyota doldrums of ~1998-2019. Toyota is back. I never thought they'd make cars like this again. Now if only Mitsubishi and to a lesser extant, Nissan, can do the same...

As a ST205 and an EVO6 owner. Yes I plan to keep homologation rally alive for as long as I can then pass them on to my Son.

This is my dads dream! he said that when we was younger he used to have this model fully kitted and he loves this car!

I imported the first 205 WRC version into US way back in 2004 from Canada and towed across America. Definitely is a special car that is under appreciated but that's ok. Car in video looked better with white 17" OZ wheels.

Such a good sound I love the old Japanese cars

I loved it. More videos like this one please!

I just found out there is also a JDM wagon verison of this car called the Toyota Caldina GT-4, same engine and underpinnings but in a cool wagon form factor!

All JDM WRC makes have a character all to themselves. Certainly, try this car out if you can, but also the evo6, sti V4, mazda familia GT-R, and pulsar GTiR . All built for the same purpose, but totally different :)

One of my favorite cars from Gran Turismo 2.

That blow off "whoosh" makes me happy. That turbo? Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Plaid! (beyond light speed) I wish I still had "Gran Turismo."

Tedward, it was pretty awesome, right? I have a 1995 gt four as well up in NH, and you hit the nail on the head with everything you said about it. I look forward to every time I drive it.

Initial D made me fall in love with 90s JDM cars! It’s a shame Hulu doesn’t have the all seasons of the show but if you’d like to watch the rest let me know and I’ll let you know where to find it

Great video thx. It's sad these cars are going up in price so much everyone should have the chance to drive them and enjoy the raw feeling of a 90's homologation special

I hope you'll show the Eclipse GSX someday.

That big old exhaust is slick asf

Tedward please post The pursuit of a record, been waiting man

*one of the few car in the world that I really want to own it* 😍

Literally my dream car...

Scotty Kilmer would love this video :D

6th gen Celicas (or really Celicas in general) are some of the best entry level sports cars imo, even today. I bought a 1999 GT a couple years ago, and I have loved nearly every second of driving it. The car nearly always does exactly what you want it to do, and it almost feels like it's telling you when you're about to mess up while driving it hard. Sadly the US got stuck with the 2.2l 5S-FE in the GT trim of the car, and didn't get a more powerful engine until the 7th gen GT-S with the ZZE engine. But, with that being said, for an entry level sporty-ish enthusiast car that can be driven daily with no issue, you really can't go wrong. Plus, you can still scare the crap out of your passengers, even with the gutless 5S-FE.

I like how he hid the stickers. Like little Easter Eggs, lol.

90s were the best era of cars to me.

Driving my dream car 😍

Ok, I'm not gonna lie, that is a perfect interior in my opinion. And I don't mean condition wise, I mean look/layout wise. The steering wheel is absolutely *chef's kiss* Absolutely wonderful car. I remember when I was a few years old there would be that next gen silver Celica driving around the neighborhood and that was one of the first vehicles to get me hooked into cars as a kid. It was so different from all the other cars driving at that time (I'm talking prolly 2004-2006). As time went by I left that car in the past but that video sparked my love to Celicas back again and I strongly consider eyeballing one right now. :D Do you or any of you guys reading it know by any chance if the wheel is stock or aftermarket?

That is why I love my Evo 9 MR stock..

This was a great Group A rally-car as well (for all those unfamiliar with rallying: Gr. A used to be the top-spec homologation formula whereby the cars would feature a lot of components derived from the production car, but heavily modified or reconstructed), however... there was also quite a scandal related to this, the ST205, model. When Germany-based Toyota Team Europe -- i.e. the Toyota WRC team -- introduced it in late 1995, it was soon discovered by the stewards that the cars featured an illegal exploit in the engine. The sporting regulations in WRC use inlet restriction as a means of keeping the peak output of turbocharged engines under control. Without the restrictor, these engines, in rally tune, could easily reach up to 600 or even 700 bhp, and after the accidents of the Group B rallycars of the mid 1980's, FIA decided that these sorts of outputs were way too dangerous for rallying. The restrictor would simply be a little piece of tubing, with the internal diameter precisely measured and corresponding to the regulation maximum, basically something like a ring, placed right next to the inlet of the turbo, mounted in a way that allowed for easy inspection by the stewards. The TTE engineers came up with a cheat solution whereby the turbo could take additional air beside that which came through the inlet tubing and the restrictor. Once this exploit was discovered, Toyota was banned from WRC for entire 2 years, which meant that these Celicas didn't really get to compete in world rallying. (Toyota returned to WRC in 1998 with a car built in accordance with the new "World Rally Car" formula and based on the Corolla.) However, thoughout the late 90's and early 00's, the ST205 Gr. A rally car enjoyed much success in national and regional rallying in Europe -- of course, after that cheaty restrictor override was done away with.

Didn't expect to see this on here

For anyone who wants to build one of these in the USA, find a gen 1 Rav4, lower it, and swap in the 3SGTE, the Mounts are the same, the MT version has the same transmission, the AWD system is the same, the Axles aren't but, they are interchangeable, even the harness is plug and play, everything from the GT4 is interchangeable with the Gen 1 rav.. Enjoy!

Peak Toyota right there

These cars are so so cool. You should review a SAAB from the 90s please. They have some heritage in rally too, not as much as Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru, etc. They're awesome though! If you could find a 9000 Aero or a 1999 (specifically) 9-3 SE that would be sweet.

Oh man, a true dream car. Lucky duck!

My dream car! Love the vid :)

NO WAY TEDWARD DROVE THE CELICA BABE WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ah yes, back when Toyota made amazing and fun cars.

Dream car right there