First, Toyota created a new engine, and only then did the company figure out which car to equip with this engine
The Japanese resource BestCarWeb revealed details about the new Toyota Celica. According to preliminary data, the concept of the revived legend will be presented at the Tokyo Motor Show in January 2025, and the production model will appear later. Interestingly, the engine for the new Celica is already ready.
According to BestCarWeb, the company developed a new powerful engine before January of this year. Taking into account the electrification of the model range and the planned complete transition to electric power plants, the company did not place much emphasis on the engine, but now plans have changed: sales of electric vehicles are falling, plans for electrification are being delayed — The internal combustion engine will still live. And when it became clear that it was too early to abandon traditional engines, the company decided to equip the future Celica with a new engine. The engine size is unknown, but the engine is four-cylinder and turbocharged. The power is impressive — 400 hp For comparison, the 6-cylinder 3.0-liter engine of the Toyota GR Supra produces 387 hp
It is unknown what kind of gearbox the revived Toyota Celica will get, but according to BestCarWeb, the car will have all-wheel drive!
Toyota will dump the GR Supra in 2026, with a revived Celica likely to hit the market the same year. Or it will happen even a little earlier — at the end of 2025.