Toyota Celica Fourth Generation History

Soon after Toyota their own "Ultimate Celica" on thelinks per side + an anti-swaybar.
line: GT-Four ST165 in the Japanese domestic marketAs the GT-Four was the Ultimate Celica of the time it
(JDM). The GT-Four included full-time all wheel drivemade its World Rally debut in 1988 of Tour de Corse
and a electronically controlled central locking differential.and finished 6th. The Celicas first victory came in 1988
The turbo charged version of the GT-S 2. liter wasCyprus in a non-WRC, however the Celica was
rated at 190 HP which was the 3S-GTE engine. At thevictorious in the WRC Rally in Australia of 1989.
time the GT-S immediately took flagship as the CelicaThe Celica was again still available in the following
range and became the official Toyota rally car, for alltrims: ST, GT, and GT-S as either coupe, liftback
4 years of production.models. The GT model was offered as a soft-top
In 1987 Toyota began to export the Celica GT-Fourconvertible, the ST and GT were given a SOHC 8
revised as the All-Trac Turbo in North America. Thevalve 2.0 liter 97 HP engine. They quickly changed to a
All-Trac became available in the 1988 US model year,new DOHC engine rated at 116 for the 1987 model
the All-Trac system was also offered with the Corolla,year which was shared with the Camry. The GT-S
Camry, Previa but without the turbo for a limited time.came with a 135 HP engine which is a version of the
The North American version was rated 190 BHP,DOHC 2.0 liter featuring T-VIS. The GT-Four known to
Toyota chose to keep the suspension the same andNorth America as the All-Trac Turbo was released for
not modify it drastically. The ST165 chassis frontthe 1988 model year.
suspension for the AWD GT-Four kept MacPherson*T-VIS: Toyota Variable Induction System, improves
struts with an anti-swaybar and strut tower brace, thelow end torque of high performance four stroke interal
rear employed struts with trailing link and twin lateralcombustion engines.