[2] Celica sales hit 52,406 units in 2000, but dropped sharply to 14,856 in 2003. Just 8,710 Celicas were sold in 2004, and only 3,113 were sold in 2005. The sports coupe market, in general, was rapidly shrinking. The Subaru XT6, Nissan 240SX, Honda Prelude and Mazda RX-7 were already gone and the Acura RSX was soon to follow. In 2005, the Scion project released a spiritual successor for the North American market - the Scion tC.
 The facelift model Toyota Celica SS-I ZZT230
Toyota also released a limited-production version of the 7th generation called the TRD Sports M. This version was rated at 200 hp (149 kW) and featured a reinforced unibody and available TRD engine and suspension components. The Sports M was only sold in Japan.
| 7th Generation Models as of 2002, | | Chassis Code | Model(s) | Drivetrain | Engine | Power | Torque | Markets | price (¥1000) | | ZZT230 | SS-I | FWD MT | 1ZZ-FE | 145 PS (107 kW; 143 hp) @ 6400 rpm | 170.64 N·m (125.86 lb·ft) @ 4200 rpm | JPN | 1730 (US$14,400) | | ZZT231 | SS-II | FWD MT | 2ZZ-GE | 190 PS (140 kW; 187 hp) @ 7600 rpm | 180.44 N·m (133.09 lb·ft) @ 6800 rpm | JPN | 2020 (US$16,800) | | ZZT231 | SS-II Super Strut Package | FWD MT | 2ZZ-GE | 190 PS (140 kW; 187 hp) @ 7600 rpm | 180.44 N·m (133.09 lb·ft) @ 6800 rpm | JPN | 2250 (US$18,700) | [edit] EuropeAll the European models have the 6-speed manual transmission, and was just marketed as 1.8 VVT-i and 1.8 VVTL-i 190 or T-Sport, which are the GT and GT-S, respectively.
In 2005, Toyota GB released the Celica GT. This is not the same as the GT in North America. The British GT is actually the T-Sport with additional body kits and bigger alloys.
| 7th Generation Models as of 2006, pricing for UK market | | Chassis Code | Model(s) | Drivetrain | Engine | Power | Torque | Markets | price | | ZZT230 | 1.8 VVTi | FWD MT | 1ZZ-FE | 142 PS (104 kW; 140 hp) @ 6400 rpm | 173 N·m (128 lb·ft) @ 4200 rpm | UK, EUR | GB£16,670 (US$32,824) | | ZZT231 | 1.8 VVTLi T Sport | FWD MT | 2ZZ-GE | 191 PS (140 kW; 188 hp) @ 7600 rpm | 180.44 N·m (133.09 lb·ft) @ 6800 rpm | UK, EUR | GB£21,195 (US$41,711) | | ZZT231 | 1.8 VVTLi GT | FWD MT | 2ZZ-GE | 191 PS (140 kW; 188 hp) @ 7600 rpm | 180.44 N·m (133.09 lb·ft) @ 6800 rpm | UK | GB£22,640 (US$44,560) | [edit] Asia Pacific Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTL-i ZR (ZZT231, Australia)
Although not officially imported by Toyota, there are many JDM models sold in Singapore and Indonesia. In Thailand and Hong Kong, the Celica is offered in one trim level similar to the Australian ZR with the 2ZZ-GE engine.
[edit] SafetyIn Australia, 1981–1999 Toyota Celicas were all assessed in the Used Car Safety Ratings 2006 as providing "average" protection for their occupants in the event of a crash. [3]
Driver's side SRS airbag is standard in all US models from 1990. Dual SRS Airbags are standard from 1994. Seat-mounted side airbags are optional from 2000.
[edit] Motorsports Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Group A rally car
 TTE's Celica GT-Four ST185 Group A in Safari Rally trim
In circuit racing, The Celica was raced by Dan Gurney's All American Racers team with factory backing in the IMSA GTU and GTO classes from 1983 to 1988. The team captured many class wins and the GTO Championship in 1987. Slightly modified versions of stock Celicas were also used as the spec car in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, always held during the weekend of the Long Beach Grand Prix or (from 1976–1983) the United States Grand Prix West until 2005. In 2006 the Scion tC replaced the Celica as the spec car for this race.
Team Racing Project Bandoh created a special rear wheel drive variant of the seventh generation Celica using a 3S-GTE engine [4]. It was entered into GT300 class of the Japanese Grand Touring Championship(and later Super GT) until 2008, which they switched their car to Lexus IS350 in race 3 that season.
The 1st generation liftback (known as Celica LB Turbo) was used to compete in the DRM between 1977 and 1978, the car was capable of producing 560 hp (418 kW). The car was entered by Schnitzer via Toyota Deutschland and was driven by Harald Ertl and Rolf Stommelen for the following season. The car had a limited success scoring only 4th and 8th and was plagued with various problems throughout the two seasons before it was sold to TOM'S in Japan which under company founder, Nobuhide Tachi, it had a successful career. Tachi also had a successful career with the second generation version. Despite its limited success in the series, the DRM liftback was immortalised by Tamiya as a 1/12 radio controlled car and a 1/24 static model.[5]
Seventh generation Celicas were also successfully campaigned in the NHRA Sport Compact Drag Racing series during the early 2000s. Toyotas run in the NHRA Funny Car class also used Celica bodies, although besides the body, these cars do not share any resemblance to their street counterparts.
The Celica (usually the 1st through 3rd generation Rear-Wheel Drive model powered by the R series engine) is sometimes raced privately in stock car racing, usually in four-cylinder classes at the grassroots level. A less stock version of the Celica with factory backing and development was campaigned successfully by several drivers in the Goody's Dash Series. These Celicas started racing in 2000 and had 6th or 7th generation bodies but a steel tube-frame race chassis and a production based V6 engine that was not available in the street Celica. Robert Huffman won the 2003 Dash Series Championship driving one of these Celicas.
[edit] Timeline- 1970 - Celica LT, ST, GT introduced
- 1972 - Celica GTV introduced, first World Rally Championship (WRC) in RAC Rally
- 1973 - Celica introduced in liftback form in Japan in (The RA25 and TA27 were released for sale in April 1973 in Japan)
- 1976 - Celica wins Motor Trend Import Car of the Year
- 1976 - 1-millionth Celica produced in June 1977
- 1978 - Second generation Celica introduced; wins Motor Trend Import Car of the Year
- 1979 - Sunchaser semi-convertible introduced.
- 1981 - Sunchaser production ended.
- 1982 - Third generation introduced.
- 1984 - Celica GT-S among Consumer's Digest "Best Buys" and Car and Driver Ten Best Cars1st year for the convertible from ASC 250 made
- 1985 - 4,248 convertibles produced this year
- 1986 - Fourth generation; front wheel drive introduced in late 1985, followed by GT-Four in October 1986
- 1987 - New-generation convertible introduced
- 1988 - All-Trac/GT-Four model for export
- 1990 - Fifth generation introduced. Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, driving ST165 GT-Four became World Rally Champion (WRC).
- 1992 - Carlos Sainz won his second WRC title with ST185 GT-Four
- 1993 - Last year of the GT-S, All-trac Turbo. Juha Kankkunen won his 4th WRC title, driving ST185 GT-Four.
- 1994 - Sixth generation introduced. Didier Auriol won WRC title with ST185 GT-Four.
- 1995 - New generation convertible produced.
- 1997 - "Most Reliable Used Vehicles, MYs '89-'95" J.D. Power & Associates
- 1999 - Coupe discontinued
- 2000 - Seventh generation Celica is introduced.
- 2001 - US Consumer Reports rates Celica GT-S "Best Sports Coupe" "Most Wanted Sport Coupe Under $30,000" Edmunds.com
- 2002 - US Consumer Reports "Most Reliable Sporty Car"; Edmunds.com "Most Wanted Sport Coupe - - Under $30,000"
- 2005 - Celica discontinued in North America and Australia. Still in production in Japan.
- 2006 - Toyota ended the production of the 7th generation Celica in Japan.
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