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Various Celicas
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Sandwiched between first Celica 1600GT and later Celica 2000GT was the Toyota Corolla mentioned elsewhere. What makes these four models of Celica interesting is the fact that they were all more or less quite the same car with various updates here and there. First body used was the more rounded 1600GT but with by far too pitiful engine, 1600cc producing only some 135 hp.

So it was abandoned and same engine fitted to smaller Corolla. Story did not end there, when engine was upgraded to full two litres and fitted with 16-valve cylinder head, it produced 200 hp. It was not this upgrade that caused TTE to switch from Corolla to Celica but order from HQ at Japan, where Celica was viewed as sports model in need of rallying programme, not the Corolla.

With bigger engine, Celica's prospects suddenly looked good. Until FIA banned multi-valve cylinder heads, dropping power outputs. This ban was lifted in early 1980's and by that time engine had been refined further, power output being now at respectable 230 hp and coupled with improved car overall, Celica 2000GT began achieving results.

Statistics
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Debut WRC event: N/A
Best WRC result: 1st by Bjorn Waldegard in New Zealand 1982
Rallies contested: 2  (works entries)
WRC starts: 3  (works entries)
Outright wins: 1  (wins to rallies ratio 50.0%)
Podiums: 11  (podiums to starts ratio 366.7%)
DNF's: 2  (DNF's to starts ratio 66.7 %)
Points scored: 194  (manufacturer championship points)
Avg points per rally: 97.0  
Technical data
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Group and class Group 4
Engine
Location: Front longitudinal
Turbo: No
Cylinders: 4 in line
Valves: 16
Bore x stroke: 89.0 x 80.0 mm
Cubic capacity: 1998 cc
Power: 245 hp
Torque: 250 Nm
Compression ratio: 10.5:1
Dimensions
Length: 4330 mm
Width: 1640 mm
Height: 1325 mm
Wheelbase: 2500 mm
Front track: 1280 mm
Rear track: 1285 mm
Weight: 1000 kg
Transmission
Drive: RWD
Gears: 5
Sequential: No
Toyota Celica 1600GT (TA22)
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Leif Asterhag and Ove Andersson posing alongside the small 1600cc engine Celicas (TA22) before 1973 RAC Rally. Click picture to see larger version in a pop-up window
Toyota Celica 2000GT (RA20)
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Essentially the same car but with two liter engine (RA20). Click picture to see larger version in a pop-up window
(Photo: Slowly Sideways / McKlein)
Toyota Celica 2000GT (RA40)
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Third version, mechanically similar but with new body shell (RA40). Click picture to see larger version in a pop-up window
Toyota Celica 2000GT (RA63)
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Final version before TCT and the only one with WRC win to it's credit (RA63). Click picture to see larger version in a pop-up window
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