Generation 6 of 7 · 1993–1999

6th-generation Toyota Celica

A wider body, front-wheel drive and the most powerful GT-Four, the ST205.

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White sixth-generation Toyota Celica with a large rear wing, seen from the side in a car park
Sixth-generation Toyota Celica. Photo: Guyon from Richmond, VA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

In short

The key facts

  • Toyota released the sixth generation in Japan on 8 October 1993; it ran until 1999.21
  • In Japan it came as a hatchback (liftback) and, from September 1994, as a convertible with bodywork by ASC.2
  • At 1,750 mm wide, the body put the Celica into Japan's “3 number” vehicle category.2
  • In February 1994 Toyota released 2,100 GT-Four cars (ST205) for World Rally homologation, for the Japanese market.3
  • In Japan the ST205 GT-Four made 255 PS, more than the 225 PS of the ST185 before it.56

Sources differ. CarScoops also lists a two-door coupé for this generation; Toyota's history page names the hatchback and the convertible.

Data

Production 1993–19991
Launch in Japan 8 October 1993, for the 1994 model year; GT-Four from 2 February 1994273
Model codes (Japan) ST202, ST203; GT-Four ST2053
Other chassis codes AT200, ST2047
Body styles Liftback (hatchback); convertible from September 19942
Layout Front-wheel drive; GT-Four with full-time four-wheel drive45
Engines (Japan) Two 2.0-litre units with 140 and 180 PS; GT-Four turbo with 255 PS25

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Sources

  1. CarScoops: Toyota Celica Turns 50, A Look Back At The Seven Generations Of The Japanese Sports Car (Cristian Gnaticov, 18 October 2020)
  2. Toyota, 75 Years Vehicle Lineage: Celica Liftback, 6th generation (1993)
  3. Toyota, 75 Years Vehicle Lineage: Celica GT-Four, 6th generation (1994)
  4. toyota.jp catalogue archive: Celica SS-II, 5-speed manual (October 1993 – August 1995)
  5. toyota.jp catalogue archive: Celica GT-FOUR (February 1994 – August 1995)
  6. toyota.jp catalogue archive: Celica GT-FOUR (September 1989 – August 1990)
  7. Wikipedia: Toyota Celica (used only where no other source has the fact)

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