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Toyota Celica GT-Four

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A convertible prototype shown at the 1985 Tokyo Motor Show was the first public appearance of a GT-Four, though this open-top version never reached production.[1][2] The fundamental full-time four-wheel-drive layout remained unchanged across every generation of the Celica GT-Four.[3]

How it changed

To meet FIA homologation for the 1992 WRC season, the GT-Four RC was launched in September 1991 for Japan.[4] During the 1995 World Rally Championship, Toyota was banned for one year after using illegal turbo restrictor bypasses at the Rally Catalunya.[5][6] Upon its UK market introduction in March 1988, the Celica GT-Four became the country's first vehicle engineered exclusively for unleaded fuel.[7][8] According to Japanese specifications, the ST185 GT-Four delivered 225 PS and 304 Nm of torque.[9][10]

A wide-body variant, the GT-Four A, joined the Japanese market in August 1990, using the same body shell as export models.[11]

What the maker and period sources say

A Toyota Motor Corporation Australia brochure from February 1990 stated that all three GT-Four generations used the same basic all-wheel-drive system.[3] A Toyota UK Magazine article from February 2015 described the Celica GT-Four as introducing turbocharged power and four-wheel drive.[8] Mosley said "there is no suggestion the drivers were aware of what was going on"[6][5] A Torsen limited-slip differential was a standard fitment at the rear for both the ST185 RC and the ST205, according to the same brochure.[3]

On 4 November 1995, The Independent quoted the International Automobile Federation's president, Max Mosley, describing Toyota's illegal turbo restrictor as "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports".[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "トヨタ セリカ GT-FOUR コンバーチブル（1985 日本)", 2023-11-25 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. "トヨタ セリカ GT-FOUR コンバーチブル（1985 日本)", 2023-11-25. facts only, no text reused. car-kobanashi.com
  3. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Oh What A Feeling ! Toyota Celica GT-Four Turbo", Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited, February 1990 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "自動車ガイドブック", Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, 1992-10-26, p. 150 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Toyota team pick up a one-year ban", The Independent, 4 November 1995; "The Story Of Toyota's 1995 Illegal Turbochargers", December 1995 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Toyota team pick up a one-year ban", The Independent, 4 November 1995. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk
  7. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Toyota Celica history - a groundbreaking sports car", Toyota UK Magazine, 17 February 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "Toyota Celica history - a groundbreaking sports car", Toyota UK Magazine, 17 February 2015. facts only, no text reused. mag.toyota.co.uk
  9. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Celica GT-Four" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Celica GT-Four". facts only, no text reused. toyota-global.com
  11. Wikipedia, "Toyota Celica GT-Four" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "自動車ガイドブック", Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, 1990-10-25, p. 156 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Toyota Celica GT-Four (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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