Celica Forums General Discussion General The Toyota Celica officially discontinued.

wow...after 25 years Toyota decides to pull the plug. No 8th Gen Celica - OFFICIAL WORD


Toyota To Discontinue Production Of The Celica And MR2 Sports Cars By The End Of 2005 Model Year
07/16/2004 Torrance, CA

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced its plans to discontinue sales of the Celica and MR2 sports cars by the end of the 2005 model year.

"The Celica and MR2 have been a favorite amongst sports car enthusiasts since their introductions in the U.S.," said Don Esmond, senior vice president and general manager of the Toyota Division. "The past few years, however, have been very challenging for both Celica and MR2 as competition in a segment where 'what's new' dominates and we continue to add more exciting and youthful products to the lineup such as the Matrix and Corolla XRS, Solara sports coupe and recently the Scion xA, xB and tC."

Currently in its seventh generation, the Celica was first introduced in the U.S. in 1971 and was influential in establishing the sporty subcompact segment. Since that time it has been named Motor Trend's "Import Car of the Year," one of Car and Driver's "Ten Best Cars," and the "Most Reliable Sporty Car" by Consumer Reports.

Based on the EX-1 "Car of the Future" concept vehicle, its styling was revolutionary when it first hit the market. The Celica was originally designed for consumers who were young at heart and wanted something more than just simple transportation.

Toyota introduced the popular mid-engine, rear-wheel drive two-seater "Mr. Two" in 1985. The MR2 was on the market for ten years when production went on hiatus until 2000 when the third generation was introduced. The MR2 was developed to offer consumers exotic car design and excitement without the exotic car price. Originally powered by Toyota's "sweet sixteen" 16-valve dual-overhead cam 1.6-liter engine, a supercharged version was added in 1988. A Turbocharged version went on sale in 1991 prompting Car and Driver magazine to proclaim the MR2 Turbo as an exotic car for the rest of us."

The current MR2 Spyder is the first U.S.-market Toyota to offer a true clutchless, six-speed sequential manual transmission. The MR2 has not only proven its mettle as a "budget exotic" sports car, but succeeded in attracting Performance-oriented buyers to the Toyota brand.


SOURCE: http://pressroom.toyota.com/photo_library/display_release.html?id=20040716

huh, that sucks and is cool at the same time, hopefully now our resale values will stay high and maybe we can finally get some aftermarket support. bye bye celi!

oh well ... looks like my next car won't be a toyota then


Hopefully they will come to their senses, otherwise Toyota is just going to be "family" cars

It sucks, but, at the same time, I'm glad because a new one with a better engine would make the 7th gen resale value plummet.

Plus, I'd had to have an "older celica."

End of a great line of cars, I think Toyota is stupid for killing it in favor of lesser cars like XRS and tC.

Oh well.

Like I said in the "other 1st thread "


Stupid move on toyota's part

Oh well, Maybe after a few years down the road they will do a retro comeback celica based on the 1st gen. Now that would be awesome.

*coughtoldyousocough*

still sucks tho, the MR2 too!? wth

Weak sauce Toyota!

last. celica. convertible. style. made. EVER

woot!

I don't know why they didn't just put the revenue spent on those fucking Scions towards marketing the Celica. They gave up on the Celica years ago in my opinion. No one is gonna buy that under powered Scion coupe, and the one that looks like a fucking refridgerator on wheels.

I think I'm gonna go with Subaru on my next vehicle purchase. Toyota can kiss my ass.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

oh well, we got the last Generation of Celicas.

stupid toyota its their fault for fucking up, they didnt need to take their anger out on the Celica and MRS.

i'm hungry

No more CELICA. Poeple here at work kinda like the new scions. I don't know why, they say "They are so cute."
Even some guys are saying they are cute, but anyways, bad move by toyota and they will regret that they discontinued two of the greated cars.

Sounds like I'm not selling mine after all... That badass 2.4L Turbo sounded pretty tempting.

aw...i guess it's time i should pay my balance on the loan and trade it in for the 8.

and its not April fools


heh our resale value should be quite well

Its too competitive of a market they say ... ... so they are taking their ball and going home.

Next go around, it will be a Boxter-S for me; even though I don't like the fact that its a wanna be Porche. But I can't afford a GT2/3 so ...

i guess its a new trend buying small engines and small cars and making them look fast . sucks for the celica though oh well it just means our cars a little more rare now

at least there is official word now

but don't worry, supposedly the japanese dude who owns toyota said there is going to be "new and exciting vehicles" to take the place of these two cars...and no not scions.

toyota is stupid

My next car will officially be the S2000.

he didn't really say why they are discountinuing it, other than we have matrix, and tc sports cars.
celicas been the longest world wide sport. I think it kidna sucks if they stop making them

oh well bye bye to the celica

grrrrr to toyota

Man I can't even loook through any magazine without seeing a TC ad. Too bad they didn't put that muscle behind the celica.

ya this whole nation is turning GAY...lol anyways its all cool my car is gonna be exotic lol it already is with so many people asking me wut it is...next car ACURA TL A-SPEC

It'll be back... Every car that reputable that takes a break eventually comes back after a few years.

Atleast there's not gonna be anymore 8th Gen Celica threads

Still hanging with the 7th Generation gap!...

fuck yea!!!!! we got the last hahahahahahahaha

i knew it the Scion tC "toyota Celica" was gonna take over...it like someone dieing i feel sad...

oh well to bad for the celicas

I wasn't going to buy another Celica anyway. I'll keep mine and the next vehicle purchase will be something lots ballsier. I love my Celi though...maybe I'll buy the next Gen 'stang, or a 350z, or a vette, or a WRX,or a ...

we've had plenty of those sightings...

our resale might be better...but try getting parts for a discontinued model a few years from now YIKES...bad toyota :

take care of ur celis guys and keep the love alive!!!

man thats sucks i just wanted to get my hands on that 2.4 Turbo engien, it was going to be ugly anyways, i just wanted the power under the hood, oh well now we know there wont be one, and no more fucking treats on this, lets just move on and be happy because were lucky, to own one of the best cars toyota ever made

i cant wiat for sum fag who owns the TC put the celica badge on it... im waiting for that! and i will kill that fucker!

i would fuck up his car, seriously i would trow a big ass rock at his front window, side window, and that big ass ugly huge sunroof TC

I really don't mind. Driving the last gen Celicas is not bad at all...hehe.

its actually an honor for all you guys owning the last generation celica. but i think we should inform toyota for the made steps theyve been lately taking. maybe something like a petition, not telling them that we want celica back, just to let them know as "we, the young generation" dont love replacing supras, mr2s, and celicas with stupid scions. and also inform them about their bad decisions and that we will never buy toyota vehicles again.

yet in the end, its a good way to end a celica. the 7th gen looks like a mother fucker with a nice kit. hopefully they have more aftermarket parts soon. toyota is just giving up on creating good cars with extra speed, Turbo,... pussies.

btw, whoever said that parts will be harder to find for our cars since the car wont be produced: wrong. even a company stops making a certain car, they still make parts for it. toyota does make parts for older cars, unlike ford.

^ Pfft...people like you shouldn't be allowed to make copies of themself

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I bet that they will both come back in time. While they might discontinue production of the Celica and MR-S for a few years, they will make them again in the future. It happened with the MR2, they stopped production (at least in the US) and then reintroduced a new model a few years later.

sad day for us eh?

Toyota, if anyone is reading this that works for your company... you have made a stupid move.

R.I.P celica 1971-2005

wow...this is sad.

I dunno I'm kinda psyched. I think the cars had a good run. And now it will become even more rare. Next car: 350z or Shelby GT 500

oh well, i'm really not concerned about it. if my resale values go up then it's all good.

personally, the celica has NOT made me a fan of toyota--and i have no plans to ever purchase another toyota again at this time.

you can only stay behind the competition for so long before you finally wake up and realize that what your offering just doesn't cut it.

TOYOTA = PUSSIES

Oh well i see my car a a gold mine now... Smae thing as the supras. when toyta came oout with them a few ppl had them. But now they are in hight demand. Same thing is gona happen with the celica. Everyoone will want our gen of celicas when we are older.