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1982 Toyota Celica
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Why did toyota start making the celica FWD car? i have an 82 and love the RWD confused grin

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2000 Toyota Celica
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heard because of the LIFT on GTS's...rwd with LIFT is bad bad bad..so that's y..

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2004 Dodge SRT4
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^ thats not true

hey started being FWD, because its cheaper. they didnt start FWD with the 7th gen celica. theyve been FWD for a while now


was....5speed with i/h/e
15.41 @ 89.30mph 2.282 60'

is....04 srt4 stock
13.936 100.15mph 2.177 60'

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oh i c..well i must have read it wrong somewhere else then..MY BAD.

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2001 Toyota Celica GT
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more efficient & better traction is bad weather. Plus the handleling is also improved 'cuz you have less weight.

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2002 Toyota Celica
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mainly because of cost

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Since everyone is getting cheap, manufacturer's are catering to what people want. Just when gas prices were raised in the mid 90s, companies started killing off their Turbo cars.

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