Car Pr0n: Japanese contingent at Goodwood

Car Pr0n: Japanese contingent at Goodwood

That annual orgy of automotive hedonism, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, took place over the weekend and although the emphasis (as always) was undoubtedly on the local produce, a handful of tasty Japanese treats did manage to find their way onto Lord March’s hallowed driveway. For those that couldn’t make it we’ve prepared for you [...]

R35 Proves Its Mettle At Superlap Time Attack

R35 Proves Its Mettle At Superlap Time Attack

Time Attack is now a truly global phenomenon, and the latest country to fall under its spell is Australia. The country’s inaugural time attack meeting was held at Oran Park in New South Wales on July 5, and being the first proper chance for me to experience such an event first hand I flew up [...]

Toyota’s Budget Sportscar To Be Offered In AWD?

Toyota’s Budget Sportscar To Be Offered In AWD?

While rumours of a new low-cost sportscar from Toyota are old news, fresh information from the pages of Best Car magazine have got internet forums abuzz with speculation about the return of the Celica - in AWD form. Early reports put the Toyota sportscar project as being the spiritual descendant of the AE86 Sprinter: a [...]

Celica Comeback On The Cards?

Celica Comeback On The Cards?

Could the Celica be returning to Toyota dealerships soon? The folks at Japanese Nostaligic Car stumbled across a report in Automotive News (sub req)that briefly mentioned Toyota’s intentions to return the Celica badge to Europe, sparking rumours of a Celica revival. Given that Toyota is supposed to be working on several all-new projects (The LF-A, [...]

Preaching To The Converted: F20C Celica

Preaching To The Converted: F20C Celica

Just as we were about to publish a post on this rather nasty RB25-powered Lada, we stumbled upon this elegantly-executed TA22 Celica with an F20C. Where the Lada is all scissor-doors and matte-black paint, the Celica contrasts starkly with its crisp white finish, unmodified sheetmetal and classic Watanabe rims. Needless to say, the Lada got [...]

Magazine Scan-dal! New Toyota Sprinter Renderings

Magazine Scan-dal! New Toyota Sprinter Renderings

Oh how we love Japanese magazines and their prolific renderings of cars that don’t yet exist. Spotted on the Celica-Supra forums were these scans of an unidentified Japanese car mag, with computer generated renderings of a future Toyota Celica, Supra and what seems to be a FR Sprinter. The last Sprinter to sport a RWD [...]

Blast From The Past: Smokey’s ‘75 Celica

Blast From The Past: Smokey’s ‘75 Celica

There are two things that you never forget: your first car and your first girlfriend. Some may have more pleasant memories of the former than the latter, but one thing’s for sure: you’ll remember them both forever. Taka Ichikawa of Top Secret Japan remembers his first ride well and the fond memories he had of [...]