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A enthusiasts dream, this "Ultimate Celica" was designed to be a realistically produced concept however being realistic but quite pricy. This "Ultimate Celica" was planned to cost $500,000; The engine was lifted from a 6th generation GT4 and redesigned 7th generation body was thrown on top. Powering this $500k beauty is a over bored 3S-GTE with a Garrett turbocharger, this beast puts out just under 500 HP.
Sad enough to say this car seems to be a no go, as tests concluded by various magazines showed less than expected acceleration times. On top of tests, rumors were abroad that the body of the "Ultimate Celica" was/is extremely fragile. More than likely this car has been built all for show, only the creator of this concept Celica Rod Millen knows for sure.
Also you can note, overseas this concept model was named "F1 Celica". Based on information by magazines and rumors it is more than likely Toyota has no interest in creating this so called "beast" or "F1 Celica".
What really stinks is the time and effort put into this concept.
Sad enough to say this car seems to be a no go, as tests concluded by various magazines showed less than expected acceleration times. On top of tests, rumors were abroad that the body of the "Ultimate Celica" was/is extremely fragile. More than likely this car has been built all for show, only the creator of this concept Celica Rod Millen knows for sure.
Also you can note, overseas this concept model was named "F1 Celica". Based on information by magazines and rumors it is more than likely Toyota has no interest in creating this so called "beast" or "F1 Celica".
What really stinks is the time and effort put into this concept.
