Next-Gen Toyota GT86 To Be Renamed Celica?
 

Source:

https://www.motor1.com/news/180743/n...-gt86-renamed/

Doubt it but until it says it here > http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/ it's just another speculative rumour.

Pure fiction. Doesn't even realty qualify as speculation.

Lol agree with Tcoat.

The current 86 traces lineage back to the ae86.. They're not going to all of a sudden switch it up to known as a Celica. If they do actually give us a new celica, it'll be an entirely different vehicle.

What would be really cool is if they brought out a new Celica and it was also rear wheel drive... like it was for the first 3 generations.

Things went downhill when the last celica changed to fwd.
fwd is much more for eco boxes , like yaris.
How about a coupe yaris with a fat turbo for smoking front tyres and renaming it celica?

OH GOD IT'S ALL MY FAULT

...not really, but last week I found the Celica trademark. It was actually official on August 31. I always search Subaru's and Toyota's trademarks (honestly so I can see if they ever have BRZ STI, BRZ Turbo, or 86 Turbo).

Anyways I posted the link on Reddit (r/cars), it got pretty popular and the next day The Drive and Car And Driver had posted an article about it.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0a0d3be289.png

They are basing this on a patent filing. That's it. It may be true that Celica has more name recognition than 86, but the 86 name is growing it's own rep and own name.

maybe this will wear the Celica nameplate? :iono:

http://speedhunters-wp-production.s3...7-1200x800.jpg

I want one of those, a lot. LOL at that site, referring to itself for news.

I'll bet the Celica badge will be stuck on whatever the next-gen TC was going to be.

I thought there was some kind of Toyota BMW thing going on that was going to be the Celica

im thinking they will use the Supra name for that.

Ahh, thank you. Senior moment!

I'll add Motor1 to the list of "automotive publications completely full of shit"