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Originally Posted by JDMinc
Could call it something completely new. Not like Celica historically carries the same brand power as say the Supra, at least not for me.
No "Celica" please  |
You do know that the "Supra" started out as just a top of the line trim option on the Celica right? It meant that you got the bigger inline 6 engine, a tiny supra badge, and a different front facia. Having owned a MKII Celica Supra, yes that's what they were called, I can tell you that it wasn't all that much different from the base celica of that time. The supra was to the celica as the STi is to the WRX, same car with a more powerful engine and a few differnet body panels. It wasn't until the third generation did the Supra break away into it's own model when the celica went FWD.
So technically the Celica has been around much longer and carries way more historical value.
The problem is that nintendo generation fanbois only think of the MKIV when you say Supra and have no sense of where that car came from. If it wasn't for the Celica there would have been no supra. And since Toyota is trying to get back to it's roots with cheap affordable RWD sportscars then the Celica name fits a lot more than the luxo gt cruiser supra.