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Originally Posted by zigzagz94
Who are these many people in the US that you speak of? The MKI and MKII rwd Celicas are well respected and the ALL-TRAC/GT-4 turbo AWD cars of the 1990's are still sought after today. You must be talking about the 2000-2005 model that some saw as soft. That was one model generation out of eight for a car that dates back to the 70's. Toyota puts out one questionable generation of car and all of a sudden they should just scrap 40yrs worth of brand recognition? GM put out crappy corvettes all throughout the 80's but they didn't get rid of the nameplate they just made the 90's version better and more what the customer expected. There is nothing wrong with the Celica name and it would work fine on this car.
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Well coming from knowing the history of the Celica, there is nothing wrong, but for regular people the Celica progressively got softer and softer. Toyota tried to keep the sporty-ness with the All-Trac and GTS but it still did not capture the imaginations of consumers. This is an opportunity for Toyota to start fresh. I loved the old Celicas. I owned a 84 GTS but I think Toyota should take a different route. Even if they decide to go with the Celica I'm still going to buy it. However, they are trying to pay homage to the AE86 not the RA or ST Celicas.