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I have driven a 2003 Celica GT before. On the power front, the FRS should be satisfying enough. Its got enough low down torque in the areas where the Celica GT was good at while having the high end hp that you get from the GT-S, only it doesn't scream as much as a GT-S. Handling, while I think both are very good the FR-S I found more communicative which is odd only because I found the Celica's steering rather heavy(and nice) whereas the FRS has a lighter wheel and usually prefer the heavier steering. Fuel economy, should actually be nearly the same although FRS needs premium whereas a Celica GT doesn't.
However definitely test drive a base FRS even if its an auto. I don't think you can go wrong with either car as the 7th gen Celica was one of the cars I was contemplating before buying my Impreza. The only thing I that actually kept me from buying a Celica was the FWD part...had it been given RWD or AWD, I'd have it immediately.
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