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Recently, Toyota Chief Technology Officer Yuki Nakajima revealed in an interview with the media during the Japanese leg of the World Rally Championships that the company is working on the news of a new generation of Celica. The disclosure of the news also means that Celica may return strongly.

In fact, the news of Celica's return from the resurrection was not surprising. As early as last year, Toyota President Koji Sato and Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda publicly said they wanted to revive Celica. There were also media reports last year that Celica would return to the market with a new electric vehicle platform and battery technology. In addition, in the second season of Toyota's "Grip" animation series, there are some pictures about the names of classic models such as SUPRA Mk6, MR2, Supra, GR86 and GR GT3, which has led many netizens to speculate that Celica is expected to return to the market.

This month, Toyota was also reported to have applied for the trademark of the "Celica" name, a move that also increases the possibility of Celica's return. At the same time, there are reports that Toyota is developing a new 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a power of up to 300kW, which may be used in the new generation of Celica.

Data show: Celica is a classic sports car under Toyota. Because of its smooth body lines and excellent handling performance, it has been praised by netizens as the title of "Toyota sports car".

Celica's exterior design is inspired by the racing car, the hatchback body, the front design of the car is very low, overhanging, full of sports. In 1970, the first-generation Celica model made its debut at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show. The second generation Celica model was released in 1977, launched two series of models, vehicles are consistent in performance, the only difference is the appearance and styling design. The second generation Celica, a four-door version, was launched in 1980. In 1981, the official launched the third Celica model, this time involving a wide range of models, including sports cars, hatchbacks and convertibles, among which hatchbacks were very popular at that time. Subsequently, officials launched the fourth to seventh generation models in 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1999. Production didn't stop until 2006, and the model has won a lot of loyal fans for Toyota, who said they wanted the Celica to come back to life after the Celica was discontinued in 2006.

It is worth mentioning that Toyota has also revived some iconic sports cars in recent years. Last year, the legendary AE86 was officially unveiled. Although Toyota's AE86 is a concept car based on new energy and power technology, many netizens speculate that the classic sports car may also come back to life. Earlier, officials resurrected Supra in the name of Gazoo Racing. The model, code-named A40, was officially launched as the North American version of Toyota's two-door sports car Celica. Starting from the third generation of models, Supra broke away from Celica to become an independent model. Because of its strong power, it was praised as the "straight king" by many fans, but with the decrease of the heat of the sports car market, the sales of the Supra gradually declined, and finally stopped production in 2002. Subsequently, driven by Akio Toyoda's positive attitude, the model was revived in 2019.

Although there is no exact time for the return of Celica, but with reference to Toyota's recent application for the trademark of the "Celica" name and the above signs, the probability of Celica resurrection is still very high. In addition, at present, in the stage of rapid development of new energy vehicles, the market share of Toyota fuel vehicles has also been seriously reduced. In this context, it is not impossible to revive some classic models. After all, for some classic models, there is still a certain fan base.

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