2.4 22R (US)

A40 · 1981–1981RWD

The 2.4-litre 22R four-cylinder reached the US Celica for the 1981 model year, the last of the A40 generation. Rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox were retained from earlier cars. It replaced the 2.2-litre 20R and its single year on sale leads directly into the third generation.

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2.4 22R (US), every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement2.4 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainRWD

STORY

The Celica was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1970, alongside the Carina, and went on sale in Japan that December. The name comes from the Latin coelica, meaning heavenly. The first generation, coded A20 and A30, offered 1.4 to 2.2 litre engines, including the twin-cam 1.6 litre 2T-G. The all-wheel-drive GT-Four arrived in Japan in October 1986 on the ST165, and the line moved through seven generations to the T230 of 1999. The last Celica was built on 21 April 2006.

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