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2000 GT 18R-GEU Coupe (RA40 JP)
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2000 GT 18R-GEU Coupe (RA40 JP)

A40 · 1978–1981RWD

The 2000 GT coupe was the fuel-injected sports coupe of the Japanese A40 range from 1978 to 1981. Its 18R-GEU 2.0-litre four-cylinder drove the rear wheels through a manual gearbox. The twin-cam, injected engine put it ahead of the carburetted 2000 ST sold at the same time.

1978-1981Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement2.0 L
Cylinders4
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD
Doors2

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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