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2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)
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2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)

A40 · 1977–1981RWD

The RA40 code marks the 2.0-litre cars of the A40 Celica, and the 2000 ST was the plain coupe among them, built in Japan from 1977 to 1981. Its 18R-U four-cylinder is a single-cam engine, with rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. It sat below the twin-cam 2000 GT.

1977-1981Year
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2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP), every angle

2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)Exterior
2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)Exterior
2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)Exterior
2000 ST 18R-U (RA40 JP)Exterior
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement2.0 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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