1988-93 Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo: Fast and Curious

摘要

Last April, this space featured the all-wheel-drive turbocharged versions of the early Nineties Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon/Plymouth Laser triplets. Now meet one of their competitors—sort of. A curious thing about the Celica All-Trac Turbo: It followed the same recipe as the sportiest Diamond Star coupes, and even beat them to market by about a year, yet it never caught on like they did. Price had something to do with that, but so did "Toyota-ness." Japan's number-one automaker may soon surpass General Motors as the world's number one, but excitement won't be the reason. Even now, Toyotas seldom fire enthusiast hearts.