Toyota Celica GT BEAMS Swapped Review! The Unloved JDM Icon

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The Toyota Celica has an incredible yet weird history. From a Japanese Muscle Car to a front wheel drive tuner car in the early 2000's - it has yet to make a return. This sixth generation 1997 Toyota Celica GT we are driving today is equipped with a BEAMS Engine swap which is one of the weirdest engine setups I've ever driven in a Japanese car. It has a smoothness unlike almost any four cylinder I've ever driven, and it's a shame more people don't utilize it. It's not as intense as a VTEC engine from Honda, but that's not always a bad thing. So should the sixth generation Toyota Celica get more love? Let's talk about it.
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Sponsor
1:41 The USA Got the Bad Celica
3:07 Backstory
4:08 Performance
5:21 Interior
6:30 When the Celica lost Respect
7:42 Why People Don't build them
8:54 Toyota VTEC YO!
12:10 Why the BEAMS is truly awesome

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Silky smooth BEAMS Engine. What a rad car. Too bad the GT4 was too amazing for its own good. 😅

[@VonD00M900]

These things are so sick! Sad that they don’t get nearly as much love as others like the supra

[@jabbaweezy]

You'll get behind a gt four. I know you will eventually

[@stephenmoore1541]

I legit want to buy this Celica. I miss my Celica, and it was a base model ST that didn't look nearly as good as this one. It's gorgeous and I bet it's so much fun.

[@stephenmoore1541]

ThatDudeinBlue, is possible you could email the owner and see if he wants to sell it? And email me to let me know?

[@jfnurod]

The GT4 was in the states back in the day but rare AF. Clearly remember being pumped as a kid when I saw one in traffic ...absolutely lost interest after destroying it with an eagle talon 😅 They were beautiful tho!

[@itchymeerkat7783]

I own a 97 Celica ST, the one with a 1.8l 7AFE. It’s a very slow car, but when you’re the only person with a 6th gen Celica, and one of the very few Celica owners in your area, it’s such a cool feeling

[@koolas_9429]

Same! It's a great first car

[@waitwhat9477]

​@koolas_9429 got mine as my first car and still have it, it's been 2 and a half years I don't want to ever sell it😁

[@That94CelicaGuy]

My Celica is the only one in my area. People always ask what it is, how old it is. I had a cop pull me over and said he had never even seen one

[@sadclown285]

@@That94CelicaGuy Same here. I live in Martinsville, VA and had the same thing happen to me. State cop pulled me at the store! And congratulated me on driving a 5 speed bc most people now don't know how to lol. Still got a petty ass ticket for not having my front tag mounted tho. I think he was just bein a groupie.

[@Cobra-9424]

That’s crazy I have the same exact car 97 Celica ST and I’m modding it to become a good daily

[@herodogtm177]

As an owner of a 1.8L Celica, I can say that is stupidly fun. When i first went to test drive it before buying it, i wasnt expecting anything special. But it actually is. Is funner than a lot of faster cars, taking it to the mountain is unreal. Its a really fun car, its not fast, u dont really gap other people.... But u have fun, u feel tremendously good driving it. And that,'si why i bought it: With that car u can really enjoy the experience of driving.

[@Tomcat115]

I believe the BEAMS 3s-ge was co-developed by Yamaha, that’s part of the reason why it revs so smoothly and sounds so good.

[@gabrielbumanglag3303]

The engines for the LFA and the 2000GT are designed as a collab with Yamaha. The are such good sounding cars.

[@corollabzr]

@@gabrielbumanglag3303 most high performance Toyota/Lexus engine had collaborations with Yamaha in some ways, 4A-GE, 2UR-GSE, 2ZZ-GE etc..

[@anub1s15]

i think that just go's for the heads in the 4A-GE / 2zz-GE and 3S-GE family (that i know for sure) the beams was just the top dog of the N/A 3S-GE offerings, i'm not 100% certain but i also think the red top and black top were the last hurrah for the 3S-GE being the 2 last versions of the 3S-GE to be released to the public...in japan...don't think they actually sold em anywhere else

[@l0s78]

That exhaust sounds appalling, sounds like generic 90s fart cannon. the GTE in an mr2 sounds a lot better o.o

[@Tomcat115]

@@l0s78 Yeah, I agree with you there. I’ve heard better sounding exhausts on other beams swapped cars.

[@Eksclaim]

As a 1995 Celica GT driver, I love to see my car getting the love I feel it deserves :)

[@jordanleng204]

Same here! I just bought my 1995 Celica GT (Liftback) a few weeks ago as my first car. Best choice I could have ever made. Honestly, these cars really do deserve more love and attention. Imo though, I think it's healthy that they don't have Supra clout and price tags. A part of me wants them to stay niche & lesser known yet available to those who want them.

[@BrainrotCinema]

How much would they go for and where can I find them

[@jesserenn3152]

I had this generation of Celica and I loved it. It DOES feel like a baby Supra. From the back it even has similar "hips" as the mk4.

[@user-sama4232]

👀 maybe the supra comes from the celica ?

[@EpicManaphyDude]

@@user-sama4232 it was nice to see toyota go back a bit to the celica supra’s roots. I’ve had so many people do a double take on it thinking it was a supra

[@divinitygaming8673]

It's not a baby Supra it's the RALLY Supra.

[@jordanleng204]

@@divinitygaming8673 Damn straight.

[@joestro7826]

@@user-sama4232 yep spilt off with a larger engine and kept the rear wheel drive.

[@jordanprice9285]

This is not unloved at all. The 6th Gen Celica is one of the most RECOGNIZABLE Celicas there are especially thanks to the ST205 even though we never got them. Even if you got a N/T model though, people still respect the 6th gen anyways because of what the 6th gen is known for. The unloved Celica that's more underrated than this is actually the 7th Gen Celica. Because even though it doesn't have AWD and Turbo from factory (same reason DSM guys get on the 3rd and 4th Gen Eclipse guys for buying those) the 7th gen still an amazing chassis tbh

[@justintowers8230]

Ur delusional. Everyone in USA tunes 7th gen celicas

[@Bubbaj226]

@@justintowers8230 Because they're everywhere and cheap

[@omega1575]

Personally this is the gen I respect the most. I think the 7th gen looks like someone put a bad body kit on it in 2003 and the 5th gen looks like a mini version of the pop up 3000gt

[@tony_5156]

The 2000s Celica looks really ugly

[@garydent1292]

The celica isn't underrated is a decent commuter with zero aftermarket support even the 7th gen has zero aftermarket support. And it's not a good platform either. Just a decent car for work and back

[@linchester8464]

The 3S has been proven to be reliable and powerful in a 4 cylinder package. Beating out even the 2JZ engine in most racing application. The Toyota Celica GT4 and the famous Tom's Supra.

[@ericsmith8129]

Pikes peak celica too. The 3s has a record on pikes peak that will never be beaten.

[@shecktaGAMING]

Being used in the a80 instead of the jz because it was lighter and could make as much power too! 🙂

[@linchester8464]

@@shecktaGAMING as much being a Nissan fan. The SR20 is poo poo imo. 3S-GTE ftw

[@shecktaGAMING]

@@linchester8464 hell yeah! Sr20 mighr be good but ppl always want more more more so it can't last like this...

[@ulisesavila2879]

It validates the rumors that the supra mkiv was just a gt car that was not meant to take on the gtr and nsx. And also validates that the 1uz was the racing motor with lots of developments on it, even putting it in mkiv supras in some contests. Still 2jz an awesome engine, it is a legend but not the legend we think it is.

[@kys.online]

If you’re like 17-23 I highly recommend these as a solid daily They get great mileage, they look cool, just enough fun but not too much that you find yourself getting tickets, what a solid car and I really miss mine

[@shawnbenton6171]

I just got a 99 Celica GT-S 6 months ago with 218k miles, it now has 228k miles and is still running great. Most seals and gaskets were replaced, along with a new radiator and hoses. I put coilovers on it and some new wheels. It drives amazing, and people come up and talk to me about it on a daily basis. There aren't many around my area at all. I think since owning it, I've seen one other driving around.

[@sosbabe2804]

Good luck brother. I got a 2001 gts 6 speed as a first car. Last real sports car made by Toyota.

[@brianmessemer2973]

Haha nice 👍I'm another 2001 GTS owner. Coming up on 300k miles.

[@preston_the_hoonigan]

My AT200 6th gen has 365k miles. I just rebuilt the entire car. New polyurethane control arm bushings, machined engine, new coils, new wheels, and being that this is my first car, i gotta say love this platform. It’s such a fun car. Even tho mine is the slow 7afe, it’s still a fun car to drive around town.

[@FluffSharkIRL]

ngl the 7afe engine is great fun to drive, i also have a 6th gen celica with 311k km, still got some maintenance to do, but it still performs like a dream, never failed me once :)

[@CoffinNachtmahr]

any places you recommend for parts i have one as well its my first car and i always loved as a kid now i have one

[@FluffSharkIRL]

@@CoffinNachtmahr i personaly hit up parts shops or autodoc. If they don't have it i try the toyota dealers (tho usually things are discontinued unfortunately) in which case i go through the internet for parts. It's unfortunate that parts aren't always that plentiful

[@EpicManaphyDude]

the 7a is a fucking dog. they take abuse no problem fr

[@trevortec2989]

my daily is a beautiful red single owner '95 GT Manual celica, its a survivor car, i get so many compliments from people on it. its definetly a well appreciated car.

[@erichneuffer7614]

I love celica's. They just make sense for the 90% of time your driving it. They're comfortable, you can play around in the mountains with it and take it to work the next day. They're easy to fix and they just work

[@CodyKinz]

very true, bought a really clean 107k mile one, drove it 4500 miles on a roadtrip to Washington state from Arizona and it didn't skip a beat. It was the most fun car I've ever taken on a trip just for the twisty roads and was a super smooth car on the highway. love that car and wouldn't sell it

[@matthewlok3020]

It’s already a lot of fun with the 2.2, not in straight line but in the corners, lovely steering as you mentioned, but the body movement is just spot on. She’s something that is driven before it gets the love

[@wolfenher6937]

You know what made this car great is that it was named the “Celica Supra” once before until it’s name got separated. If it wasn’t for the Celica, the Supra and it’s name would’ve never existed. We all should be all thankful for the Celica making the Supra very possible back then. 🙏

[@finkthreely7089]

Before the Camry, there was also the Celica-Camry

[@itschuchundra]

Man this car came such a long way. This thing was pretty much stock on coilovers when I met him in Germany 😁

[@rjfalcatan6094]

Aaaaand still the speedo doesn't work😆

[@itschuchundra]

@@rjfalcatan6094 Still???

[@taakotruck1894]

@@rjfalcatan6094 😂😂😂 I died reading that

[@Andrew_Amos]

The 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th gen are some of my favorite older Toyotas to see on the road today. Thanks David! Happy to see this review!

[@Erosingym]

Love my fourth gen

[@Tiltymilk]

@@Erosingym love the 5th 🤣 biased as hell but I’ve had 2 7th gens…prefer the 5th gen all day

[@BennyJ69]

@@Tiltymilk How's the engine power delivery difference in the 5th to the 7th? I've got a 3SGE 5th gen and I can imagine that it's a lot more torquey than the 2zz.

[@levisboyk1991]

im glad that you did this. my family is from the carribean and they go nuts for these cars back in the day , you were the man if you had any of these from the celica, supra, or even the cressida. all came with very interesting plush interior, and moving seatbelts. love 90s jdm. dont even talk about the sounds that came from these cars.

[@UltraMagnis]

I loved the Celica....always wanted one as a teen, it's the perfect first car in my opinion. It's quick enough to have some fun but not get you in trouble, looks sporty but not boy racer and its interior for the time was really nice plus it's a Toyota so reliable if you keep them closish to stock. Which here in Auz you are not allowed as a new driver to modify them....so I think it's a great first car. The next gen was a bit too gawdy for me with all the fake plastic shit all over it. For me this Celica and the 87 update were the best looking. Unfortunately here in Australia the Celica was seen similar to the Miata as a hair dresser or make up artist car. I knew a few mates who had the gt4 though and that thing was a weapon. They were not easy to modify so a lot of us stayed away from them. The people that did though they were really fun cars with a bit more power. I may buy one when I get some space just to have owned it like I always wanted.

[@haydendenzell680]

How about the 5th gen tho🥲

[@UltraMagnis]

@@haydendenzell680 it's a great car :). Super fun on the track...I'm about to mod it upto 780hp in the next few months so that will be even more fun 😃

[@cristianseminario7899]

what is this "fake plastic shit" you see on the 7th gen?

[@UltraMagnis]

@@cristianseminario7899 they came out with some crazy bodykits formthem stock....plastic everywhere. Some of it was functional but mostly it just looked hidious

[@cristianseminario7899]

@@UltraMagnis its not like they only came that way it was optional i never even seen one whit one of those bodykits

[@krishath7085]

I've got the same type (1999), with the 3SGE engine. Love the car and it turns heads. I agree, all the interior still looks almost new, talk about Toyota quality and reliability!! Thanks to the video dude👍👍

[@therisensun9277]

They're amazing! I have a fifth generation (nearly the same chassis, different body and interior) and have loved modifying it and learning to drive at the limit in it

[@smoove314]

I've been loving the variety lately. Keep it up!

[@talonius5724]

i drive a gt-four swapped Celica. It is the most fun car I have ever driven. Surprisingly quick too, as I'm only at ~2200 lbs and creeping on 400hp. The powerband is absolutely ridiculous but I like it because it feels fun. Nothing happens until 2.5k rpm then it builds boost until 3.5k @17psi

[@rjfalcatan6094]

Thanks for the review David! Great work as always! Loved hanging out with you and Alejandra. Next year ST205 GT Four review??👀

[@playwme3]

Just bought my 3rd one, silver with a 3SGTE conversion. Needs work but it was extremely cheap. They really are a well built car, like you say the interior plastics and even the seats hold up really well for the age.

[@marktiny8928]

This is such an awesome car! One of my favorites. Owned many from 1987-up and every generation is unique

[@Thisisoscar_]

The 6th gen was my first car, a 99 Celica GT. My brother gave it to me when he got the BRZ when they came out, I loved that car it had 238k miles on it when I sold it. Its a really good looking car and such a good cruiser.

[@ThomasAAT]

The beams is just a joy. Have a build redtop in my 91 mr2 paired with a link stormX. Awesome combination. Great review!

[@ryanfranklin4955]

Man this video really makes me miss my 1997 Celica GT. I loved that car so much, it was such a great daily driver during my high school and college days!

[@CheesusSVT]

Never expected content like this but it's great! 😁

[@Ehetyz]

The euro GT with the NA 3S-GE is so much fun. Getting into one that was tastefully modified made me realize driving could actually be a total blast and was my gateway drug to being a car hobbyist.

[@rhysblaney3121]

I love how you say that it was BEAMS swapped. The engine it had from factory was literally a slightly older version of the JDM-only BEAMS.

[@easternequinox9324]

Always loved your videos man! Keep up the good stuff!

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Thank you!

[@genericexcuse4737]

This car is literally my dream toyota build. I have a list of underrated car and this is probably on top of it.

[@mikewill3176]

Right there with you. I want to 2zz c56 swap one of these

[@shandonison7668]

I wanna hear your list

[@genericexcuse4737]

@@shandonison7668 Celica, fwd Corolla gts, Mazda mx6, Z31, 200sx ser, and some more I can’t think of at the moment.

[@shandonison7668]

@@genericexcuse4737 don’t forget abt the manual 3.5 altimas

[@genericexcuse4737]

@@shandonison7668 it’s kind of fun looking into other options, especially how the current market is making everything popular kind of overpriced.

[@AvenueD417]

The actual Toyota version of the VTEC is the VVTL-I found in the last gen Celica GTS, Matrix XRS and Corolla XRS

[@cerealkiller8572]

2zz

[@louievuittahn6504]

This in false. Toyota version of vtec ... is VVTI. Get with the Program

[@AvenueD417]

@@louievuittahn6504 it ain’t shit without the Lift

[@RoyalPastryOfficial]

@@louievuittahn6504 no… He’s rights it’s VVTL-I, lift is what gives it the true vtech feel

[@jayfujiwara9740]

@@louievuittahn6504 bro... It's vvtli

[@SethHollingshead]

This was a popular car..I had a 94 twin cam. Red with full carbon fiber hood black 18s lowered (before camber and wide wheels was all the hype) red black leather interior..and I traded after several years and was sick. Still am. Loved that car. It ran awesome with just header full exhaust straight piped etc intake. Never let me down.

[@kamalkouja4729]

THANK YOU for doing a review on this car! I've owned one for almost 3 years now with absolutely no issues at all! Mine has the boring 2.2L engine that came straight from a Camry, but it's still so much fun! Also the interior is literally perfect, the way it angles just slightly towards you like you described is amazing. To anyone wanting a great budget "sports" car that's super reliable. Just know it won't be as fun as this one unless you engine swap.

[@rjfalcatan6094]

I actually didn't mind the 2.2 even though it was a bit sluggish to rev out. It did have torque. I had an issue with the wiring harness and the car didn't start for a year. Then I said "might as well" beams swap it lol

[@kamalkouja4729]

@@rjfalcatan6094 It definitely felt great first couple years of owning it, but after awhile I started to realize I need to engine swap one of these days. But the idea of having the Camry engine in it is works great daily wise. It makes it stupid reliable.

[@honeybuns4488]

I have the beams redtop in my sw20, and it preforms and sounds absolutely amazing❤

[@zandern9489]

The 3s series of engines is so underrated. The 3SFE has amazing throttle response and low end torque to make you feel like your behind the wheel of something much more powerful. (110ish hp) The 3SGE versions are flipping great engines. Forged internals, over engineered and each revision got better over time. If ever in SoCal TDIB, hit me up, take my 4th gen Celica with the first revision of the 3SGE for a spin. That TVIS kicks in like a mini turbo.

[@rookietoprobuildz]

Yeah this generation Celica definitely deserves more love. Great video 🔥

[@tayumapower]

What ?! these things are unloved ? They're the nicest looking ones imo, especially the ST205 with the big wing! My favourite Celica ever made

[@gibbygibson3321]

Props to the owner, that Celica is clean

[@emilk1774]

1999 6gen st202 with 3sge was my first car. I still have it. Fell in love with the engine and now i also own an altezza with a Beams Blacktop ❤

[@mg1822]

Aww crap BEAMS engines are going to go up now! At least I already own the car, but plan on swapping a Redtop into my ST soon. I love these cars...I think you nailed it, it's just a fun car to drive!

[@thirtyonefifty3133]

Beams came with a 20 value head instead of the normal 16 in most usual 4 bangers. It was basically a homage to the not only the group A race engines, but also the 4age silver and black top - thus the beams black top name. I believe the black top beams made 200-210hp.

[@K0Y0I_sis]

Nope. As much as i wish the redtop came with 20v from factory, It's just not the case, what 4th gen 3S-GE had that set these engine apart from the blacktop 4A-ge thou is the debut of MMC(metal matrix composite)linings onto the 4th gen blocks, it's lighter than the iron block from the 3S-GTE yet still being able to hold down decent amount of boost. Depend on region, some tuners prefer the redtop over the backtop dual VVTi variant beams for forced induction applications for the sake of simplicity, Unless you're aiming for big power figure and the top end delivery the redtop's single intake side VVTi is actually more responsive and easier to tune during the low to mid rev ranges and will do you more favor as a street engine. 3 years down the line you could see Yamaha fully integrating this technology onto it's 2ZZ-GE development phase.

[@BennyJ69]

Can't help but keep watching this over and over. I need that engine in my gen 5.

[@vibrantsy]

im preparing for a 5th gen 3s-gte swap in my 94 celica gt, i wanted to go BEAMS but its so much more expensive though. the beams engines are incredibly hard to find, unlike the caldina 3sgte

[@x24lix32]

Sam for me 3sgte swap in my 94 celica gts🤟

[@Underpantsniper]

What's the difference between the two?

[@sosbabe2804]

@@Underpantsniper 3sgte 2.0 is turbo. Capable of 300+ hp with boost controller and bolt ons. The BEAMS is a non turbo high compression 2.0 with high rev limit and 200hp. 3sgte cheaper and easier to find. 3sge BEAMS is a unique and fun engine harder to find.

[@christianduverge4644]

This was my first car as a teen and man do I miss it. This was my goal for it. I wanted a red top beams engine in it as a project. Weighing at 2400lbs the Celica was very light and probably feels good with 200BHP

[@timothyfogarty9007]

I’m 30 seconds into the video and I paused it just to say I actually really liked that Celica. When I was kid it looked like a half brother to the Supra. And when following it from a distance I would mistaken it for a Lotus Esprit. I wanted one in college but unfortunately the financial situation wasn’t on my side.

[@718stix]

When I was a teen and my dad told me the supra Cost too much I went and got a 95 gt 5spd

[@kendrickc.8243]

This is the only Celica I’d ever own. I’ve wanted one since Gran Turismo 2 idk why this is slept on

[@maeannbongcaras474]

Thank you so much for making this beautiful review. ☺️ My husband is over the moon when you finally posted “Tianna”. 😅 We had a great time you that day. 😊

[@Kittievr]

Just realized you do chapters. I always just start video and watch all of it but I’m digging the chapters a lot man.

[@TestaDiC4n3]

It's impressive to see a fwd car with this engine position. I think no other fwd car has an engine that stays so much at the rear and I bet it has a very balanced drive thanks to that.

[@gerrittosborne633]

I’m glad someone else finally noticed. I have a 88 celica vert that I autoX and it’s a lot of fun

[@marcospasquale5300]

video made me really happy, beams is getting the respect it finally deservers

[@Camelhooof]

What a beautiful little car and sounds epic 😁👍🔥

[@Pho6oZ]

Down here in latam they are very, very popular engines to swap, they even race celicas as FWD quite a bit They put the beams on everything from tercels to nissan v16 (sunnys), starlets when they cant afford the turbo swap... I have even seen them on a few rx8 after they blew the rotary But yeah, that engine lives in the shadow of the gt4 massively, even the fwd celicas running it are always in the shadow of the gt4

[@Orcawhale1]

Honestly you Americans can't complain. The sheer amount of choice you got in cheap enthusiast cars is mind blowing, compared to europe. Yes, we get more special editions like this GT-Four, but we have to pay twice as much. Which means we don't get cheap Corvettes, Camaro, Charger, Mustang, ect. Instead we have to pay Mustang GT prices for a Fiesta ST, and another 30% in insurence.

[@alexsurh1472]

I had a 99 celica GT. It was awesome! Geared really low so it was a blast to drive around

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

That’s the ONE thing I would have changed!

[@tanjble20]

Thank you for restoring my confidence in my decision to go swap my e46 330ci for one of these tomorrow

[@MicJagger06]

Makes me miss driving my wife’s 1999 Celica GT that we sold just 2 years ago! She drove it in high school and college. The only problem was that was an automatic but otherwise it was a super reliable car.

[@winstonwolfwhiteshoes]

How much did you sell for? I'm looking for one

[@chrisg869]

I have a 97 gt, I love it sm, it’s so reliable yet sounds so clean and the interior is just *chefs kiss*

[@adamnagy5264]

I have a T20 Gt with the 3S-GE 175hp. It's fun to drive and without vvti and everything it's strong enough to compete with stronger cars. I love it!

[@leonhart423]

You really need to drive a 2zz-ge Celica. The 6th Gen Celica is the car that got me to notice the Celica. The 7th Gen is the one that I fell in love with.

[@MANANCHALA16910]

As a celica owner i loved this video highly under rated car. But that beams motor looks like a good swap will have to look into it.

[@datchannel1]

Also if I remember correctly the AWD that was used in the rav 4 is the same or very similar as the gt four. So for the ppl like me that dream of a left hand clone, there's your golden nugget.

[@braulioesparza6725]

Celica's are getting some love🙌 so much potential

[@caribshogun9772]

This generation celica is a great basis for a monster build 👍

[@rufuslarsen6356]

My mom has a 1994 with Superstrut suspension II and 3S-GE engine. Delivered 170 whp on the dyno, no tune or anything. Such an amazing car. The headlight rubber-thingy is true 😂

[@Sunny-qo2lt]

that's my favorite celica i've always wanted one and going to pull the trigger if one pops up

[@suzukaaihara4316]

That's literally my dream build but I Currently own a stock 7th gen Celica Gt which I love so much and from what I know I'm the 4th owner of the car with currently 120k miles on the dash

[@mistalsetsuna408]

Always loved that generation Celica. The Beams engine is actually pretty nice. The issue is that Toyota had its own internal competition of sorts. The Ae101 Corolla and Ae111 Levins had a variant of the 4AGe. They were more of an ITR, CTR and Nissan Primera/Lucino/Pulsar (sr16ve/20ve) fighter. The 6th gen will always be considered the Evo/Sti fighter.

[@ssabdica3471]

Definitely the best looking celica. I had a 97, I threw some 2000 gt-s rims on it, looked so much better than they did on 7th gen. The 98 and 99 in white or silver were the best looking imo. The 95’s were decent as well.

[@blackstang7378]

I wrote a comment in here a year ago doing this swap and I finally finished doing the swap and Im in love with it. This car is a Honda SI’s worst nightmare

[@TheEdiaz91]

I had one of these with white wheels and SHEEEESSHH!!! I loved this thing. It's the car I leaned to drive manual in. It was awesome and I sold it because I had to pay rent... those were hard times!

[@prestonopp]

Love BEAMS! Something about the sound of those naturally aspirated, high revving 4 bangers.

[@H4x_Smoke]

Literally sounds like my old 98 prelude type sh to the T. I still want one of these pretty bad, great vid.

[@FatesGuillotine]

DUDE! I just bought a 96 Celica GT and I love it! Gonna build it for Auto X!

[@classys-chassis6433]

Should try and do a gt4 swap and swap the awd if possible should be cuz Toyota's are like Legos.

[@ThatDudeinBlue]

Perfect timing! Let us all know how it goes!

[@mcld4214]

@@classys-chassis6433 it’ll be nice but floor pan is different and it’s harder to do then you’ll think

[@rjfalcatan6094]

I think it will do great for autox! I plan on taking this one to a few events with some semi slicks and see how she gets down!

[@Chrxmax]

I just love how it looks.

[@ericsmith8129]

I hate it when people call the celica a “baby supra”. The celica is the supras daddy lol

[@marilynleach2574]

yes the 3SG one of the best engine from yamaha for toyota and it's been in use for so long!!! on the altezza is a perfect combo

[@marco7campos]

I just got a 95 celica st. I dont really kno what to do with it but i'm also on a budget. The 7afe is impressively reliable and running very smooth with 150k miles. I might hold off and save and do a K swap as u mentioned many do. Even at bone stock so many ppl love it, its a beautiful semi rare car

[@ferencszegfu911]

I never heard about this engine, but it seems to be fun. I got a Celica GT 1996 with 1.8l engine. 116HP without any tuning. Drives smoothly, but it would require some love :)

[@trophylord1054]

I had a 94 celica for my first car and I want it back so bad. Love the look of these

[@tatumwilliams2192]

There’s no such thing as an unloved celica, I love all of them

[@YSoAggressive]

This car is so unique and it looks awesome!

[@nicolejhondelacruz9339]

3sgte red top for the win. Glad mine came with it stock 😍. Modified RHD to LHD. That engine sings even with a stock exhaust

[@Ty-rl5cq]

Waiting on my GT4 to land stateside!! Super excited.

[@cappierising1774]

I knew this dude in Okinawa that had the Celica GT-4 and it was so freakin fast that I was afraid to get in it. I don't know what he had in it but the boost had so much G-force that I could not think or breathe

[@UncleRico371]

Every time I hear these cars rev out it always reminds me of race wars from fast and furious 😁 #childhood

[@RallyClubColorado]

When he is talking about the vvti feeling like VTEC, my Subaru Impreza is a n/a car with bigger cams and it has Subarus avcs system also feels similar, and the cams give the n/a car that little extra push and really makes it fun

[@tadhgbolen3054]

Man i think you really need to review a naturally spirated celica GTS, on proper suspension. You will be impressed with the front end! It's genuinely something noteworthy and worth experiencing for somebody who appreciates things like that.

[@emanuelvega56]

Totally agree wish he could review a corolla xrs or celica gts to really feel the 2zz

[@joshbechaistron791]

I got a stock celi gts with the trd kit...if the dude is down he can review mine. Plus I think hes in middle Georgia which isnt far...might have to reach out

[@emanuelvega56]

@@joshbechaistron791 that would be so dope

[@joshbechaistron791]

@@emanuelvega56 I'd love to see him put it through the paces, I'll see if he wants to do it.

[@hereforthecomments1818]

Trust me you should try a 3sge blacktop in a light rwd configuration. Preferably a ke70 like we do it here in South Africa, now that's a unique experience

[@losmerosvera]

Definitely one of my “guilty” pleasure cars. Every single time I see one of them I see the gt4 no doubt.

[@kalebgarber2606]

I’ve got a 94 JDM 3sge(non-vvti). Love the car so much. It feels perfectly balanced. Best fwd car I’ve owned.

[@BennyJ69]

You do have variable induction though which is also fun :D I have a 90 jdm Celica that I'm restoring. It's an absolutely shit heap but it's great regardless.

[@metallicafn]

The sound comes from it being developed by Yamaha. It's like if you've ever been in a tunnel in a 2zz mr2 and lift comes on, those guys at Yamaha just know what they are doing.

[@ericsmith8129]

Most of Toyota’s great engines from the 80s and 90s were co developed with Yamaha.

[@dinhvinhwilliam]

If you love the beams engine you should try out the 2zz from the latest gen Celica

[@emanuelvega56]

Yupp totally agree

[@ericsmith8129]

Beams has more power despite being a much older engine design. The zz was a downgrade from the 3s engines IMO.

[@massluca0078]

@@ericsmith8129 yah but you never driven a 2ZZ obviously. its not about the power its the driving experience. the 2zz is basically a Toyota B18C from the Integra type R.

[@emanuelvega56]

@@massluca0078 with full bolt ons and a good tune they scream so beautiful

[@leslie7872]

the 2zz is booty cheecks. all it does is burn oil

[@timothybuzzard8480]

I had a black one and a blue one and i loved every minute of it🤙

[@nousername2932]

Had one and loved it!

[@96st206]

I own a beams swapped Celica and a GT-Four. Great combo!

[@rjfalcatan6094]

Same!

[@X3MediaAus]

Aghhhhh I miss my Celica as slow as it was. 2.2 life. By far the best car I've owned to date