The Toyota Celica 1600 GT is a 2 door coupé style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 1.6 litres. It provides power and torque figures of 113 bhp (115 PS/84 kW) at 6400 rpm and 142 Nm (105 lbft/14.5 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 940 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 190 km/h or 118 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2425 mm | 95.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Length | 4165 mm | 164 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 940 kg | 2072 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2T-G | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1589 cc (96.967 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 70 mm
3.35 × 2.76 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
115 PS (113 bhp) (84 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
142 Nm (105 ft·lb) (14.5 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
53 kW/litre 72.1 ps/litre 71.1 bhp/litre 1.17 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.36 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; light alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Mikuni-Solex N 40 PHH3 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1123 kPa (162.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 397.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.16 kg/kW 18.63 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 10.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TA.TLB.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.45H x 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.45H x 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 121924 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Toyota Celica 1600 GT added 2004-10-19. Last modified 2025-12-07. |
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