The Toyota Celica 1600GT Liftback is a rear wheel drive car, with the motor located in the front, and a 3 door fastback bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.6 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 108.5 bhp (110 PS/81 kW) at 6000 rpm and 137 Nm (101 lbft/14 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 995 kg.
The Toyota Celica 1600GT Liftback is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 185 km/h (115 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fastback | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2425 mm | 95.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1305 mm | 51.4 inches | |
| Length | 4215 mm | 165.9 inches | |
| Width | 1620 mm | 63.8 inches | |
| Height | 1280 mm | 50.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 995 kg | 2194 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2T-GR | ||
| 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 | 110 PS (108.5 bhp) (81 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 137 Nm (101 ft·lb) (14 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.9 kW/litre 69.2 ps/litre 68.3 bhp/litre 1.12 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
86.22 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Solex carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1083.4 kPa (157.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum 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 | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 110.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 81.32 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 109.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.3 kg/kW 20.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/70 HR 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 851268 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | TA27-MQR | ||
| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Toyota Celica 1600GT Liftback added 2025-12-07. Last modified 2025-12-08. |
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