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    1990s Rally Heroes

    Jun 01, 2022 3 minutes

    TOYOTA CELICA GT-FOUR (1988-1999)

    Those of a certain age may remember the Toyota Celica GT-Four from the Sega Rally arcade game of 1995, by which point the turbocharged fastback had racked up four drivers’ titles. It later saw Toyota banned for running illegal turbo restrictors too, but we’ll gloss over that.

    The GT-Four was sold in three generations: the 182bhp ST165 first arrived in the UK in 1988 and took Carlos Sainz to a title win in 1990. However, by then the sleeker 200bhp ST185 had already been launched. The range subsequently

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