Toyota Gr Celica Mid Engine Rumors

The sports car may pair a turbocharged 2.0. In the latest development, BestCar claims the new mid. The Toyota Celica has always been a front-engine automobile, even back when it was rear-wheel-drive, but that might change soon.

According to rumors out of Japan from Best Car, there is a chance the Celica could adopt a mid-engine layout. Toyota has experience with stuffing an engine behind the driver in a production car, but only in the three generations of MR2 built from the 1980s through. The Toyota GR Yaris M Concept, unveiled in January 2025 in Japan, holds the secrets to the next-gen, mid.

Since December 2023 rumors have been swirling about a mid-engined Toyota sports car. A prototype GR Yaris with the engine in the trunk was shown at various car shows and is slated to compete in Japan's Super Taikyu enduro series later this month. Toyota has been secretly working on the Celica, and information about the future sports car leaked despite the automaker's intention to keep it behind closed doors.

The planned future Toyota Celica will feature a mid-engine, all-wheel-drive configuration, according to a report out of Japan. Only time will tell whether the eighth generation arrives as a mid-engine coupe based on the GR Yaris M. As of now, though, all signs suggest that the Celica is the Toyota sports car set to make a.

The GR Celica, however, will be built entirely by Toyota, and developed from the ground up. This is the company's first mid-engine sports car in 30 years, after the third. A mid-engine Celica could logically slot into this GR lineup, benefiting from shared engineering resources and a similar performance philosophy.

The GR Corolla's innovative three-cylinder engine, known for its punchy power delivery, could even be a potential candidate for the revived Celica.