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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i - Nippon-Granturismo suitable for everyday use

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Created on November 22, 2019

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Bruno von Rotz

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - long hood, short rear - this is what coupés should look like

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - you can definitely see its power

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Folding headlights were simply part of it back then

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - visually very different from the four-cylinder Celica

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - also looks sporty from behind

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Coupé elegance on not quite 4.7 meters

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - you have to look twice to recognize the Toyota

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - rectangular rear end

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Space for four people and some luggage

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h is completed in just under nine seconds

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - over 200 km/h fast

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - high average speeds are no problem

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - despite good comfort, the lateral inclination is limited

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - largely neutral cornering behavior

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - great fun on the country road

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - tidy cockpit

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - all straight lines

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - also labeled on the steering wheel

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Horns on the bumper

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Speedometer up to 220 km/h and economy display

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - you can't go wrong here

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - practically arranged windshield wiper switch

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - easy to read instruments

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Coin compartment - for reasons of symmetry

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - with original Toyota radio

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - five-speed gearbox in classic configuration

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Pedals with foot pedals positioned far apart

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - conventional handbrake

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Bellows for seat backrest adjustment

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - comfortable velour seat upholstery

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Foot pedal for folding the front passenger seat forward from the rear

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - electric window regulator

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Side panel left with switch for the windows left and right

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Headrests attached to the outside

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - well-filled engine compartment

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - two overhead camshafts, 170+ hp

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - longitudinally mounted six-cylinder with fuel injection

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Chassis badge

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Supra sign on the hood

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Closed headlights

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - are sunk with delay

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Folding headlights at work

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - aluminum wheels were standard

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - engine capacity on the rear

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - Type lettering on the rear

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Toyota Celica Supra (1979) - outwardly differed from the normal Celica only in details

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Toyota Celica Supra (1979) - the first edition

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Toyota Celica Supra (1980) - in principle a more powerful Celica

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Toyota Celica Supra Twincam (1982) - Japanese version

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Toyota Celica Supra (1983) - elegant coupé in the narrow version (L-version)

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Toyota Celica Supra (1983) - elegant coupé in the widened version (P version)

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Toyota Celica Supra (1985) - with fender flares as in the American P version

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Toyota Celica Supra (1982) - at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show - new top version of the Celica series, with 170 hp

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Toyota Celica Supra (1983) - with six-cylinder engine and folding headlights - at the International Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt in 1983

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Toyota Celica Supra (1984) - still after the Celica

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Toyota Celica Supra (1985) - Barry Sheene at the wheel of a Supra at Silverstone on the occasion of the F.3000 race

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Toyota Supra (1986) - European version moves dynamically

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Toyota Supra (1988) - production vehicle

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - front view

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - rear view

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Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i (1983) - available for less than DM/CHF 30,000 at the time

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Summary

Toyota did not want to leave the field to Datsun, successful with the 240/260 Z models, and launched a rival coupé with the Toyota Celica XX, known abroad as the Celica Supra from 1979. The second edition appeared in 1981, which now differed more clearly from the four-cylinder Celica and attracted many sports coupé buyers to Toyota thanks to its elegant design, low price and generous equipment. This driving report is about a Toyota Celica Supra 2.8i from 1983 and shows it in current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

First version not for Europe
More distance to the four-cylinder
Refined technology
Competitor to the GTV6, Starion and Monza
Not as good as the Porsche 944?
Successful model
Successful in racing too
Pleasant tourer
The last Celica Supra
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Toyota did not want to leave the field to Datsun, successful with the 240/260 Z models, and launched the Toyota Celica XX, known abroad as the Celica Supra from 1979. With the Supra, Toyota expanded the rear-wheel drive Celica series of the second generation. With an extended wheelbase, larger front end and longitudinally mounted in-line six-cylinder engine, the aim was to appeal to Z buyers, but of course also to buyers of coupés from other manufacturers. The first Supra version, built from 1978 to 1981, was not officially launched in Europe. At the IAA in Frankfurt in September 1981, Europeans were able to see for the first time how Toyota differentiated the Supra more strongly from the Celica model (the third generation). In fact, the coupé now looked much more independent, which was mainly due to the smoothed front end with folding headlights.

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