Major car brand to RELAUNCH iconic motor 18 years after production stopped leaving eager shoppers thrilled

A MAJOR car marque has revealed it volition beryllium relaunching an iconic centrifugal 18 years aft accumulation stopped - leaving anxious shoppers thrilled.

Toyota yet confirmed the instrumentality of the iconic Celica astatine the weekend, pursuing years of speculation.

It follows reports that the Japanese shaper was considering relaunching the exemplary arsenic an electrical car, according to Autocar.

It was primitively produced from 1970 until 2006 and was disposable successful assorted antithetic versions, from convertibles to liftbacks to notchbacks.

Speaking astatine Rally Japan, the company's vice president Yuki Nakajima said: "We're making the Celica!"

He added: "To beryllium honest, determination is nary motion of it close now.

"However, determination are galore radical wrong the institution who are eagerly awaiting the Celica.

"So… I wonderment if it's good to accidental this successful a nationalist forum, but we're doing the Celica!"

Rumours of the imaginable instrumentality of the beloved car had ramped up implicit caller weeks, aft a caller occurrence of Toyota's anime series, Grip, appeared to hint astatine a big of caller models.

They included the Celica Mk8, arsenic good arsenic the Supra Mk6, MR2, Mk4, GR86 Mk3 and GR GT3.

And, Toyota president Akio Toyoda has antecedently spoken of his privation to revive what helium describes arsenic "the 3 brothers" - the Celica, MR2 and Supra.

The institution has been moving connected a caller electrical car level with a debased spot tallness - making it consciousness similar a sports car.

The FT-Se concept, which was revealed astatine past year's centrifugal show, volition beryllium utilized arsenic the ground for a caller exemplary akin to the MR2.

However, it is thought that it volition not beryllium called the MR2.

The anticipation of a next-generation Supra has not yet been spoken connected publically by the brand.

However, the S-FR roadster conception is acceptable to look successful showrooms soon, according to Japanese mag Best Car.

News of the revived Celica comes aft car marque Lancia announced it would beryllium relaunching its Gamma model - which was discontinued 40 years ago.

The Gamma nameplate has a cult pursuing among car fans, havig been the brand's enforcement offering from 1976 until it was discontinued successful 1984.

And, Jaguar unveiled a new logo arsenic portion of its electrical re-brand.

The luxury car manufacturer sparked a heated debate, with immoderate claiming it looks similar "it was designed by kids", portion others "love it".