The JDM Caldina GT-Four Turbo Should’ve Been So Much Better. | Rally Dreams
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- Welcome back! Today Marcus is driving a 2002 Toyota Caldina GT-Four N. This hopped-up, 3S-GTE powered wagon was a great (but late) bookend to the era of homologation rally cars from Toyota. Named after Toyota's late test driver, Hiromu Naruse, the N edition was everything the original Celica GT-Four models stood for, minus that extra edge of hardcore motorsport feel. Enjoy!
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Just realizing this car looks much smaller on camera than it is in person... It's not quite the rally-infused GT-Four Celicas we loved from the 90s, but it's a crazy affordable daily that's all too capable. Enjoy!
This was in gran turismo 4
What are you looking at trading this in for?
Recently had a 2 gen at the garage and its legit. but we put it against a sf5 forester sti and loss but It held its own. But there's lots of cars likes these ppl don't know exist like the airtrek which was the outlander in the states and many more. #DontRaiseThePrice
I have a Caldina GT4 that looks exactly the same as the one in the video on the outside, same blue and even has the factory fitted optional roof rails. I also have a Honda Civic FD2 and was surprised to find out that the Honda is actually wider and longer than the Caldina. The Caldina is roomy - I throw a couple of bikes in the back easily, along with loads of other stuff. It's a bit of a Tardis really - bigger inside than outside.
I do own one : 260hp from factory, plenty of room, automatic, the perfect JDM fan daily driver, love it.
Turbos and Talks?
Great video. This is my wife's old car. We sold it to Brantly. He's an awesome dude!
She do be boosting every second i recon 😂
Owned a 2004 N Spec wagon back when I lived in NZ a few years ago. Great wagon, but ruined by the 4 speed slushbox. Very common for owners of these to swap in the manual from the previous gen Caldina (GT4 ST215)
actually i’ve heard people say that manual swapping gives a lot less power and has a sticky gearbox
@@cqmrn976some people just have an unjustified hatred towards automatic transmissions
@@Andy-qp7eq"unjustified hatred"?? It's not not that. Have you driven this car and one manual swapped? It's night and day, modern automatics can be very good, the Caldina one not so much.
@@cqmrn976the gearbox has pretty strong gears and is dual synchros it doesn't like shifting much past 7500rpm but it's a very strong gearbox.
i own a 1999 caldina gtt has the same running gear as the celica gt4 haas the same awd system just in wagon form and honestly love this car so much
One of the coolest underrated Toyota cars! Love its design, but I wish it had a 6MT to compliment the 3S turbo engine!
These cars are bad ass wait until more people find out about these and they are going to skyrocket. these also look really damn good.
Yup. Best car I've owned and I[ve been through a fair number of cars. I like it so much that I've been driving it for over 10 years. Can't imagine what I'd swap it for. Everything seems to be going to CVT in my region. I may well simply stick with my Caldina long enough for it to be classified as vintage.
I have the NA Caldina, same model with body kit, I love it people do look at it and even being NA it does give alot of cars a good go
i own a 2005 toyota caldina gtfour and have loved owning it. have never had problems with it and it gets up and boggies. i’ve raced a few people and they’ve always been confused and asked me what it was lmao
I own both the GTFour and the Caldina GTT Manual version and the GTT Caldina is more fun and unexpectedly fast.
Cool, i also own then both!
My st246 is a facelift as well.
They only made about 8700 st246, and only about 1500 where facelift
You guys are the luckiest ever
yo im liking the introduction bit at the beginning of the video. it was well done & it set up the stage for the driving phase very well.
great job as usual, dude. keep it up!
As someone who had been playing Japanese-developed PS2 games in the mid-2010s for the first time, I was fascinated by this thing when I saw it in Gran Turismo 4. I like how it follows the same striking design language as the Celica and WiLL VS, which sets it apart from other Toyotas. It's built on the same platform as the Scion tC and Toyota Avensis, but it's cooler than both cars.
I got one since 2015. Underrated car!
im loving the 02 n edition i currently own. mods that the car now has is coilovers, flexfuel conversion, catback exhaust is on its way :) cant wait to enjoy the upcoming years with it
US$6000 fresh off of the import boat from Japan here where I live. I'm mighty tempted. There's not much in that price range around here that's reliable, practical and fast.
i had the GT-Four N model and loved every minute of it.
I own one of these in ON but originally imported back when I was living in Van. Slap some Hakka R3's and its a beast in the winter!
Oh what a feeling.....
4 speed auto
2 more gears, one more pedal, and it would be a cult car.
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I’d love to see you review an Ht81s Suzuki Swift or Ignis Sport from the early 2000s they are FWD 1.5 vvt short ratio manual. I think you’d get a kick out of it.
Ironically I own a caldina gt four n like in the video, but also another car I own is a Suzuki Ignis sport. Both great cars. The other fun car I have is a Toyota Glanza v P sport, that one is tuned quite a bit tho 😅
Wish they made the corolla xrs turbo awd that would of been amazing... love driving my 2zzge
This the airtrek turbo r and the forester are the perfect trifecta jdm family movers
Its crazy how caldinas, airtreks and foresters even the mitsubishi colt are seen everyday on my island but no one talks about them on the internet but we tune the hell out of them for so cheap.
Coming soon
The GR Yaris is pretty great too.
I'd love to drive one! Have only heard great things about it.
Hello from Kyrgyzstan
I have owned and use it for past 10 years (N-Spec). Beside wear and tear, it bear Toyota durability tagline and the maintenance like normal car as long as no crazy modification.
The only downside is “brake” and “4 speed auto gearbox”. If they could put in brembo like those Scooby and Evo that will be great, because I could sense the original braking system sometimes can’t match the fast braking.
Even though it almost 20 years, it still has a fresh look if compare on those European car at that time.
Sadly it is an underrated car in comparison with other legendary JDM and believe this is one of the most powerful Toyota at that time because it rule by Subaru and Evo.
I looked at these but decided against due to auto/turbo 4wd auto fuel economy.
Love how unpretensious this channel is but then again they are Canadians😉
Maybe I should dial that up a bit hahaha
@@RoadsUntraveled LOL and we know your kidding but this is coming from someone born and raised in Detroit, really like your channel👍👍
Dam mobile speed cameras everywhere
We got these as a matrix XR AWD in America and it came with a 6 speed mated to a NA 2zz
Now this is something I can get behind 😎 high revs
only came with 4at with the 1zz if u want awd.
@@rickyho2140 false it came with both variants 1zz and 2zz but the 1zz was only 5 speed where the 2zz came only 6 speed
@@EtchGames not with awd. Awd is autotragic only and with the 1zz. Do your research and you will find out :)
@@rickyho2140 I literally owned one up until last year what tf are you even talking about, do your research my dude
i have one =) love it
*from some angles looks like a Toyota Venza*
Get your butt into a st215 Caldina gtt with manual
Tell them to look at what us toyota enthusiasts did with them. There 450whp version of that caldina roaming around
Any video anywhere?
Huh? I have a engine from one that had a manual gearbox and ecu
Have had mine for 4 years now, still love it... Except the damn auto box and the oh so common cracked exhaust manifold!
Upgraded to an st205 manifold and ct26 turbo, which solved one of the problems.
Hey, im interested in picking one of these up. This problem you mentioned is this common? How much does it cost to replace? Are these are reliable as regular toyotas?
@@leftylooks-sm8cr I've seen quite a few cracked manifolds but also have seen many with no issues at all with nearly 200,000km. Otherwise it's pretty typical Toyota reliability. Parts are just a bit harder to find being an import.
Goddamn it looks ugly in the rear
And the front and the side
This car ils beautiful
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Definitely Celica not selleeka
All of the original Japanese commercials pronounced it Celeeka. America later adopted it's own way of saying it. We actually made a video on this years ago xD czcams.com/video/wnTG2iX94WQ/video.html&ab_channel=RoadsUntraveled
Sounds more like silly car😊😊😊😊😊
Cool bit of kit, but goddamn is it ugly
This Is NOT an Ugly car, get your eyes checked.
@@deet4895 That's just your opinion. I think it's hideous. The cool part about the world is people can have different opinions in case you weren't aware
@@BBk20z3 Your right we can all have our own opinions but that doesn't mean it's true, it's like a person saying the sky is pink, not because they said it's pink makes its true, the sky is in fact blue.
@@deet4895 so now you just need to learn the difference between a factual statement and an opinion? I'm just gonna stop feeding you, troll
@@BBk20z3 it Takes a Troll to know a Troll? 🤷♂️