Is the MG Cyberster threatened by a new Toyota Celica?
This page is translated from the original post "Le MG Cyberster menacé par une nouvelle Toyota Celica ?" in French.

The President of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, wants to revive the Celica. No bluff in this announcement; the project is serious.
The Toyota Celica was one of the leaders of the wave of Japanese sports cars that swept the world between the 1970s and the late 1990s. An affordable and fun sports coupe, its success in the World Rally Championship made it a true icon.

The recent very successful returns of the Honda NSX and Nissan Z are enough to motivate Toyota, and what about the MG Cyberster! But let’s stay with Toyota; we will return to the latter later. Internally, the GR Supra and the GT86 have paved the way for a return of four-wheeled fun, and Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, gives us serious reasons to believe in it.
At the Japan Rally last weekend, Toyoda was asked about this by the company’s internal press organization, and his response was clear. “I made this request (to Toyota Motor’s executives), but I don’t know under what name it will come out,” Toyoda replied before continuing. “I’m not saying this just because we’re at a rally and I’m next to Juha Kankkunen (Four-time World Rally Champion, crowned with Toyota in 1993). Now, I’ll leave you to think about why I’m requesting Kankkunen so much. See if you can guess!” Nothing more explicit.
So what form could this Celica take? On one side, there’s the GT86, a small playful rear-wheel-drive car at €33,000, and on the other, the 340-horsepower GR Supra at €65,000, both combustion engines. Could there be room in between for a… electric coupe?
Toyota unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show the high-performance all-electric battery-powered concept car FT-Se. This prototype illustrates one of the possible options for sports cars in the era of carbon neutrality, integrating the expertise acquired by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in motorsport.
We had, wrongly, we admit, envisioned it as a replacement for the Supra, but what if it finally took the place left vacant by the Celica? MG proved with the Cyberster that it is possible to combine pleasure and electricity around €45,000. Toyota has all the expertise needed to build such a car.
So at €45,000, the good old budget spirit of the original Celica is certainly a bit on its last legs, but admit that a Celica / Cyberster duel would look fantastic!
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