1986 Toyota Celica GTS - Dori Drives

A sporty little cloud.
From its introduction at the beginning of the oil crisis to its untimely demise in the mid 2000's, the Celica nameplate adorned Toyota's most technologically advanced, sharply-honed sports cars. The fourth generation model, released in 1986, has all the strengths of an 80's performance car with few of the drawbacks.

On Dorito Reviews, I try to go beyond the objective stats of cars, focusing more on their apparent natures; to me, that's what makes them so alluring. By tying cars in with their market's histories and demonstrating their evolution, my goal is to provide a fresh look at the machines that bind us.

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[mikeschock]

I had an 86 GTS that I literally drove into the ground! I saw one locally about a week and a half ago and it brought back so many memories. I put 593, 000 km (370, 000 miles approx) on my 86. I have so many great memories of mine. Maybe one day I will get the opportunity to drive one again. Was a really great car!

[therussianguy]

This video deserves more recognition, great editing, great voiceover, and you even know what you’re talking about lol

[swoosh]

My dad and I are going to be repairing his old Celica GTS, which was last driven in 2006! I can't wait to get it running; it's such a nice car.

[bernarddiggins]

Had a black GTS my senior year of high school. I loved that car.

[SwissAvgeek]

Great video, very well reviewed. I have an ST182 GT-i and I love every bit of that car. 61'000 kilometres, Gen.II 3S-GE, 156HP, 186 N/m of torque.

The second gen. motor has ACIS, a further developement of T-VIS, and the same mid range RPM fun.
It's an unbelievably addictive car to drive. I've been owning her for a year and I still cannot get enough of it.

[therealboofighter]

3:32 I drove an AW11 with that system and it felt like a small turbo coming on boost when the flap opened up.

[KarsonLight]

great video! picking a 1986 GT-S this weekend for $500, running and driving! planning on restoring, and this video made me even more anxious to do so! :)))

[desdakon]

This showed up on my front page and is crazy. My mother bought this exact spec, white GT-S hatch with blue interior and sunroof, new in 86. It had the strangest quirk which would unleash a very unpleasant rotten egg smell randomly on upshifts.

[JohnDough-yrzt]

Had 3 or 4 of the 87-89 gt back in the day. I could pack all my tools and a lot of materials too. Drivers car, practical runabout.

[Alltracavenger]

My first car was an '86 coupe in light blue; it had that same blue interior. I absolutely loved it and was deeply saddened when I seized the 3SGE and had to let go of it. About ten years ago I picked up an '88 Alltrac(or GT-Four), the ultra-rare turbo AWD WRC homlogation car. All Alltracs were liftbacks and this one was in white with that same blue interior. I'm not letting go of it, even though they're not exactly easy to keep running.

[steveuchiha]

My dad had one of these it was auto though I learned how to drive on it and fell in love with Japanese cars after. Then I bought my first car a 1990 300zx NA lol

[adamsnake]

I currently have a 86 GT-S in the coupe & red interior, and I absolutely adore it! There is something considerably off when it comes to acceleration with mine, though, it may be the 4 speed auto, or something else.

[BuckMcAntlerson]

I'll go ahead and insert "I had an 86 GTS!" here. Champagne with red leather.

[opo]

Where’d u get the screen and how’d did u remove it?

[strudle]

whats the song in the beginning called?

[Koro-_-]

I was looking at one recently after seeing the pricing of 86’s going up and getting harder to find I finally gave up because of how overpriced they’ve become and how well documented they have been I found a at160 celica and decided to take a look haven’t found a lot of info of people working on them and it does have its benefits so I might just buy that over the 86 plus I do love me a good lift back