The Toyota Celica ST185 GT-Four Carlos Sainz Limited Edition, only 5000 of these homologation units was produced in the early 90s and 25 made their way to Singapore. The Celica ST185 GT-Four is equipped with a Transverse Turbo Charged 4 Cylinder engine, water-to-air intercooler & 4WD layout, the factory unit produces 205HP / 275NM of torque.

Jason, a Sales Operation Executive is the owner of this pristine condition Celica ST185. His journey started 10 years ago with a 2006 Honda City and through the years he owned many fun & interesting cars but none of them fulfilled his satisfaction till he got his hands on this Celica ST185 about 7 years ago.

During his ownership he tried to improve the performance of the vehicle, however, it didn’t go as planned, due to the engine’s poor health.

Therefore, Jason took his friend’s advice and drove up north to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4 years ago for this car’s complete rebuild and restoration project.

The Process.

Jason’s Celica was stripped down to bare chassis along with the wiring, engine and transmission, they recoated and painted what was necessary. The restoration was done to a certain standard where most components including bolt & nut were removed, cleaned and polished.

And approximately a year ago, the Celica project was finally completed and Jason was able to bring the car home. The result was astonishing, both the exterior and interior were fully furnished, with no traces of rust or unpainted portion. The new & shiny Nissan Skyline GTR Nismo Z-Tune Silver coated the whole car, giving it a classy yet sporty look.

This set-up is electronically managed by a Link G4 Storm Standalone ECU, with the capability to successfully convert the Celica ignition system from a factory distributor system to a Coil-on-Plug system. It enabled additional reading via a customized crank trigger sensor which the factory Celica ST185 does not have.

All modifications were done according to local legal standards, including an LTA-compliant HKS Silent exhaust. The roar of the engine, the rumble of the exhaust and the discharge of boost pressure will defiantly be pleasuring to some!

To handle all those power… This Celica ST185 is equipped with a Tein suspension together with SuperPro undercarriage bushings to improve the handling of the vehicle, the suspension was tuned towards performance while not affecting too much on the ride height allowing smooth daily driving.

The owner.

Jason is a car enthusiast, a Mitsubishi fan in particular as he would have got the Mitsubishi GTO if it’s not for the Celica ST185 Pop-up headlights. His most memorable car was his Mitsubishi Lancer – 1.8 GDI Turbo which he purchases a few years back as a replacement car while his Celica was in the restoring process, he got most of his technical knowledge during his Lancer ownership days.

With this newly restored Celica ST185, Jason aims to maintain its reliability by keeping the car the way it is now as he didn’t want to make a similar past mistake of being under the influence of an endless modification journey.

This beautifully restored Toyota Celica ST185 GT-Four Carlos Sainz Limited Edition is indeed one of Jason’s greatest achievements, he will now continue to maintain it until someone who can appreciate and decides to take over this car.

Yes! This beauty here is for sale.

Handling Enhancement:

• Tein Suspension
• Rota Boost 17”
• Sumitomo Tyres
• Celica ST205 4 piston brakes
• Superpro bushings

Exterior:

• Paint source/ color code: Z-Tune Silver / KY0

Interior:

• Stock GT-Four seat (upholstered to leather)
• Sparco Deep Dish Steering wheel
• Ground Zero sound system (front & back), Ground Zero Amp, Active
• Subwoofer