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22 economist sunflribune advertising feature thursday dec 9 w99 c the celica gt s is all about being quick accelerated from 060 miles per hour in 70 seconds that is comparable to mustang gt andcamaro there are two transmission choices for the gt a fivespeed manual or fourspeed auto matic the gts offers a fourspeed automatic and a sixspeed manual the fourspeed automatic comes with e- shift that allows the driver to select a mode and choose gears by buttons on the steering wheel it works with a button on the back of the steering wheel spoke for upshifts the but ton on the front for the downshift j i drove both and preferred the sixspeed the journalist i roadtested with is in love with sequential boxes like the eshift arid would have nothmg else ff he were buying one brakes on the gt are power discs at the front and drums at the rear abs is not offered tires are 195secuon 15inches front and rear the gts has 16inch wheels and are a bit wider at ossection the gts also boasts ventilated discs at the front solids on the rear for better braking fourchannel abs is offered along with electronic brake force dis tribution while i had mixed feelings about the exte rior the interior has snappy indeed with big analog gauges 5050 split folding rear seats and the aforementioned great seats the gts raises the trim level bar with power tilt sun roof cruise front fog lights and spoiler leather wrapped steering wheel eightspeakers and there is an optional leather package that includes keyless entry i also have to mention the paint i drove the new toyota echo the same day and was impressed by the quality the liquid silver metallic paint on the gts i drove was just that it almost shimmered in backlit situations causing my digital camera to default into near cyber overload trying to take a picture retail price for the 2000 celica is 23980 for the gt fivespeed and 24980 for the auto matic the gts is 31675 for the manual and 32545 for the eshift the gt is a very pleas ant twodoor perfect for commuting to work and having room for skis and other accoutrements on the weekend it is made even more pleasant by the way the instru ments can be seen and controlled the ventila tionair system is particu larly nicely placed so the hand touches it without having to look down from the road to find the knobs the gts is all about being quick the engine behaves well in the lower ranges but bring it up past 4000 rpm and the wtli starts to kick in the magnificent from the rear of overcast skies finance hmicc10aaiw c0fi0ua8xcn cmhtaid mxwsenna falwi of 48 mite papnirtpta taxes powicaynirt w500aiaouat1t5bcflcamhyandtt4ns6 markville toyota 5362 hwy 7 ocka 0 4 aa east of mccowan rd markham sk h 0 1 uu o o 0 5 bullock 00 m v3 hwy- 7 i quality of the paint makes the view the celica seem to shimmer even in worth seeing is the gts in carbon blue it has flecks of blue and black pig- merit in the clearcbat that gives a color shift to the eye as you follow the flanks of the car again youll have to see this foryoufself now in its seventh generation the celica has contiriued to be a mainstay of the segrrient when the segment was running hot arid cold thats because part of the celica equation is toyotabuild quality some thing to be considered especially if youre planning to keep a car like this for six or more years lots of fon arid lots of troublefree miles await anyone buying the 2000 celica a glance body style twodoor sports coupe gt and gts models front engine front drive engine 18litre dohc inline 180 hp 130 ftlb fuel economy gt fivespeed 876677l100 km cityhigh- combined gts automatic eshift 10273899l100 km cityhigh- jo waycombined k x suzuki canada has a 1 5 per cent increase in sales for the 1999 model year suzuki canada has completed the 1999 model year with a 15 per cent increase in sales over the 1998 model year unit sales of 10700 was achieved by the incredible popularity of our new grand vitara v6 and vitara sport utility vehicles launched in 1999 said marcel larnbert division manager automotive sales the 10700 sales were the best for suzuki since 1993 with our newsport utility lineup and iriore exciting changes for 2001 and 2002 suzuki is looking to steadily increase sales in north america said lambert