Rumors of the Toyota Celica's revival have been circulating for some time over the past several years, but none of them actually came to fruition with any confirmation. As of late

All of the stars are aligning for a Toyota Celica rebirth. The latest piece of evidence is, arguably, the most concrete yet: last weekend, at the 2024 Rally Japan event, Toyota vice-president Yuki Nakajima reportedly stated, “We will make the Celica.”

A Japanese magazine reported that a Toyota executive confirmed the automaker is working on reviving the beloved Celica.

The Celica was almost as cool as the Supra since it was a compact yet powerful little sedan. The World Rally Cross featured the Celica, one model year included pop-up headlights, and a GT-Four version produced 252 horsepower.

Toyoda deflected the question – asked by Best Car editor Jin Hongo – to his Executive Vice President Yuki Nakajima, who is understood to have responded with the following, which we've translated here with Google Translate.

A new report says that a company VP confirmed Toyota would be building a new version of the compact Celica sports car.

"I'm not sure if it's okay to say this in a public forum, but we're doing the Celica," one of the brand's executive vice presidents said over the weekend.

Toyota confirms the return of the legendary Celica, set to reignite its legacy in the JDM sports car world. With hints of a 2025 debut

Celica fans, patiently, rejoice! According to Japan’s Best Car magazine, a Toyota executive at Rally Japan has confirmed the Celica will return to Toyota’s lineup. The Celica’s rebirth would add another model to the brand’s car roster and likely expand the company’s GR performance portfolio.

The whispers of a reborn Toyota Celica got louder this week as someone from the brand confirmed in passing that it was in the works.

We may soon see a new Toyota Celica in showrooms, but an exec's confirmation of the sports car's return leaves a lot up in the air.