This Celica generation was 1st Displayed at the October 1970 Tokyo Motor Show together with the Toyota Carina and marketed from December of the same year, the Celica was a two-door hardtop coupé that emphasized styling and driving enjoyment based on a platform shared with the Carina sedan which is one size above the Toyota Corolla, and a shared size with the Toyota Corona. According to Automobile Magazine, the Celica was based on the Corona platform.