{"product_id":"toyota-celica-gt4-turbo-st185-n-97-rally-artic-lapland-2024-jari-matti-latvala-juho-hanninen-yellow","title":"Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 No. 97 Latvala Hänninen Rally Arctic Lapland 2024 IXO Models 1:18","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ST185 Celica GT-Four — Toyota's WRC Group A homologation weapon of 1989–1993 — captured in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast by IXO Models as car No. 97, piloted by Latvala and Hänninen at the 2024 Arctic Lapland Rally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToyota's ST185 Celica GT-Four belongs in the short list of Group A cars that genuinely shaped WRC history. Its appearance at the 2024 Arctic Lapland Rally, wearing number 97 and a yellow livery in the hands of two Finnish motorsport figures, makes it a compelling subject for a \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e scale model — one that bridges a celebrated rally era with a contemporary Lapland stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"st185-group-a-homologation\"\u003eThe ST185: Toyota's Group A Homologation Machine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in 1989 as the successor to the ST165, the third-generation Celica GT-Four was engineered around Group A WRC homologation requirements. Its 3S-GTE 2.0-litre turbocharged inline-four powered both road and competition variants, with rally-prepared cars pushing significantly beyond 300 hp. Permanent four-wheel drive was standard. The ST185 platform underpinned Toyota's WRC Manufacturers' Championship victories in 1993 and 1994, before giving way to the ST205 for the 1995 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"latvala-hanninen-arctic-2024\"\u003eCar No. 97: Latvala, Hänninen and the Arctic Lapland Rally 2024\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJari-Matti Latvala — former WRC factory driver and Team Principal of Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team — is a regular presence at historic demonstration runs using classic Toyota WRC machinery. Juho Hänninen, a Finnish rally driver with his own Toyota Gazoo Racing history, co-drives alongside him. Their pairing in car No. 97 at the 2024 Arctic Lapland Rally, held in Lapland where historic demonstrations are an established feature of the programme, connects two generations of Finnish rally culture through the same cockpit and the same yellow livery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"ixo-models-1-18-die-cast\"\u003eThe 1:18 Scale Model by IXO Models\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIXO Models produces this replica in \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:18\u003c\/span\u003e die-cast metal. The model replicates car No. 97 with its yellow livery as presented at the 2024 Arctic Lapland Rally. IXO's rally car series is noted for covering event-specific liveries and driver pairings across WRC history and contemporary demonstration runs, making this ST185 a precise catalogue entry for both event-based and marque collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IXO MODELS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60246222537088,"sku":"18RMC241.22","price":78.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-18rmc24122-front34-v2.jpg?v=1793224373","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/toyota-celica-gt4-turbo-st185-n-97-rally-artic-lapland-2024-jari-matti-latvala-juho-hanninen-yellow","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}