When the curtain went up on the 1993 World Rally Championships, the '92 title winning Toyota Team of Europe were ready to take on their capable rivals, Lanci, Ford, Subaru, Mitsubishi and the others, making this Monte-Carlo Rally a very exciting event for motorsport fans.
Toyota's highly sophisticated Celica GT-Four RC, with driver Didier Auriol at the wheel, showed impressive performance by out-running all the competition to dominate this first round of the season.
Regarded as one of the most trchnologically advanced and potent racing machines of its time. The Celica GT-4 RC is powered by a 2 litre, liquid cooled in-line four cylinder DOHC, turbocharged engine capable of yielding 299HP and 45.9kg/m of torque.
This tremendous power was channeled via a 6-speed gearbox to all four wheels. The electronically controlled torque-splitter distributes 50:50 front/rear power under normal operations, but is capable of automatcally shifting to other ratios when the power distribution sensor detects a change in road surface conditions or even driving style.
Night running equipment used during the Monte Carlo Rally included quadruple spot-lamps plus cornering lamps that made the racer look even more massive.