This car was equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, which allows the fun of running the tachometer to its safe limit. But the six-speed gate was the cause of some consternation. The gate is so tight, I found myself shifting into unintended gears. I suppose with practice, I would eventually get it right. But this gear box has another drawback.
Reverse is in the upper left hand corner, next to first gear.
It's too easy to mistakenly shift into reverse and back into the car instead of going to go forward. Celica's system produces great sound. If I were buying this car, I'd opt for the automatic transmission that has a sport-shift feature. With the use of buttons embedded on the steering wheel, all the fun of a manual transmission is at your fingertips. That transmission also uses Uphill Logic to reduce the annoying shifting when going up steep grades.