Lambo-Celica

The question here is what does a Lamborghini Aventador and a Toyota Celica have in common ? Well besides only having 2 doors and a low roof line, it seems the similarity ends there. However, both are dream cars for different variety of people and in Malaysia there is a guy bold enough to dream for both. He is the first in the country to combine these 2 lovely sports car into one visually. His creation, the Lambo-Celica. Firstly, what sets the Aventador away from other Lamborghinis is the front bumper that has a sharp nose and huge air intakes on both side of the bumper. This are the main parts that this owner have focus on and captured into the Celica design. The headlights are not the original design but it has a combination of LED and HID that is similar to the Aventador. It keeps its JDM style with the Invader hood and original Celica hood spoiler. No doubt from the front it seems a small sized Lamborghini is riding through the streets.

When you see the front, it is natural that people wound expect the rear to look very close to the Aventador. I have to admit while waiting for him to tease us with the rear when it was still in the process was a bit difficult especially when imagining how the Aventador's design can merge with the Celica's rear. When it was done, the rear certainly is not the Aventador but instead a very fierce JDM look. The rear bumper is not a 100% custom design compared to the front and is actually based on the Bomex rear available for the Celica as this was the previous bumper that the owner used. The owner had his previous bumper widened for the wide body effect and added vents to give it the fierce looks and changed the tail lights. That is why you can still see the shape of a Celica. Since the body is now much wider, a larger spoiler is needed. Although the front is going after the Italian Lamborghini look, it is still a JDM car so the GT wing design is used.The wing is custom made because it is simply too wide.

On the side view,the wide body effect can be seen clearly. The huge vent on the rear fender area is huge and the door can be seen inverted in and the side skirt is a custom from the Varis design for Mitsubishi Evolutions. I remember a few years ago when a US vendor sold Ferrari F430 replica kits for the Celica and it look exactly the same as a F430 on the outside and the interior has been replicated to look as close to the original as possible. However, in this case instead of making it look like the Aventador, the interior of the Celica gets a 2 tone makeover and leather wrapped seats. The cluster meter is not exactly a JDM spec with its mph indicator. It looks great but it does not tell the speed well because I believe it is just a face change (not confirmed) but it is ok because the speed can be told by the Pivot Speed Meter just in front of the cluster. As you can see from below there are 2 extra gauges on the A pillar.

The final outcome of the Lambo-Celica is definitely a love-hate relationship. Some might hate it as the Celica design is no longer pure but some might praise his effort and passion and love that sharp Aventador nose. I for one love the effort, time and money he throws in to get the one of a kind look that he wanted for his lovely ride. At the end of the day, it is only important that he thinks it is the best car in the world. I salute him for his bravery. Custom Bodykit = big bucks, Lamborghini looks with the convenience of a Celica = awesome but the smile on the owner's face when people head turns looking at your car = PRICELESS !!