
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 #97 J-M. Latvala / J. Hänninen Arctic Lapland Rally 2024 IXO 1:18

Specifications
- Year
- 2024
- Era
- 2020s
- Body Type
- Rally Models
- Vehicle Class
- WRC Classic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4895102350506
About the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 #97 J-M. Latvala / J. Hänninen Arctic Lapland Rally 2024 IXO 1:18
TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast recreates car #97, a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 driven by Jari-Matti Latvala and Juha Hänninen at the 2024 Arctic Lapland Rally. The ST185 carries the livery detail of Toyota's world-championship-winning early-1990s generation, now campaigned in historic rally competition.
Seeing a Celica GT-Four ST185 back on a rally stage in 2024, driven by names tied to Toyota's modern WRC program, gives this diecast a genuine present-day hook alongside its period-correct shape.
IXO's Diecast Rendering of the ST185 in Competition Trim
IXO has built a reputation on rally and motorsport diecast turned around quickly for current-season liveries, and this Celica benefits from that speed: an Arctic Lapland Rally entry from 2024 arrives as a modern release rather than years after the fact. The ST185 wears Group A homologation styling, flared arches and a rear wing distinct from any road-going Celica, and the diecast tooling captures that widened stance accurately. Car #97's livery carries sponsor and number detail specific to this single entry, the kind of precision that matters most to collectors chasing exact seasons and crews rather than a generic Celica shape. The zinc alloy body gives the piece believable heft for a rally subject meant to look purposeful rather than delicate.
The ST185's Standing in Toyota's Rally History
The Celica GT-Four ST185 carried Toyota to back-to-back World Rally Championship manufacturer and driver titles in the early 1990s, making it one of the marque's most significant competition shapes. Seeing it return to stage rallying decades later, in the hands of drivers connected to Toyota's current WRC effort, adds a continuity angle few other historic rally subjects offer. This piece suits a Toyota motorsport chronology bridging the ST185's championship era and the marque's present Rally1 program, rather than sitting as an isolated period piece. At 1:18, it holds the same compact rally-car footprint as its period stablemates, making a multi-car grid display practical on one shelf.















