7th gen celica question

i heard this car gets most of its power at 6000 rpms. how is i up until then? from 6-8000, only 2k rpms, that dosnt seem like much time for power. ive never driven this car but am looking to buy one and just wonder how they drive.,

i guess i should be more precise in my question. im looking for a street car. ill never go to the track, and i just like to drive hard in the street and throw the car around. what attracted me to the celica was that it is a small car, supposed to have a good suspension, and onyl weighs 2500 pounds. i loved my 2300 lb sentra and it only had 110 horsepower, so i thought the celica would be a step up. as the for the differences between the GT and GT-s, do you only get that extra 40 horsepower when you hit lift? also, does anyone know where i can get dyno sheets for these cars? i imagine its going to be hard to stay above 6000 rpms in the street, so ill need the car to make soem decent power a little below that. anyone who has street driving experience with this car please tell me. once again, i dont care about light to light racing, but more racing home and taking runs hard.

who told u the power is at 6000 rpm? the peak power of 180 is at 7600 rpm and the peak tq is at 6800 rpm

I assume you are talking about the GT-S. Yes, the power doesn't come until 6200rpms. Before that.. it's pretty slow. You only have 2200rpms to work with, but that's what the 6-speed tranny is for.

Check this dyno for reference.

http://www.newcelica.org/other/dyno/tpr/Stock-TPR.jpg

well how does that car fare as a street car? the dyno sheet makes it look real bad, but i imagine me sentra didnt get its full 110 hp at very low rpm's. what does this cars lack of torque translate to when you are actually driving it?

well how does that car fare as a street car? the dyno sheet makes it look real bad, but i imagine me sentra didnt get its full 110 hp at very low rpm's. what does this cars lack of torque translate to when you are actually driving it?

I would recommend test driving one. It's not super slow when you're not in lift. I mean I can beat my friend in his intake/exhaust '91 Celica GT shifting at 6,000 rpms (not going into lift).