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| The UP10 was a lightweight, cheap, and maneuverable popular passenger car with a front-engine rear-wheel drive set up and excellent levels of basic performance aspects for its class. Its acceleration, ride comfort, endurance, and spaciousness were particularly praised. The UP10 had a long development period, taking 6 years from the initial plans to the start of production. However, it still played a role in opening Japan's era of motorization, selling an impressive 200,000 units in its first 3 years of release. Its marketing campaign involved asking the public to come up with the name of the new car, and "Publica" was selected after over 1 million votes had been received. Its price, based on a Tokyo delivery, was 389,000 yen. Performance: the Publica had a water-cooled horizontally opposed 2-cylinder 700 cc engine mated to a 4-speed transmission. It featured a large number of light alloy die-cast and plastic parts, which lowered the vehicle’s weight and enabled a high top speed and acceleration for its class. In addition, the front-engine rear-wheel drive structure improved the weight distribution over the front and rear wheels and gave it excellent hill climbing abilities. Ride comfort: the Publica employed Japan's first 6.00-12 tires. The front and rear suspension used stabilizer-equipped torsion bars and semi-elliptical springs, respectively, and both were provided with shock absorbers. |
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| Storage location | : | TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (41-100, Yokomichi, Nagakute, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1131) | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1961 | |
| Manufacturer | : | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Classification | : | Mass-production vehicle | |
| Current status | : | On public display: static | |
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| Vehicle name | : | Publica |  |
| Model name | : | UP-10 | |
| Company name | : | Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1961 | |
| Vehicle type/usage | : | Passenger car | |
| Location of actual vehicle/replica | : | Toyota Automobile Museum |
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| Style | : | Sedan | |
| Number of doors | : | 2 | |
| Passenger capacity | : | 4 | |
| Vehicle weight | : | 580 kg | |
| Gross vehicle weight | : | 800 kg |
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| Structure | : | Unit body construction | |
| Bumpers | : | Steel | |
| Step | : | None | |
| Overall length | : | 3520 mm | |
| Overall width | : | 1415 mm | |
| Overall height | : | 1380 mm | |
| Tire size | : | 6.00-12 2P |
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| Body / Axle / Driving / Others |
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| Frame | : | None | |
| Front axle | : | Wishbone, balljoint torsion bar | |
| Rear axle | : | Semifloating banjo type | |
| Wheelbase | : | 2130 mm | |
| Front tread x rear tread | : | 1203 mm×1160 mm | |
| Steering | : | Worm and sector roller | |
| Dampers | : | Hydraulic double-acting cylinder (front/rear) | |
| Stabilizer | : | Torsion bar type (front) | |
| Features | : | Rear: Asymmetric semi-elliptical leaf spring |
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| Cooling/cylinder arrangement | : | Water-cooled/horizontally opposed 2-cylinder (U type) | |
| Valve train | : | OHV (side valve) | |
| Carburetor | : | Downdraft single diaphragm pump | |
| Bore x stroke | : | 78×73 mm | |
| Displacement | : | 697 mL | |
| Ignition system | : | Centrifugal governor, vacuum advance | |
| Max. power/r.p.m. | : | 28 ps/4300 rpm | |
| Max. torque/r.p.m. | : | 5.4 kgm/2800 rpm | |
| Supercharger | : | None | |
| Fuel tank capacity | : | 25 L | |
| Fetures | : | Compression ratio: 7.2 |
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| Transmission | : | 4 forward speeds, 1 reverse speed | |
| Drive system | : | FR |
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