The Publica is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front located engine, manufactured by Toyota.
The Toyota Publica belongs to the UP10 model family from Toyota.
The 2 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 0.7 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 28 bhp (28.4 PS/20.9 kW) at 4300 rpm and 53 Nm (39 lbft/5.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual 'box transfers the power to the wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 580 kg.
The Toyota Publica is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 110 km/h which is 68 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2130 mm | 83.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1203 mm | 47.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1160 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Length | 3520 mm | 138.6 inches | |
| Width | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Height | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 580 kg | 1279 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 25 litres | 5.5 [6.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Flat 2 | ||
| Capacity | 0.7 litre 698 cc (42.595 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78 × 73 mm
3.07 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 28.4 PS (28 bhp) (20.9 kW) at 4300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 53 Nm (39 ft·lb) (5.4 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 29.9 kW/litre 40.7 ps/litre 40.1 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.93 Nm/litre
0.92 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 954.2 kPa (138.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 349 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 48.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 48.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 27.78 kg/kW 46.4 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.00-12 2 ply | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.00-12 2 ply | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 391380 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | UP10 | ||
| RAC rating | 7.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1961 Toyota Publica added 2014-12-16. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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