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This was a passenger vehicle with coupe styling, and the first Japanese hardtop that featured no center pillar.
The RT50 had a well-balanced structure featuring stiffened front pillars, roof side rails and roof side frame, which served to prevent any loss in bending-torsion rigidity. It was also equipped with the first rear seats on a Japanese vehicle that could be folded down to create a luggage space.
The RT50 was 40 kg lighter than its base version (the RT40). It also had a better hill-climbing performance, top speed, fuel consumption and acceleration as a result of its lower weight, height and wind resistance. This latter performance was a product of reducing the angles of the front and rear windows.
The RT50 won a second category special commendation at the 15th Mainichi Industrial Design Awards in 1966. |
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| Storage location | : | TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (41-100, Yokomichi, Nagakute, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1131) | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1965 | |
| Manufacturer | : | Toyota Motor Corporation | |
| Classification | : | Mass-production vehicle | |
| Current status | : | On public display: static | |
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| Vehicle name | : | Corona Hardtop |  |
| Model name | : | Model RT50 | |
| Company name | : | Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. | |
| Year manufactured | : | 1965 |
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| Model / Weight |
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| Style | : | Coupe (hardtop style) | |
| Number of doors | : | 2 | |
| Passenger capacity | : | 4 | |
| Vehicle weight | : | 980 kg | |
| Gross vehicle weight | : | 1200 kg |
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| Bumpers | : | Steel | |
| Step | : | None | |
| Overall length | : | 4110 mm | |
| Overall width | : | 1565 mm | |
| Overall height | : | 1375 mm | |
| Tire size | : | 6.15-14 4PR |
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| Body / Axle / Driving / Others |
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| Frame | : | Unitary construction | |
| Front axle | : | Independent suspension wishbone | |
| Rear axle | : | Semifloating banjo type | |
| Wheelbase | : | 2420 mm | |
| Front tread x rear tread | : | 1270×1270 mm | |
| Steering | : | Worm and sector roller | |
| Dampers | : | Hydraulic double-acting cylinder (front/rear) | |
| Stabilizer | : | Torsion bar | |
| Features | : | Front: coil spring
Rear: semi-elliptical asymmetric leaf spring |
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| Cooling/cylinder arrangement | : | Water-cooled/inline 4-cylinder (4R) | |
| Valve train | : | OHV | |
| Carburetor | : | Horizontal diaphragm pump | |
| Bore x stroke | : | 80.5×78 mm | |
| Displacement | : | 1587 cc | |
| Max. power/r.p.m. | : | 90 ps/5800 rpm | |
| Max. torque/r.p.m. | : | 12.8 kgm/4200 rpm | |
| Supercharger | : | None | |
| Fuel tank capacity | : | 45 L |
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| Drive-train |
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| Transmission | : | 4 forward speeds, 1 reverse speed | |
| Drive system | : | FR |
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