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Toyota Sports 800

1965 – 1969 — Japan

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The Toyota Sports 800, known as the "Yota-Hachi" in Japan, holds the distinction of being Toyota's first-ever production sports car. The concept of this iconic vehicle was introduced as the Publica Sports at the 1962 Tokyo Auto Show, sharing design elements with a futuristic sliding canopy and being powered by a 21 kW (28 hp; 29 PS) engine sourced from the Publica 700, a common Japanese economy car at the time. In 1965, the Toyota Sports 800 officially entered production, featuring a chassis code of UP15. One of the key upgrades from its prototype version was the enhancement of the engine, with its displacement raised from 700 cc to 800 cc and the incorporation of dual