The Subaru 1000 was the first Subaru car produced by Fuji Heavy Industries in front-wheel drive, classified since 1966 as a “compact car”. Previous Subaru models, such as the Subaru 360 and Sambar, belonged to the key car category.
| Subaru 1000 | |
|---|---|
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| Total information | |
| Manufacturer | Fuji Heavy Industries |
| Years of production | 1966 - 1969 |
| Class | small car |
| Design | |
| Body type | sedan |
| Layout | front-wheel, front-wheel |
| Wheel formula | 4 × 2 |
| Engine | |
| 0.977 L Flat-4 (41 kW; 55 HP) | |
| Specifications | |
| Mass and Dimensional | |
| Length | 3930 mm |
| Width | 1480 mm |
| Height | 1390 mm [1] |
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm |
| Weight | 670-695 kg |
| On the market | |
| Other | |
| Designer | Shinroku momose |
It was the first production Subaru with a boxer four-cylinder engine.
In 1960 , the management of Subaru decided to produce a new car using the prototype Subaru 1500. The car received the code name A-5, a four-stroke boxer four-cylinder engine with air cooling of 1.5 liters was developed for it. Compact platform and driving front wheels. It was a double wishbone front suspension. Due to the limited resources of FHI, the car did not receive mass production at that time. At this time, the Subaru 360 was produced, but a new Subaru car was needed, which can comfortably carry four passengers, which would be an alternative to such cars as Toyota Publica , Datsun 110/210, Hino Contessa, and Mitsubishi Colt 600. Subaru also wanted reduce engine noise by placing the engine in front and implementing front-wheel drive. This eliminated the previously installed propeller shaft, as well was used independent suspension on all four wheels. [2] Of the other Japanese cars that used the boxer engine of air cooling, at that time was in Publica, with a Toyota U engine.
In 1963, Subaru has a new project A-4. Engine capacity of 923 cu. cm., front-wheel drive, total length 3885 mm, wheelbase 2400 mm, front track 1230 mm and rear 1220 mm, vehicle weight 500 kg. The model was put into production and became known as the Subaru 1000. To ensure quiet operation, vibrations are minimized, the engine was designed with water cooling instead of the originally intended air cooling.
The Subaru 1000 was officially unveiled on October 21, 1965 at the Hilton Tokyo Hotel, now known as the Capitol Tokyu Hotel. On October 29 of the same year, the car was shown at the 12th Tokyo Motor Show. The two-door sedan, model A512 appeared from February 15, 1967, four-door was produced from September 14, 1967.
These cars had a unique water-cooled, horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine, with overhead valves controlled by steering rods. Subaru engineers studied Porsche , DKW and Chevrolet Corvair samples, and concluded that it would be advisable to combine this type of engine with a front-wheel drive system. [3] The main problem in achieving silence in this combination was the vibrations from the cardan joints, [4] then innovative SHRUS were developed. [five]
As it was typical for early front-wheel drive cars, to reduce weight and simplify the use of an independent front suspension, drum brakes were used at the front (it will retain this atypical design for the Subaru in the 1970s).
In addition to the 55 strong (40 kW) model, the more powerful 1968 model with a liter engine was also produced. It gave 67 hp (49 kW) at 6,600 rpm The maximum speed increased from 135 to 150 km / h. [6] The Model 1000 replaced the 1100 (also known as the Subaru FF-1 Star in the US and other export markets) in the early seventies.
By March 1969 , Subaru prepared more than 4,000 units as an alternative to the Toyota Corolla KE10 series (introduced in 1966 ) and the Nissan Sunny B10 series.
Engine
Subaru EA-52 Engine 1 l. Flat-4 OHV water cooling. [four]
Volume: 72 mm x 60 mm, 977.2 cu. cm. Power: 55 hp (40 kV) at 6000 rpm, torque of 77 Nm at 3200 rpm, compression ratio of 9: 1, two-chamber carburetor.
Transmission
4-speed manual transmission, front-wheel drive.
Gear ratios: 1st gear - 4,000; 2 transfer - 2,235; 3 transfer - 1,543; 4th gear - 1,033. Reverse gear - 4,100. Main gear - 4,125.
Notes
- ↑ Autotest - Subaru 1000 Sports (English) // Autocar : magazine. - 1968. - 19 December. - P. pages 6-9 .
- ↑ Why select the horizontally opposed engine? SUBARU Philosophy . Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (July 27, 2012). “Mr. Momose is not picky about the type of engine. As the priority is given to people who will drive, he presented the necessary measurements and said that any type of engine would be enough, provided that the engine and transmission are better connected. ” The appeal date is December 27, 2014.
- ↑ The secret of excellent hill climbing capacity . SUBARU philosophy . Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (September 14, 2012). - “Source: Subaru magazine Vol. 38 (issued January 1, 1967). " The appeal date is December 27, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Why select the horizontally opposed engine? SUBARU philosophy . Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (August 3, 2012). - “... extracts from Cartopia Vol. 314 and Vol. 382 ". The appeal date is December 27, 2014.
- Constant velocity joint . SUBARU philosophy . Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd (September 7, 2012). - "Source: Extracted from the Subaru 1000 Sales Sheet 1966-1." The appeal date is December 27, 2014.
- ↑ {{{title}}} (fr.) // Catalog Salon de l'Auto 68: magazine. - Paris: Europe Auto, 1968. - N o 16 . - P. 105 .