The Daihatsu Consorte is a small sedan sold by the

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from 1969 to 1977. It was based on the

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, and its name, meaning ''"

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"'' in Italian, reflected Daihatsu's newly established affiliation with

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. It replaced the Compagno as Daihatsu's passenger vehicle. The Consorte was derived from Toyota's Publica and was sold at a newly established Japanese dealership network intended to exclusively sell the Publica. This was called '' Toyota Publica Store'' until 1966 when it was renamed ''

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'' to sell the all-new Toyota Corolla. This arrangement allowed Toyota to sell the Publica at recently acquired Daihatsu dealerships, giving Daihatsu a car larger than kei class cars. The Consorte used a Daihatsu developed engine, while the Publica used a two-cylinder, air-cooled, flat-2 '' U'' engine. Initially, the Consorte was available only as a two-door sedan and with Daihatsu's own 1.0-litre ''FE'' engine. In June 1971, Publica's ''3K'' 1.2-litre engine was added to the range, both engines only available with 4-speed manual transmission. Facelift model appeared in January 1972. In May 1973, 5-speed manual and 2-speed automatic transmissions added to the line up for 1.2-litre models only, two-door coupe version also added to the lineup. Followed by four-door sedan version in October 1973, but only sold until November 1974, with the launch of the

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. The 2-door sedan and coupe were superseded in 1977 (in February for 1.0-litre models and November for 1.2-litre models) by the

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