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The Ford Festiva is a subcompact car that was marketed by the Ford Motor Company between 1986 and 2002. Built by Mazda in Japan and Kia Motors in South Korea, ... 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SignIn Advertisement in: Ford,Post-war,FordofAmerica,Modern FordFestiva Viewsource History Talk(0) watch 01:36 We'reGettingMutantsintheMCU-TheLoop Doyoulikethisvideo? PlaySound FordFestiva TheFordFestivaisasubcompactcarthatwasmarketedbytheFordMotorCompanybetween1986and2002.BuiltbyMazdainJapanandKiaMotorsinSouthKorea,theFestivawassoldinJapan,theAmericas,andAustralasia.Thename"Festiva"isderivedfromtheSpanishwordfor"festive". DesignedbyMazdausingtheDAplatformandBseriesinline-fourengines,theFestivacontinuedthetrendofFordsbuiltanddesignedbyMazdafortheAsia-PacificmarketsuchastheLaserandTelstar.ItisnottobeconfusedwiththeFordFiestasoldinEuropeandNorthAmerica. SouthKoreanfirstgenerationsalesbeganin1986underthenameKiaPride,assembledbyKiaunderlicense.AustralasiaandEuropereceivedthefirstversionbetween1987and1991asthe"Mazda121".After1991,Australasiansalesoccurredunderthe"FordFestiva"name,whileEuropeansalescontinuedunderthename"KiaPride".KiaendedproductionofthePridein2000,althoughSAIPAofIranhasproducedthismodelinvariousformssince2001.ThisongoingproductionhasbeeninparalleltothesecondgenerationFestivaintroducedin1993,soldastheFordAspireinNorthAmericaandKiaAvellainSouthKoreaandothermarkets.Althoughthesesecondgenerationsmodelswerewithdrawnin2000,athirdgenerationwassoldbetween1996and2002inJapanasabadge-engineeredversionoftheMazdaDemio. Firstgeneration(WA;1986–1993) ThefirstgenerationFordFestivawasdesignedbyMazdainJapanattherequestofparentcompanyFord.TheMazda-designedandbuiltthree-doorhatchbackwaslaunchedinJapanin1986underthename"FordFestiva".Festivautilizedthefront-wheeldrivelayout,anditsmechanicalsconsistedofrackandpinionsteering,independentfrontsuspensionwithstruts,coilspringsandswaybar,andatorsionbeamrearsuspension.TheFestivawasfaceliftedin1989,receivingaredesignedgrilleinsertandtaillamplenses.InJapanatlaunch,theFestivathree-doorwasofferedinL,LSpecial,S,Ghia,andCanvasTopspecificationlevels.FordretailedtheJapanesemarketFestivaviatheAutoramadealershipnetwork. Inmid-1986,anotherFordpartner,KiaMotorsinSouthKoreabeganproductionoftheFestivaunderlicenseasthe"KiaPride".Startingfrommid-1987forthe1988modelyear,KiabeganexportstoCanadaunderthe"FordFestiva"name,withUnitedStatessalescommencingbytheendof1987.Fordofferedasingle1.3-literB3four-cylinderengineandthreetrimlevels:L,LPlus,andLX.Thetwobasemodelsfeaturedafour-speedmanualoverdrivetransmission,withtheLXupgradedtoafive-speedunit.AtachometerandtiltsteeringwheelalsofeaturedontheLXtrim,asdidalloywheels,remotemirrors,clothinteriorseating,andanAM/FMcassetteradio.FordreleasedaminorfaceliftinNorthAmericaforthe1990modelyear.Atthesametime,theengine'sfueldeliverysystemtransitionedfromcarburetortofuelinjection,andtransmissionchoiceswererevisedwithastandardfive-speedmanualtransmissionandoptionalthree-speedautomatic.Fordalsoreplacedthemanualfrontseatbeltswithmotorizedversions,andfittedmanualrearseatbeltsasstandard.Forthe1991modelyear,theLPlusandLXmodelswerecombinedintoasingleGLtrim.Optionalpowersteeringwasdeletedfor1992,andtheGLgainedalloywheelsandtheavailabilityofa"sport"package.Thefinal1993modelyearbroughtnochanges.OverthelifeoftheFestivaintheUnitedStates,Kiaexportedroughly350,000units.TheagreementwithFordmaterializedinaccordancewithKia'sstrategyimplementedinthemid-1980stoprogressivelyfillthevoidatthelow-costendofthemarketslowlybeingabdicatedbytheJapanesebrandspursuingmoreexpensivemodelswithhigherprofitmargins.ComparedtorivalautomakersinJapan,andalsoEuropeandNorthAmerica,Kia'smaincompetitiveadvantagewasitslower-paidSouthKoreanworkforce—whichtranslatedintolower-pricedcars. MazdabeganproducingtheFestivaasthe"Mazda121"forAustralasiaandEuropein1987,butthismodelwasneverretailedinJapan.The121endedproductionin1990,andwasofficiallydiscontinuedbyMazdaAustraliainFebruary1991.FromOctober1991,FordAustraliabeganimportingthecarasthe"FordFestiva"fromKia'sSouthKoreanproductionfacility.WheretheMazdawassoldasathree-doorhatchback,theFordwassoldinitiallyasafive-dooronly.FromJanuary1993,aFestivathree-door,badged"FestivaTrio"waslaunchedinAustralia.Bothversionswerepoweredbytheoverheadcamshaftcarbureted1.3-literB3enginewiththefive-speedmanualtransmission;athree-speedautomaticwasoptionalforthefive-door.StandardequipmentinAustraliaincludedanAM/FMradio,tachometer,intermittentwindscreenwipers,remotereleasesforthereardoorandfueltankfillerdoor,withair-conditioningavailableasanoption.ForddiscontinuedtheFestivaintheAustralianmarketinMarch1994. FordAustralia'sactionwasparalleledinEuropewhereKiastartedexportingthree-andfive-doorhatchback,four-doorsedan,andfive-doorwagonvariantsoftheKiaPridein1991.Theseadditionalsedanandfive-doorhatchbackbodyvariantswerealsoimportedfromSouthKoreainleft-handdriveandsoldinJapan(officiallyaright-handdrivemarket)asthe"FordFestiva5"and"Festivaβ",respectively. The2008editionofMonashUniversity'sUsedCarSafetyRatings(UCSR),foundthatthefirstgenerationFestivaprovidesa"worsethanaverage"(twooutoffivestars)levelofsafetyintheeventofanaccident,inacomparisontoother"lightcars".Thesafetyratingwasnotcalculatedsolelyonthebasisoftheprotectionofthevehicle'soccupants,withprotectionfor"cyclists,pedestriansanddriversofothervehicles"includedtogivea"betterguidetothetotalcommunityimpactofvehiclesafety." Mazda121 Mazdabegansellingthe121asasinglethree-doorhatchbackbodyvariantin1987tositbelowthelarger323model.Despitebeingmanufacturedthere,the121wasnotsoldinJapanunderthe"Mazda"brand.Australianspecification121swerefittedwiththe1.3-literB3engine,matedtoafive-speedmanualtransmission.Europeanmarketsalsoreceivedthe55PS(40kW)1.1-literB1enginewithafour-speedmanualtransmission. The121wassoldinAustraliafromMarch1987.Itfeaturedaslidingrearbenchseat,whichincreasedcargospacebyasmuchas180millimeters(7.1in).LevelsoftriminAustraliacomprisedthebase-lineDeluxe,theSuperDeluxe,andtheFunTop(basedontheSuperDeluxe),featuringalargeelectricslidingcanvassunroof.FromOctober1988,theSuperDeluxewasdiscontinuedandreplacedbytheShadestrim.TheEuropeanpremiereforthe121wasattheGenevaAutoSaloninMarch1988.The1.1-literversionwasaddedinJuly1989.TrimlevelswereLandLX,withanSRversionalsoavailableintheUK. Mazdaissuedanupdateforthe121(releasedinOctober1989fortheAustralianmarket)withanewgrilleinsert,body-huedexteriortrim,redesignedinstrumentationandinteriorseatsandtrim.TheMazdavariantwasdiscontinuedin1991,beingreplacedbyanewgenerationMazda121,basedontheJapanesemarketAutozamRevue. KiaPride The"KiaPride"-badgedversionoftheFestivawasmanufacturedinSouthKoreabyKiaMotorsfrom1986to2000.ThePridewassoldinfour-doorsedanform(inLX,GTX,andβtrimlevels),aswellasthree-andfive-doorhatchbackforms(theCD-5)andfive-doorwagonbodystyles.ThePridewasreplacedin2000bytheRio. ThePridelaunchedintheUnitedKingdominJune1991,fittedwithboththe1.1-B1and1.3-literB3engines.The1.1wasonlyavailableasathree-doorinthebasicLtrim(Whitewalltireswereacommonplacefeatureonthem).Fuelinjectionappearedonthe1.3-liter-enginedmodelsinNovember1994,referredtoasthe"1.3i".Atthistime,the1.1-literversionwasdeleted.December1995sawtheStart1.3ithree-doorreplacetheL,butfromJune1999,theentry-levelthree-doorwasagainrenamedSwiththehigher-levelthree-andfive-doorsknownastheSX.Productionendedduring2000. SAIPAbuilttheKiaPrideinIranunderlicenseusingupto85 percentlocalpartsasthe"SAIPAPride"from2001to2005.Since2003,anewfive-doorliftbackmodelbasedonthePridecalledthe"SAIPA141hasbeenproduced,whilecontinuingtoselltheIranianversionofthePrideunderthenames"SAIPASabaGLXi"(four-doorsedan),"SAIPANasimSafari"(five-doorwagon)and"SAIPANasimDMi"(five-doorhatchback).Comparedtothetheseversions,theSAIPA141featuresrevisedrearstylingandinteriordesign.SAIPA141issoldinVenezuelaundername"Turpial".Anothervariant,knownasthe"SAIPA132"beganproductionin2008anddiffersfromtheSabawithitsrevisedfrontandrearstyling.Althoughnevermass-produced,thecompanyintroducedapickupbodystylein2008underthename"SAIPAPick-Up",witha500-kilogram(1,100lb)payload.Theplatform/engineoftheKiaPridealsoformedthebasisfortheIranianP.K(2000to2005)andNewP.K(2005to2007)models,whichutilizeRenault5bodies.InIran,Pridescontinuetobethemostcommoncarwithapproximately40 percentonvehiclesinthatcountrybeingaPride-derivedSAIPA. ArabAmericanVehicles(AAV)manufacturedthePrideinCairo,Egypt,circa1998.JiangsuYuedaAutoWorks(laterYuedaKiaMotors,currentlyDongfengYuedaKiaMotors)beganassemblyofthePridein1997.ThesedanwascalledtheYuedaKiaPrideYQZ6390,thehatchbackeitherYQZ6370orYQZ7141.ChineseproductionendedinDecember2003. Categories: Ford Post-war FordofAmerica Modern CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. Advertisement FanFeed 1 FordCougar2 2 FordZephyr 3 CMCGazelle UniversalConquestWiki Let'sGoLuna!Wiki Club57Wiki FollowonIG TikTok JoinFanLab