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Mazda 121

Mazda 121

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Mazda
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...

 has used the 121 name on a variety of cars from 1975 until 2001:
  • 1975–1981 — Large personal luxury car
    Personal luxury car
    A personal luxury car is a highly styled, luxury vehicle with an emphasis on image over practicality and performance. Emphasizing the comfort and satisfaction of its owner above all else, the personal luxury sacrifices passenger capacity, cargo room, and roadability in favor of style...

    , see Mazda Cosmo
    Mazda Cosmo
    There have been four generations of Mazda automobiles which went by the name of Cosmo, although they are not all particularly related. All were Grand tourers, with the first proving a successful launch for the Mazda Wankel engine and acting as a halo vehicle for the new Mazda brand...

  • 1988–1991 — Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...

    an export version of the Ford Festiva
    Ford Festiva
    The Ford Festiva was a subcompact car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America, Asia and Australasia, introduced in 1986 in Japan. The car was manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia, which at the time was part-owned by Ford, and was based on the Kia Pride. Its name means "festive".It was...

     subcompact car
    Subcompact car
    A subcompact car is an automobile in a North American vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than compact cars...



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  • 1991–1998 — Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...

    an export version of the Autozam Revue
    Autozam Revue
    The Autozam Revue was a subcompact car from Mazda's Autozam marque. The demise of that marque led to the car's being renamed the Mazda Revue from 1994 until 1998...

     subcompact 4-door notchback sedan

The premier of the Mazda 121 (also called as Autozam Revue)(DB chassis code) was at the Tokyo AutoShow in 1990.
The Autozam Revue was a subcompact car from Mazda's Autozam marque.
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Mazda
Mazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...

 has used the 121 name on a variety of cars from 1975 until 2001:
  • 1975–1981 — Large personal luxury car
    Personal luxury car
    A personal luxury car is a highly styled, luxury vehicle with an emphasis on image over practicality and performance. Emphasizing the comfort and satisfaction of its owner above all else, the personal luxury sacrifices passenger capacity, cargo room, and roadability in favor of style...

    , see Mazda Cosmo
    Mazda Cosmo
    There have been four generations of Mazda automobiles which went by the name of Cosmo, although they are not all particularly related. All were Grand tourers, with the first proving a successful launch for the Mazda Wankel engine and acting as a halo vehicle for the new Mazda brand...

  • 1988–1991 — Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...

    an export version of the Ford Festiva
    Ford Festiva
    The Ford Festiva was a subcompact car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America, Asia and Australasia, introduced in 1986 in Japan. The car was manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia, which at the time was part-owned by Ford, and was based on the Kia Pride. Its name means "festive".It was...

     subcompact car
    Subcompact car
    A subcompact car is an automobile in a North American vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than compact cars...



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  • 1991–1998 — Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...

    an export version of the Autozam Revue
    Autozam Revue
    The Autozam Revue was a subcompact car from Mazda's Autozam marque. The demise of that marque led to the car's being renamed the Mazda Revue from 1994 until 1998...

     subcompact 4-door notchback sedan

The premier of the Mazda 121 (also called as Autozam Revue)(DB chassis code) was at the Tokyo AutoShow in 1990.
The Autozam Revue was a subcompact car from Mazda's Autozam marque. The demise of that marque led to the car's being renamed the Mazda Revue from 1994 until 1998. The car was also sold in Europe, Australia, Chile and some other export markets as the Mazda 121, where it replaced the previous 121 based on the first-generation Ford Festiva.

The Revue was available as a tiny 4-door sedan with an optional canvas sunroof added in 1991. 1.3 L and 1.5 L engines were offered, with either 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission, It also had three series.

In Algeria and Australia, The Mazda 121 was often referred to as the Bubble car or Jellybean with the car's colour often added to the latter, for example: The little green jellybean. It was highly awarded in Australia, topping its class in more than one year from a range of automotive magazines, motoring associations and motoring programs on television.

In 1996, the 121 name was shifted to export versions of the Mazda Demio, a tall, five-door hatchback, which became exported as the Mazda2 in its second generation. A Ford Fiesta rebadged as the 121 was also sold in some markets after 1996 (where the Demio was sold at the same time with its original name).
Engines:
1991-1994 -1.1L (1138cc) B1, 8-valve, carburetor, SOHC
1991-1998 -1.3L (also called as 1.4i) (1324cc) B3, 16-valve, injector, SOHC (40 kW at 5500rpm and 54 kW at 6000rpm variants)
1991-1998 -1.5L (1498cc) B5, 16-valve, injector, SOHC

Dimension:

* Length: 3800 mm (149.6 in)
* Width: 1655 mm (65.2 in)
* Height: 1470 mm (57.9 in)
* Wheelbase: 2390 mm (94.1 in)

1990: 17.085
1991: 53.639
1992: 39.213
1993: 32.740
1994: 32.359
1995: n.a.
1996: n.a.
1997: n.a.
1998: n.a.

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  • 1996–2001 — Export version of the Mazda Demio
    Mazda Demio
    The Demio was originally a small minivan or tall station wagon which debuted in 1996...

     subcompact car
    Subcompact car
    A subcompact car is an automobile in a North American vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than compact cars...

     (in countries where the 121 below was not sold)
  • 1996–2001 — Clone of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta
    Ford Fiesta
    The Ford Fiesta is a small front wheel drive supermini car designed by the Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa...

     subcompact car
    Subcompact car
    A subcompact car is an automobile in a North American vehicle size class, encompassing vehicles smaller than compact cars...

    , sold in Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...