Kia Avella

Ford Festiva
Overview
Manufacturer	Kia Mazda
Production	1986–2002
Body and chassis
Class	Subcompact
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive

First generation
Overview
Also called	Kia Classic (Pakistan) Kia Pride Mazda 121 SAIPA 111/131/132/141 SAIPA 151 (pick-up) SAIPA Nasim SAIPA Saba SAIPA Turpial
Production	1986–1990 (Mazda) 1986–2000 (Kia) 1993–present (SAIPA) 1998–2002 (AAV)
Assembly	Japan (Mazda) South Korea: Sohari Plant, Gwangmyeong (Kia); Gwangju Plant, Gwangju (Kia) China: Jiangsu (Dongfeng Yueda) Egypt: Cairo (AAV) Iran: Tehran (SAIPA) Iraq: Iskandariya (SAIPA) Taiwan: (Ford Lio Ho) Venezuela: Valencia (Ford Motor de Venezuela)
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door pickup (SAIPA) 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door liftback (SAIPA) 5-door wagon
Platform	Mazda DA platform
Powertrain
Engine	1,138 cc Mazda B1 I4 1,290 cc Mazda BJ I4 1,324 cc Mazda B3 I4
Transmission	3-speed Mazda F3A automatic 4-speed manual 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,295 mm (90.4 in)
Length	3,475 mm (136.8 in)
Width	1,605 mm (63.2 in)
Height	1,460 mm (57.5 in)
Curb weight	700–780 kg (1,540–1,720 lb)

Second generation
Overview
Manufacturer	Kia
Also called	Ford Aspire Kia Avella
Production	1993–2000
Assembly	South Korea: Gwangmyeong (Sohari Plant)
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Powertrain
Engine	1.3 L Mazda B3 I4 1.5 L Mazda B5 I4
Transmission	3-speed Mazda F3A automatic 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,310 mm (90.9 in)
Length	3,825 mm (150.6 in)
Width	1,670 mm (65.7 in)
Height	1,440–1,470 mm (56.7–57.9 in)
Curb weight	820–940 kg (1,810–2,070 lb)

The Ford Festiva is a subcompact car that was marketed by Ford between 1986 and 2002. Festiva was sold in Japan, the Americas, and Australasia. The name "Festiva" is derived from the Spanish word for "". It was not related to the similarly sized and named Ford Fiesta, and was not replaced by the Ford Ka, which is smaller.

Designed by Mazda using the DA platform and B series inline-four engines, the Festiva continued the trend of Fords built and designed by Mazda for the Asia-Pacific market such as the Laser and Telstar.

South Korean first generation sales began in 1987 under the name Kia Pride, assembled by Kia under license. Australasia and Europe received the first version between 1987 and 1991 as the "Mazda 121". After 1991, Australasian sales occurred under the "Ford Festiva" name, while European sales continued under the name "Kia Pride". Kia ended production of the Pride in 2000, although SAIPA of Iran has produced this model in various forms since 2001. This ongoing production has been in parallel to the second generation Festiva introduced in 1993, sold as the Ford Aspire in North America and Kia Avella in South Korea and other markets. Although these second generations models were withdrawn in 2000, a third generation was sold between 1996 and 2002 in Japan as a badge-engineered version of the Mazda Demio.

The first generation Ford Festiva was designed by Mazda in Japan at the request of parent company Ford. The Mazda-designed and built three-door hatchback was launched in Japan in February 1986 under the name "Ford Festiva", with the 1.1 and 1.3-liter engines. Festiva utilized the front-wheel drive layout, and its mechanicals consisted of rack and pinion steering, independent front suspension with struts, coil springs and sway bar, and a torsion beam rear suspension. The Festiva was facelifted in 1989, receiving a redesigned grille insert and tail lamp lenses. In Japan at launch, the Festiva three-door was offered in L, L Special, S, Ghia, and Canvas Top specification levels. Ford retailed the Japanese market Festiva via the Autorama dealership network. At the 1987 Tokyo Motor Show, the sporty GT and GT-X models were shown, with a unique twin-cam 1.3-liter engine (BJ). It has a special body kit and a prominent bonnet bulge, and went on sale on 1 December 1987.

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