Mazda Demio | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mazda |
Also called | Mazda 2 |
Production | 1996–present |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Supermini |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Chronology | |
Predecessor |
Mazda 121 Autozam Revue |
First generation (DW) | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Mazda 121 Ford Festiva Mini Wagon |
Production | 1996–2002 |
Assembly |
Hiroshima, Japan (Hiroshima Plant) Valencia, Spain (Ford Spain) Bogotá, Colombia (CCA) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Mazda DW platform |
Related | Ford Fiesta |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.3 L I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L I4 (gasoline) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,390 mm (94.1 in) |
Length | 3,800 mm (149.6 in) |
Width | 1,670 mm (65.7 in) |
Height | 1,535 mm (60.4 in) |
Second generation (DY) | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Mazda 2 |
Production | 2002–2007 |
Assembly |
Hiroshima, Japan (Hiroshima Plant) Valencia, Spain (Ford Spain) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 5-door hatchback |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
Platform | Mazda DY platform |
Related |
Ford Fiesta Ford Fusion |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.3 L ZJ-VE I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L ZY-VE I4 (gasoline) 1.25 L MZI C2 I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L MZI C4 I4 (gasoline) 1.6 L MZI C6 I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L I4 MZ-CDTi (diesel) |
Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) |
Length | 3,925 mm (154.5 in) |
Width | 1,680 mm (66.1 in) |
Height | 1,530 mm (60.2 in) |
Curb weight | 1,080 kg (2,381 lb) |
Third generation (DE) | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Mazda 2 Mazda 2 Jinxiang (Sedan) |
Production | May 2007 – July 2014 |
Assembly |
Hiroshima, Japan (Hiroshima Plant) Nanjing, China Rayong, Thailand (AAT, 2009–) Bogotá, Colombia (CCA) Tehran, Iran (Bahman Group, 2011–) Nui Thanh, Quang Nam, Vietnam (Vietnam Motors, 2011–) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 3 and 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Mazda DE platform |
Related | Ford Fiesta |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.3 L ZJ-VE I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L ZY-VE I4 (gasoline) 1.4 L Y4 I4 (diesel) 1.6 L Y6 I4 (diesel) |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic (4F27E) 5-speed manual CVT automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) (2007–2010) 2,492 mm (98 in) (2011–) |
Length | 3,885 mm (153.0 in) (hatchback, 2007–2010) 3,895 mm (153.3 in) (Genki) 3,950 mm (156 in) (2011–, hatchback) 4,270 mm (168.1 in) (sedan) |
Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
Height | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) (hatchback) 1,480 mm (58.3 in) (sedan) |
Curb weight | 1,038 kg (2,288.4 lb) (hatchback) 1,053 kg (2,321.5 lb) (sedan) |
Fourth generation (DJ) | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Mazda2 Mazda2 Demio (Israel, sedan) Scion iA (US, sedan) Toyota Yaris (Canada, sedan) Toyota Yaris R (Mexico/Puerto Rico, sedan) Toyota Yaris iA (US, sedan) |
Production | 2014–present |
Assembly |
Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan Rayong, Thailand (AAT) Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Mazda CX-5 |
Related | Mazda CX-3 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.3 L SkyActiv-G I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L SkyActiv-G I4 (gasoline) 1.5 L SkyActiv-D I4 (diesel) |
Transmission | 5-speed SkyActiv-MT manual 6-speed SkyActiv-MT manual 6-speed SkyActiv-Drive automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,570 mm (101.2 in) |
Length | 4,060 mm (159.8 in) (hatchback) 4,320 mm (170.1 in) (sedan) |
Width | 1,695 mm (66.7 in) |
Height | 1,495 mm (58.9 in) (hatchback) 1,470 mm (57.9 in) (sedan) |
Curb weight | 1,025 kg (2,259.7 lb) (hatchback) 1,045 kg (2,303.8 lb) (sedan) 1,280 kg (2,821.9 lb) (EV hatchback) |
The Mazda 2 is a supermini manufactured and marketed globally by Mazda since 1996, currently in its fourth generation. The Demio is marketed prominently as the Mazda2 and under previous nameplates including Mazda 121, Mazda Metro and Ford Festiva Mini Wagon.
The third generation Demio earned the 2008 World Car of the Year title, while the fourth generation was awarded the 2014–2015 "Japanese Car of the Year".
In Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, the Demio DJ model is sold by Toyota as an iteration of the Yaris sedan. In the United States, it was initially marketed under its youth-oriented Scion brand as the Scion iA. After August 2016, it is set to be re-branded as the Toyota Yaris iA due to the discontinuation of the Scion marque.
Originating with the introduction of the Mazda 121 in 1987, this B-segment small car was based on the Mazda D-platform. Ford also used a version of the first-generation DA 121 known as the Ford Festiva. Mazda later released the Autozam Revue in 1990 with the next generation of the D-platform DB. It was redesigned for January 1993, still based on the same DB platform. Kia also built versions of the DA and DB, both for itself and for Ford's sale as the Ford Aspire in the United States which Kia sold as the Pride and Avella. The name "Demio" is derived from Latin to show possession.
When it came to redesigning the Revue, Mazda came up with a tall hatchback, minivan-esque package (the Revue was already over 1,500 mm (59.1 in) tall). Introduced in a time full of negative press coverage, the Demio became a surprise hit for Mazda in Japan, and also foreshadowed the current crop of B-segment minivans such as the Opel Meriva, Fiat Idea and the Renault Modus.
A concept model previewing the DW series, called the "Mazda BU-X" was shown in 1995.
At its introduction in 1997, it won the Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference Car of the Year award in Japan.