See also Mazda 121

Mazda 121

The Mazda 121 name has been used on a variety of Mazda automobiles for various export markets from 1975 until 2002:* 1975–1981 — Piston engined variants of the second generation Mazda Cosmo sports car...

 for other cars using this name

The Autozam Revue/mazda 121 was a subcompact car

Subcompact car

Subcompact car is a North American term used to describe automobiles whose class size is smaller than that of a compact car, usually not exceeding in length, but larger than a microcar...

 from Mazda

Mazda

is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...

's Autozam

Autozam

In the late 1980s, Mazda diversified in the Japan market with the launch of three new marques. The company created Autozam, Eunos, and Efini, in addition to the Mazda and Ford brands already marketed there. This experiment was ended in the mid-1990s....

 marque, introduced in 1988. The demise of that marque led to the cars being renamed the Mazda Revue in some markets. The car was also sold in Europe, Australia

Australia

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, Colombia

Colombia

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, Bolivia

Bolivia

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, Chile

Chile

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, the UK and some other export markets as the Mazda 121, where it replaced the previous 121 based on the first-generation Ford Festiva

Ford Festiva

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, the Festiva was sold in Japan, the Americas, and Australasia...

.
The Revue was available in most markets as a small four-door saloon with an optional canvas sunroof

Sunroof

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 added in February 1991. 1.1-, 1.3- and 1.5-litre engines were offered, with either five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission.

In 1996, the 121 name was shifted to export versions of the Mazda Demio

Mazda Demio

The Mazda Demio is a subcompact car manufactured by Mazda introduced in 1996, now in its third generation, marketed globally also as the Mazda2 — and previously marketed under nameplates including Mazda 121, Mazda Metro and Ford Festiva Mini Wagon.The third generation Demio earned the 2008...

, a tall, five-door hatchback

Hatchback

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, which became exported as the Mazda2 in its second generation. A Ford Fiesta

Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...

, assembled at Ford's Valencia plant

Ford Valencia Plant

The Ford Valencia assembly plant is a major car assembly plant located at Almussafes on the southern edge of the Valencia conurbation.-Origins:In 1973 the Ford Motor Company headed by Henry Ford II purchased of orchard on the edge of Valencia. Exactly 1,000 days later, on 18 October 1976, the...

 barely modified, but rebadged as the Mazda 121, was also sold in some markets after 1996 (where the Demio was sold at the same time with its original name). Sales of the Revue ended in Japan in June 1998.

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 slated in Australia for scoring only 22 points from 100 in the NRMA (National Roads & Motorists Association of NSW) car security assessment exercise.

UK

Sold as the Mazda 121 from 1991 until 1995, the unconventional saloon was first replaced by a badge-engineered Ford Fiesta

Ford Fiesta

The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...

, later with the Demio 5-door estate, and eventually by the Mazda2 5-door MPV. It was often likened to the Austin A35

Austin A35

The A35 was a small car sold by the British Motor Corporation under the Austin marque in the 1950s.-Design:Introduced in 1956, it replaced the highly successful Austin A30...

, but whatever qualities it had to offer were inadequate for attracting sales, and it became a rare sight on British roads from start to finish.

Engines

• 1991.01-1994 : 1.1 L (1,138 cc) B1, SOHC 8V, carburetor, 54 PS at 5,600 rpm, 8.8 kgm at 3,600 rpm (Europe only)
• 1990-1998 : 1.3 L (1,324 cc) B3, SOHC 16V, EGI-S, 73 PS at 5,600 rpm, 10.5 kgm at 3,600 rpm
• 1991-1998 : 1.5 L (1,498cc) B5, SOHC 16V, EGI-S, 88 PS at 6,500 rpm, 12 kgm at 4,000 rpm