Mazda Grand Familia
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The Mazda Grand Familia, as it was known in the domestic Japanese market, was sold as the Mazda 808 in some export markets such as New Zealand and Australia and Asia Pacific markets and Mazda 818 in many others (presumably due to the usage of numbers with a middle zero by Peugeot
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 for its automotive models). The top line model is a two-door coupé with twin round headlamp and a rotary powered engine, known as the RX-3
Mazda RX-3
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History

This generation was available in coupé, sedan, and station wagon forms. Engines were inline four-cylinder units and included a 1,272 cc and a 1,490 cc option, called the "Grand Familia S" in Japan. The 1.5 was replaced by a larger 1,586 cc four in November 1973, an engine which had already been used in some export markets (like the US) for over two years. In the Japanese market, a myriad equipment levels were available, ranging from the very basic 1300 Standard to to the most luxurious 1500 GLII ("GFII" for the coupé). Originally, only a four-speed manual transmission was available.

Engines (Japan):
  • 1971-1978 - 1.3 L (1,272 cc) TC I4
    Straight-4
    The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

    , 2 barrel, 87 PS (64 kW) at 6,000 rpm/11.0 kg·m (108 N·m) at 3,500 rpm
  • 1971-1973 - 1.5 L (1,490 cc) UB I4
    Straight-4
    The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

    , 92 PS (68 kW) at 5,800 rpm/13.2 kg·m (129 N·m) at 4,000 rpm
  • 1973-1978 - 1.6 L (1,586 cc) NA I4
    Straight-4
    The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

    , 100 PS (74 kW)/14.0 kg·m (137 N·m)

US market

The Mazda 808 was sold in the US in 1972 and 1973, then updated and sold through 1977. This name was given only to the 1.6 L version of the Grand Familia. The 808 cost $2,997, which was some $200 above the Honda Civic
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 and Toyota Corolla
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. The car came with a "pleasant" four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission.

Engines:
  • 1972-1977 - 1.6 L (1,586 cc) NA I4
    Straight-4
    The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

    , single barrel
    Carburetor
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    , 70 hp (52 kW)/82 ft·lbf (111 N·m)

Mizer

For 1976 and 1977, the 1.3 L version was sold as the Mazda Mizer in the United States.

Engines:
  • 1976-1977 - 1.3 L (1,272 cc) TC I4
    Straight-4
    The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

    , twin barrel, 69 hp (51 kW)/67 ft·lbf (92 N·m)

Kia Brisa II/K303

From 1975 the Grand Familia was built in South Korea by Kia Motors
Kia Motors
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, with the 1,272 cc engine and four-door bodywork. Originally sold as the Brisa II (alongside the smaller Brisa, based on the Familia Presto), it was later marketed as the Kia K303.
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