Ford Festiva Owners Manual
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Not to be confused with the and. Ford Festiva Overview Manufacturer Production 1986–2002 Body and chassis Chronology Predecessor (North America) The Ford Festiva is a car that was marketed by between 1986 and 2002. Festiva was sold in, the, and. The name 'Festiva' is derived from the Spanish word for '. It was not related to the similarly sized and named, and was not replaced by the, which is smaller. Designed by using the and, the Festiva continued the trend of Fords built and designed by Mazda for the market such as the and. South Korean first generation sales began in 1987 under the name Kia Pride, assembled by under license.
Australasia and Europe received the first version between 1987 and 1991 as the '. 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 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 Although these second generations models were withdrawn in 2000, a third generation was sold between 1996 and 2002 in Japan as a version of the. Facelift Ford Festiva β sedan (Japan) Mazda began producing the Festiva as the 'Mazda 121' for Australia and Europe in 1987, but this model was never retailed in Japan. The 121 ended production in 1990, and was officially discontinued by Mazda Australia in February 1991.
From October 1991, began importing the car as the 'Ford Festiva' from Kia's South Korean production facility. Where the Mazda was sold as a three-door hatchback, the Ford was sold initially as a five-door only. From January 1993, a Festiva three-door, badged 'Festiva Trio' was launched in Australia. Both versions were powered by the carbureted 1.3-liter B3 engine with the five-speed manual transmission; a three-speed automatic was optional for the five-door.
Standard equipment in Australia included an AM/FM radio, tachometer, intermittent, remote releases for the rear door and filler door, with available as an option. Ford discontinued the Festiva in the Australian market in March 1994. Ford Australia's action was paralleled in Europe where Kia started exporting three- and five-door hatchback, four-door sedan, and five-door wagon variants of the Kia Pride in 1991 under their own name. These additional sedan and five-door hatchback body variants were also imported from South Korea to Japan in left-hand drive form (Japan officially being a right-hand drive market) as the 'Ford Festiva 5' (from May 1991) and 'Festiva β', respectively. In, it was assembled using from 1989 via the local joint venture.
The 2008 edition of 's Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR), found that the first generation Festiva provides a 'worse than average' (two out of five stars) level of in the event of an, in a comparison to other 'light cars'. The safety rating was not calculated solely on the basis of the protection of the vehicle's occupants, with protection for 'cyclists, pedestrians and drivers of other vehicles' included to give a 'better guide to the total community impact of vehicle safety.'
Mazda 121 (DA). See also: began selling the 121 as a single three-door hatchback body variant in 1987 to sit below the larger model. Despite being manufactured there, the 121 was not sold in Japan under the 'Mazda' brand. Australian specification 121s were fitted with the 1.3-liter B3 engine, mated to a five-speed manual transmission. European markets also received the 55 PS (40 kW) 1.1-liter with a four-speed manual transmission. The 121 was sold in Australia from March 1987.
It featured a sliding rear, which increased cargo space by as much as 180 millimeters (7.1 in). Levels of trim in Australia comprised the base-line Deluxe, the Super Deluxe, and the Fun Top (based on the Super Deluxe), featuring a large electric sliding canvas. From October 1988, the Super Deluxe was discontinued and replaced by the Shades trim.
The European premiere for the 121 was at the in March 1988. The 1.1-liter version was added in July 1989. Trim levels were L and LX, with an SR version also available in the UK.
Mazda issued an update for the 121 (released in October 1989 for the Australian market) with a new insert, body-hued exterior trim, redesigned instrumentation and interior seats and trim. The Mazda variant was discontinued in 1991, being replaced by a new generation Mazda 121, based on the Japanese market. See also: The badged version of the Festiva was manufactured in South Korea by Kia Motors from March 1987 to January 2000. Prior to its South Korean market release, exports as the Festiva had begun in December 1986 to Japan and the United States. The Pride was sold in four-door sedan form (in LX, GTX, and β trim levels), as well as three- and five-door hatchback forms (the CD-5) and five-door wagon body styles.
The original Pride was only available as a three-door hatchback, while the five-door was added in June 1988. The four-door sedan model, the Pride Beta, arrived in November 1990, and the range was completed by the three-door van and five-door wagon in February 1992.
In November 1993 the Pride received a minor facelift and production was also moved to Kia's subsidiary's plant as Kia focused on the new Avella (Ford Aspire/WB Festiva). Until the Mazda 121 was replaced in late 1990, Kia-badged cars were only exported to certain tertiary markets. The Pride was replaced in 2000 by the.
The Pride launched in the United Kingdom in June 1991, fitted with both the 1.1- B1 and 1.3-liter B3 engines. The 1.1 was only available as a three-door in the basic L trim ( were a commonplace feature on them). There was also a panel van two-seater version in the UK and some other markets. Appeared on the 1.3-liter-engined models in November 1994, referred to as the '1.3i'. At this time, the 1.1-liter version was deleted. December 1995 saw the Start 1.3i three-door replace the L, but from June 1999, the entry-level three-door was again renamed S with the higher-level three- and five-doors known as the SX. Production ended during 2000.
Facelift Kia Pride wagon (Germany) SAIPA built the Kia Pride in under license since 1993 and using up to 85 percent local parts as the 'SAIPA Pride' from 2001 to 2005. Since 2003, a new five-door liftback model based on the Pride called the 'SAIPA 141' has been produced, while continuing to sell the Iranian version of the Pride under the names 'SAIPA Saba GLXi' (four-door sedan), 'SAIPA Nasim Safari' (five-door wagon) and 'SAIPA Nasim DMi' (five-door hatchback). Compared to these versions, the SAIPA 141 features revised rear styling with a longer liftback tail, and different interior design.
The SAIPA 141 is sold in Venezuela under name 'Turpial'. Another variant, known as the 'SAIPA 132' began production in 2008 and differs from the Saba with its revised front and rear styling. The company introduced a body style in 2008 under the name 'SAIPA Pick-Up', with a 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) payload. The platform/engine of the Kia Pride also formed the basis for the Iranian (2000 to 2005) and (2005 to 2007) models, which utilize bodies.
In Iran, Prides continue to be the most common car with approximately 40 percent on vehicles in that country being a Pride-derived SAIPA. (AAV) manufactured the Pride in Cairo, Egypt, circa 1998. In 1997, the Festiva received a new front bumper with an oval grille, reshaped headlamps, and other minor changes. The Aspire was dropped from the Ford range in the United States after 1997. The second generation Festiva continued to be sold in Australia until 2000 when it was replaced by the. Australian second-generation Festivas have U.S.
Side marker light cut-outs on each side of the vehicle (driver-side and passenger-side) at the front and rear. Instead of housing orange reflectors/lights at the front sides and red reflectors/lights at the rear sides, there are non-lit orange reflectors at all four locations. These redundant reflectors, coupled with the orange side indicator repeater (which is not required in the U.S., and was not included on the Aspire) make for a unique side profile. Kia developed their following model, the Kia Rio, completely independently, and finished their relationship with Ford.
Like the first generation, the 2008 edition of the Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR) by in Australia found the second series Festiva to provide a 'worse than average' (two out of five stars) safety protection level in the event of an accident. In the 2010 edition, the scoring was downgraded to 'very poor' (equivalent to one of five stars, or the 'significantly worse than average' terminology used in 2008). 1996–1997 Ford Aspire three-door The Ford Aspire was sold in North America from 1993 to 1997. It was the replacement for the Ford Festiva. It was the first car in its class to have dual airbags standard and antilock brakes optional. It came in two and four door body styles, both hatchbacks.
The two door was available in base and SE trim while the four door was only available in base trim. The SE model offered a sporting package that consisted of fog lights, rear spoiler, alloy wheels, blue face instrument cluster with tachometer, and upgraded interior trim. The Aspire had very few options for the base model: cassette player, automatic transmission, rear defrost and wiper, alloy wheels, and a comfort and convenience package that had several minor interior upgrades.
Due to slow sales the SE model was dropped after 1995 along with all of its optional equipment. The base model also lost its optional alloy wheels and rear wiper, making the Aspire a true 'stripper' of a car. The performance with the five-speed was acceptable but the automatic was slower with 0–60 times at 16.2 seconds. Power steering was only available with the five-door automatic. The Aspire was given a facelift in 1997 with redesigned front and rear bumpers, a new radio, and new seat facings. In August 1997, Ford announced the Aspire would be discontinued due to slow sales.
The last one rolled off the assembly line on September 26, 1997. Kia Avella The version of the Festiva sold in Korea, from March 1994, was badged 'Kia Avella'. 'Avella' was a made-up word, combining aveo (Latin for 'desire') and ella (Spanish for 'she').
Available in (Avella Delta), three-door and five-door body styles. Sales of the Avella totalled 115,576 in 1994 but dropped to only 27,850 in 1998. The Avella was primarily intended for export markets carrying Ford badging, as South Korean customers tended to prefer sedans over hatchbacks. It was sold in a very few export markets with Kia badging, such as. The Avella was discontinued in 1999 (although production for some export markets continued until 2000), it and the (first generation Festiva) were collectively replaced by the in 2000. All Avellas came standard with 13 inch wheels, a four-speaker stereo, heated rear glass, (ABS), driver's side, and door impact beams. Optional equipment included, power locks, power mirrors, power windows, folding rear seats, dimming interior mirror, a, and wheels.
The Avella was the first South Korean car in its class to offer dual airbags and ABS-brakes. The Delta version received a slightly reworked front end from its hatchback siblings. While the standard Avellas received the 73 PS (54 kW) 1.3 liter engine, higher spec versions were available both with an and a more powerful version of the 1.5 liter engine. The 105 PS (77 kW) DOHC version was only available in the four-door Avella Delta. Five-speed manuals as well as three- or four-speed automatic transmissions were available. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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Kia reached and agreement to supply Ford with its Festiva model. Kia planned to ship about 70,000 units annually for Ford and a like number of the cars to other countries.
Kia's sales topped US $2.4 billion in 1987 as its work force swelled to about 23500. Kia's arrangement with Ford reflected its strategy, first evident in the mid-1980s, to gradually assume Japan's role as the leading supplier of low-end economy cars. By the mid-1980s, in fact, it was clear to Kia executives that Japan was reducing its emphasis on low-priced cars and focusing on higher-priced, high-profit vehicles. Kia planned to use its low-cost production advantages to fill the void.
Kia's greatest edge in comparison to US, European, and Japanese automakers was labor. Indeed, until the late 1980s Kia paid its workers a mere fraction of what their foreign counterparts earned.
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