Mazda Grand Familia

Mazda Grand Familia

Also called	Mazda 808 Mazda 818 Mazda Mizer
Production	1971–1978
Assembly	Hiroshima, Japan
Body style	2-door coupé 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon
Layout	FR layout
Engine	1,272 cc TC I4 1,490 cc UB I4 1,586 cc NA I4
Related	Mazda RX-3

Mazda 808 Coupé

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 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.

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, later replaced by a larger 1,586 cc four in November 1973.

Engines:

• 1971-1978 - 1.3 L (1,272 cc) TC I4, 2 barrel, 87 PS (64 kW)/11.0 kg·m (108 N·m)
• 1971-1973 - 1.5 L (1,490 cc) UB I4, 92 PS (68 kW)/13.2 kg·m (129 N·m)
• 1973-1978 - 1.6 L (1,586 cc) NA I4, 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 and Toyota Corolla. 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, single barrel, 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, 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, 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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