The Autozam Revue is a

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that was sold by

Autozam was a marque of Japanese automaker Mazda, specializing in small cars and Kei cars, many of which were rebadged Suzuki models. Autozam also briefly acted as importer of Lancia vehicles to Japan. The Autozam dealership channel is still in oper ...

, introduced in 1990. The demise of that marque led to the cars being renamed as the

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Revue in some markets. The car was also sold in many export markets as the Mazda 121, where it replaced the previous 121 that had been based on the first-generation

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

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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

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, a tall, five-door

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, which became exported as the

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in its second generation. A

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, assembled at Ford's Valencia plant 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" or "the hat" with the car's colour often added to the latter, for example: ''The little green jellybean''.

Europe

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

, and shortly afterwards also by the

5-door estate. Sales in Europe were low. In Belgium and the Netherlands, it is often referred as "De Bolhoed" (The bowler hat) because of its bubble shape.

Engines

* 1991.01–1994 : 1.1 L (1,138 cc) B1, SOHC 8V, carburetor, at 5,600 rpm, at 3,600 rpm (Europe only) * 1990–1996 : 1.3 L (1,324 cc) B3, SOHC 8V, EGI-S, at 5,500 rpm, at 2,800 rpm * 1990–1998 : 1.3 L (1,324 cc) B3, SOHC 16V, EGI-S, at 5,600 rpm, at 3,600 rpm * 1991–1998 : 1.5 L (1,498cc) B5, SOHC 16V, EGI-S, at 6,500 rpm, at 4,000 rpm''Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1992'', p. 472

References

{{Mazda road car timeline 1990s–present

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