Kia Pride

Kia Pride
Overview
Manufacturer	Kia Motors
Production	1987–2000
Assembly	Sohari Plant, Gwangmyeong, South Korea Cairo, Egypt
Body and chassis
Class	Supermini
Body style	3-door hatchback 4-door saloon 5-door hatchback 5-door estate
Related	Ford Festiva Mazda 121 SAIPA 141 DLX SAIPA Nasim DMi SAIPA Pick-Up SAIPA Saba GLXi
Powertrain
Engine	1.1, 1.3 L Mazda B3 SOHC straight-4
Transmission	5 gear manual, automatic
Chronology
Successor	Kia Rio

The Kia Pride was a supermini manufactured by South Korean manufacturer Kia Motors from March 1987 to 2000 as a badge engineered version of the Ford Festiva originally designed and produced by Mazda. The Pride was replaced in 2001 by the Rio, which retains the Pride nameplate in South Korea.

The Pride was sold in four-door saloon form (in LX, GTX, and β trim levels), as well as three- and five-door hatchback forms (the CD-5) and five-door estate body styles. Originally powered by 1.1 or 1.3 litre carburetted petrol engines, the 1.1 unit was dropped in 1995 and the other received fuel injection in order to meet European Union emissions requirements. Production continued until the summer of 2000 when Kia launched the larger Rio.

Sedan SAIPA Pride

Kia Pride Wagon

SAIPA built the Kia Pride in Iran under license using up to 85% local parts. The Saipa Pride remained in production from 2001 to 2005. SAIPA then began production of a new model based on the Pride called the SAIPA 141 DLX (a five-door hatchback)and saipa 132 while continuing to sell the Iranian version of the Pride under the names SAIPA Saba GLXi (four-door saloon) and SAIPA Nasim DMi (five-door hatchback). A pick-up model of this car was projected from 2008 called Saipa Pick-Up. In Iran Prides continue to be the most common car with two out of five cars a Pride.

Arab American Vehicles (AAV) manufactured the Pride in Cairo, Egypt, circa 1998.

When Kia began importing cars to Europe in early 1991, the Pride was the only model to be sold in the region — until the arrival of the larger Mentor three years later.

See also

Kia Design and Manufacturing Facilities