This Familia/GLC was the first car ever sold under Mazda's "323" name — a badge that stuck around in export markets for decades after.
Median 64 hp across 171 similar cars
Lead trim: 1.0 PC export (45 PS) · up to 82 hp
Mazda Familia AP / 323 / GLC FA4FA4 · 1977–1986
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FactThis Familia/GLC was the first car ever sold under Mazda's "323" name — a badge that stuck around in export markets for decades after.
The Familia AP (323 in most of the world, and "Great Little Car" GLC in North America) debuted in January 1977 as a rear-wheel-drive subcompact, replacing both the Grand Familia (818) and the 1000/1300, in three- or five-door hatchbacks and (from June 1978) station wagons. The first use of the 323 name, it was aimed at Japanese youth and sold about 890,000 in three full years, but its rear-drive layout limited interior space and gave a very narrow track. A June 1979 facelift brought rectangular headlights matching the new Capella/626, and the hatchbacks were replaced in 1980 by the front-drive BD Familia, while the wagons and vans ran to 1986 (with the E5 1.5 L from 1982–83). In the US the GLC overlapped the old Mizer in 1977; a South African 1.6 used a locally built Mitsubishi Saturn engine; and Indonesia's Indomobil sold it as the MR90 (1990–93), Baby Boomers and Vantrend/M1400 wagon.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 PC export (45 PS) | 1977–1980 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | 51 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| 1.3 TC Japan (72 PS) | 1977–1980 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 71 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 1.4 UC Japan (83 PS) | 1978–1980 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 82 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 1.5 E5 wagon/van (70 PS DIN) | 1982–1986 | 1.5 L Inline-4 | 69 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 1.6 Mitsubishi Saturn, South Africa (77 PS) | 1979–1980 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 76 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| GLC 1.3 TC, US (52 hp) | 1977–1978 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 52 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| GLC 1.4 UC, US (65 hp) | 1979–1980 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 65 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
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