Ford Aspire
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The Ford Aspire was a subcompact car sold by Ford Motor Company in the US from 1994 to 1997 and available as a hatchback with 3 or 5 doors. The body was made by Kia Motors in South Korea and the engine and components were made by Mazda of Japan. It was sold as the Kia Avella in Asia, and as the Ford Festiva in Japan and Australasia. It has an average fuel economy of about 30 miles per gallon (though the manual transmission models can get up to 45 miles per gallon) and is favored for parallel parking.
Aspires are also known for their resistance to mechanical breakdown. Aside from nuisances such as defective fuel doors and gaskets that don't stay put, these cars have been known to run in excess of 200,000 miles without repairs other than standard maintenance, new clutch(es), etc.
It was replaced in Kia's lineup by the Kia Rio, which was sold under its own name since by that point, the Ford-Kia relationship had broken down.
Used Aspires are becoming very popular because of the rising fuel prices in the United States.